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The flight of Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-54) this past January established two academy “firsts:” first space mission with three graduates on board, and the first female academy graduate in space. From left in the cover photo are Susan Helms, ’80, mission specialist; Don McMonagle, ’74, pilot; Gregory Harbaugh; John Casper, ’66, mission commander; and Mario Runco. A story on the mission appeared in the winter mazagine on page 46. (Photo courtesy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)

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Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, ’59, Superintendent

(Editor’s note: The following statement was delivered by the superintendent to Academy area media representatives on March 3, 1993.)

Let me tell you why I’ve asked you to come here today. First, as you are aware, we had a female freshman report that she was sexually assaulted by several individuals on Sunday, February 14. We still don’t know whether the perpetrators were cadets, or whether they were individuals from outside the Academy. Secondly, I want to elicit your support to inform parents, potential cadets and the public at large that we recognize that we have a problem and we are taking concrete steps to correct that problem. I consider this to be a very serious incident, something that should not happen at the Air Force Academy something that shouldn’t happen anywhere. But in looking into the situation, I discovered that we may have a problem that goes beyond that individual incident.

Let me make it clear that the vast majority of our young men and women go about their business in a very professional and honorable way. Unfortunately, there are some individuals whose behavior we are unable to correct and who we need to weed out. There are others, who, because of their attitudes and actions, make incidents like the one I just mentioned more likely to occur. And, we have some institutional problems that need to be solved.

First, I’d like to recount the actions and events that have occurred since that incident, and then discuss some of the corrective actions we are taking to correct the problems. On Tuesday, February 23rd, I met with all the female cadets just me and several hundred women. I even told the two men who operate the sound system to leave. My purpose was to see if there was a larger problem than this single event indicated. To encourage a very frank and honest discussion, I asked for, and assured the cadets of, total confidentiality. I intend to honor that pledge, so what follows may contain fewer facts and details than you would like. And, as a result of that guarantee of confidentiality, I believe that I received information that approaches “ground truth.”

What I did learn, however, shocked me. And this problem has existed for some time. In meetings with male cadets and base personnel later that week, I learned even more about events, facts and perceptions that affect the climate here at the Air Force Academy.

On Monday of this week, I gathered all three groups in the Field House to tell them what I discovered and what we, as an institution and as individuals, must do to solve this problem. What I’m going to now tell you is a summary of what I told the nearly 7,000 cadets, active-duty military and civilians at the Cadet Field House.

I am particularly concerned about incidents of improper

behavior, whether they involve an upperclassman-lowerclassman relationship, or whether it involves gender, race, ethnic backgound or any other differences. One area that we need to work very hard is to insure that each individual treats other individuals with dignity and respect. When individual behavior reflects a lack of dignity and respect, teamwork breaks down, and there develops a climate which may allow individuals who perpetrate such incidents as the one which occurred on February 14 to think they can get away with it.

In my discussions, I learned that 205 female cadets personally knew another cadet who had been the victim of sexual assault. That’s nearly half the women in the Cadet Wing. Clearly, many of them knew of the same incident, but I am sure that this reflected more than just one or two incidents. Among the male cadets, 274 indicated that they personally knew a victim of sexual assault representing nine percent of the male cadet population. Looking beyond the raw numbers, this tells me that this is something approaching common knowledge among the women, and is relatively unknown among the men.

A male first classman said that of the six women he talked to in his squadron, four reported having been improperly fondled at the Air Force Academy. This is only an anecdote, but I think it will help you to understand the reason why I’m taking this so seriously.

My first concern is to create a climate where women will feel more comfortable in reporting these incidents. In general, victims of sexual assault are reluctant to come forward, but I have asked them to do so. As a result, we have now opened investigations on two other reported incidents. One involves a male cadet making improper sexual advances toward a female cadet last September. The second involves several male cadets assaulting a female cadet in her dormitory room in February. The OSI detachment here has been augmented with 10 additional investigative agents bringing the total to 14. We intend to pursue these investigations aggressively.

In addition, in the past, such things as improper fondling have been treated as matters for discipline within the cadet wing. But fondling is sexual assault, a criminal act, and from now on we will treat it as such.

My hope is that women who have been assaulted will come forward and report these incidents. We are establishing channels which will allow them to come forward, yet still protect their privacy until we are in a position to prosecute. Therefore, in the coming days and weeks, we may open additional investigations into reports of sexual assault. My first concern is assuring the vietim’s confidentiality initially... my second is to assure that we prosecute criminal activity. I want to assure that confidentiality, and to make it easier for women to come forward. Many cadets are under the impression that they must use the chain of command in all situations. I want to make it clear that cadets who have concerns to discuss or incidents to report of this type do not have to go through the chain of command first. My primary focus is that we address their concerns first we’ll deal with the chain of command later. We have established a 24-hour referral hotline so that indivduals can make confidential appointments to discuss their concerns or report incidents. I have asked for increased security awareness in the cadet area and asked that all cadets be more conscious of suspicious behavior. We’re looking at ways in which we can improve the lighting in the outdoor areas of the cadet area.

The new program of Leadership Development which the commandant, General Dick Bethurem is spearheading is already tak-

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Lt. Gen. Hosmer, ’59

Current Class Presidents and Addresses Listed

Changes and updates to this list should be referred to the AOG vice president, Services.

Lt Col (Ret) Joseph G Desantis, ’59

4411 Kings Way

Marietta, GA 30067-3633

Col (Ret) Andrew W Biancur, ’60

4174 E Cumorah Drive

Salt Lake City, UT 84124

Lt Col (Ret) L J Karnowski, ’61

3284 Preble County Line Road

Farmersville, OH 45325-9229

Col (Ret) Richard L Klass, ’62

1780 N Troy, Apt 707

Arlington, VA 22201

Col (Ret) Janies H Diffendorfer, ’63 9280 California Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98136

Col (Ret) Pete R Lopresti, ’64 2025 Paseo Del Oro Colorado Springs, CO 80904-1682

Mr Alva Bart Holaday, ’65

400 East Ohio, Apt 2504

Chicago, IL 60611

Col James M Murphy, ’66

4 Brandonwood Drive

O’Fallon, IL 62269

Dr Charles H Heffron Jr, ’67 8203 NE Juanita Drive

Kirkland, WA 98034-3530

Lt Col (Ret) Philip J Pignataro, ’68 12217 Old Colony Drive

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-5028

Maj (Ret) Tom Kendall, ’69 1700 NW North River Drive

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Miami, FL 33125

Col Carl M Upson, ’70

1600 S Eads Street 0233S

Arlington, VA 22202-2902

Lt Col Franklin M Morgan, ’71

9732 Dellford Court

Burke, VA 22015-4167

Dr John Scott Sturman, ’72

3704 W Birch Avenue

Fresno, CA 93711-0608

Lt Col Charles E Stallworth, ’73 1273 Hurst Drive Enid, OK 73703

Lt Col Edward M Whalen, ’74 522B 10th Street Maxwell AFB, AL 36113

LCmdr (USNR) James W Carlson, ’75 1250 Sandy Bridge Court Hayward, CA 94541

Maj Enrique A Saa, ’76 819 S Balls Bluff Drive

Leesburg, VA 22075

Mr Daniel R Van Alstine, ’77 119 Ward Road King George, VA 22485-9416

Maj Steven W Dalbey, ’78 2824 Falling Leaves Drive

Valrico, FL 33594-5770

Maj (ANG) Michael F VanHoomissen, ’79 7322 SW 27th Avenue

Portland, OR 97219-2511

Maj David Matt Neuenswander, ’80 2513 Adams Boulevard

Saginaw, MI 48602

ing steps in that direction. That work has been underway since late last year. What the Bethurem team is doing is making sure that respect and dignity for the individual are part of the training that cadets receive here, especially during the very arduous military training during the first year.

I’ve established a team to look at our education and training program, from BCT on through the entire curriculum. We need to do a better job of increasing cadet awareness of certain issues. We do that now, but we can do better. The Air Force team is diverse, and a competent officer has to have the leadership ability to mold that variety of people into an integrated team. We may not need to allocate more time in this area, but we need to insure that the time is well spent.

Also, I’m concerned about behavior which exhibits a lack of respect for the dignity of the individual. This can range from overt behavior to foul language. In the fall, we will make available a new course which will focus on Gender, Race and Human Dignity. This semester we are incorporating in our core ethics course some applied gender issues which will build on our normal treatment of human dignity.

In addition, there are perceptions of a double standard... possible favoritism or quotas. They are just that perceptions and I’ve asked our people to challenge those instances when they might feel that favoritism or a quota is being applied. Some may ask why seven of the 20 members of the Cadet Wing staff this semester are women. The answer is that they were the best qualified of the pool of eligibles. In other years, women, or blacks, or other groups have been over- or under-represented. That’s because we do not use quotas... we select on merit.

We know that similar problems exist in other academic institutions, but that doesn’t matter. We hold ourselves to higher stan

Mr Anthony E Lorusso, ’81

3550 Oakgate 03207

San Antonio, TX 78230

Mr James T Demarest, ’82

2250 N Triphammer Road, Apt N-1A

Ithaca, MY 14850

Mr Raymond J Blust, ’83

149 S Park Street

Wheeling, WV 26003-5924

Capt David C Johnson, ’84

2063 Silkwood Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920-6718

Mr Scott M Vipond, ’85

16306 96th Ave Ct E

Puyallup, WA 98373-9677

Capt Michael S Meader, ’86

Qtrs 4512-C

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Capt Jeffrey R McDaniels, ’87

915 South 6th Avenue

Yakima, WA 98902-4517

Capt Jeffrey L Hunt, ’88

Mailing address unknown

Lt Kurt W Becker, ’89

PSC 80, Box 11641

APO AP 96367

Lt David M Coley, ’90

Mailing address unknown

Lt Christopher B Howard, ’91

PSC 43, Box 177

APO AE 09466

Lt Paul Bovankovich, ’92

Mailing address unknown

dards... we have a problem here and we’re going to address it head-on. This institution the cadets, the faculty and staff, and all base personnel is big enough to step up to this problem and solve it. Some may be tempted to say that this is all eyewash, and that in a few weeks, we’ll return to business as usual. Don’t you believe that. I don’t intend to let these issues die. We have some fundamental rebuilding to do, and we have some serious incidents that we intend to prosecute. I intend to fix the problem, not overlook it.

In summary, here are the actions we are taking:

The first step is insuring the confidentiality of the victim so that it will be easier to come forward and report these offenses.

We are working to improve the sense of security among all our personnel.

Our program of Leadership Development is progressing well; but we’re taking additional steps to ensure that we’re producing the type of leaders that the Air Force needs. In particular, we’re examining the climate, not just in the cadet area, but across the entire installation to see where it can be improved.

And we intend to take aggressive action when crimes are committed.

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THE AOG BOARDROOM

William E. Richardson, ’71 AOG President

Bill Richardson, 71

On Saturday, March 20, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak met with former and current Academy officials, former Senator Barry Goldwater, Representative Joel Hefley (R-Colorado), and Gen. Butch Viccellio, ’62, commander of Air Training Command, to discuss the future of the Academy. At issue was whether the Academy will become a part of the newlyformed Air Education and Training Command. Although no decision was announced following the meeting, one opinion suggests that the Academy will be incorporated into General Viccellio’s command this spring or summer. If this happens, it will not be a result of congressional action, but rather as a result of unilateral action within the Air Force.

As part of last year’s Appropriations Bill, the congress demanded several reports from the DoD concerning:

1) “a plan to make the operation of the preparatory schools more efficient and cost effective” (due 1 April ’93),

2) “recommended legislation for increasing the number of civilians on the faculty” (due 1 April ’93),

3) actions proposed as a result of the management audit by the DoD Inspector General “of the non-instructional staff positions to determine which positions are absolutely essential for the accomplishment of the mission and the maintenance of the quality of life” (due 1 June ’93).

As this writing, none of these reports have been released by the DoD. At the end of March a contract group visited the Air Force Academy Prep School as a follow-up to previous GAO indictments of the facility. The other two military academy prep schools had previously been visited. The civilianization report is expected to be greatly influenced by the previously-discussed USAFA and USMA plans which would bring the respective faculties to 25 percent civilian by the year 2000 (or 2002 for USMA). The recent DoD IG “non-instructional staff audit” outbrief portends some possible radical reductions and civilianization of support positions across the Academy. From the very beginning, the format, insight, and motivations of the IG team have been of grave concern and their outbrief did nothing to alleviate those fears. Of paramount importance is the spin the DoD puts on the final reports they send to congress. Particularly significant is whether inaccuracies and lack of insight can be purged from the “data” prepared by the DoD IG before the results are sent to congress.

For the second year in a row, Rep. Major R. Owens (D-New York) has introduced legislation in the House “to reduce the cost of operating the military service academies, to establish a program of college scholarships to assist the education of students in exchange for service in the federal government, and to increase Montgomery GI Bill benefits.” This bill is called the “Patriots of Peace Service Act of 1993.” Language in the bill says: “Many secondary school students who chose to apply for admission to one of the military service academies or for a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship do so because they lack the financial resources to afford a quality college education rather than out of a desire to enter the Armed Forces... It is the purpose of this Act to provide full scholarships and living expenses to certain students to attend institutions of higher learning as an alternative to attending a military service academy.”

The bill would require a reduction in the cost of operating the academies so that by 1995 the average cost per student is “not more than 10 percent greater than the average cost per nonacademy student... at the 10 top-ranked institutions of higher education in the United States.” To help achieve these cost reductions the SecDef is authorized to reduce the number of appointments to the academies. The bill further states that the savings should be used to fund the “Patriots of Peace Scholarship Program.”

The AOG Ad Hoc Committee on Chapters and Societies has been exploring ideas for closer cooperation between the AOG and chapters/societies. As the AOG continues to grow, it will become more and more important for good communication and cooperation with local chapters on mutual goals. As an example, the Rampart Chapter is working with the AOG to develop a networking process and database that can be used as a model for other chapters to implement. If you have comments or suggestions on AOG-chapter interaction, please send them to John Blind, ’71, in care of Doolittle Hall.

We are currently in the final design stages of the new information system in the AOG staff offices. When complete, the information system will combine the development, membership, and graduate databases and provide greater information storage and retrieval capability than we currently have. The same system will greatly facilitate reunion activities, merchandising, networking, job service, publications, and other services provided by the assoication. One of the most important assets the AOG has is its information base. This information will become even more critical as the Academy gets older and the number of graduates increases. We are expeditiously working to put the association in a position where we can be much more efficient and able to respond to the graduates’ service requirements.

The Falcon Foundation is a development organization that has over the years provided a substantial amount of support to the Academy. In particular, they fund a large number of preparatory school scholarships to students who have aspirations for attending the Academy. I am very pleased to report that the Falcon Foundation will become a resident of Doolittle Hall as soon as temporary space can be made available for them. After complettion of the second floor of Doolittle Hall, they will have permanent offices there. Falcon Foundation financial support for Doolittle Hall is gratefully acknowledged.

Finally, it has recently been confirmed that, starting with the 1993 football season, pre-game tailgates will be held at Doolittle Hall for graduates and their guests. Buses will be used to transport the tailgaters to and from the games. See you there!

DEAN’S DELIBERATIONS

Brig. Gen. Ruben A. Cubero, ’61, Dean of the Faculty

Educational Excellence:

The purpose of this article is to keep you informed about significant innovations we have recently implemented within the Academy’s academic program. These initiatives will ensure that our curriculum is responsive to the revolutionary changes occurring within both the international system and society as a whole. As you know, these world transformations have greatly affected the Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, and the Academy.

Brig. Gen. Cubero, ’61

This is particularly evident in four specific areas. First, our society is evolving from an industrial to an information base, resulting in a significant increase in the amount of available data, and the need for new skills within the U.S. labor force. Information is the number one commodity in our society and is easily traded via fax machines, personal computers, and cellular phones. Consequently, a future Academy “doolie” of the Class of 2008 will be exposed to a world-wide data base almost four times greater than the Class of 1996. Therefore, we must develop new instructional methodologies to help cadets better assimilate and understand this expanded knowledge base.

Second, educational research in the field of cognitive psychology suggests that different people respond most effectively to different learning strategies. Consequently, new teaching and learning models have been developed to take advantage of these variations. We are reviewing our overall curriculum in order to better accommodate learner differences and promote active learning processes.

Third, new technologies allow the creation of supplemental classroom environments. Educational technologies such as CDROM, digital video, and interactive multimedia can provide a wealth of information directly to the classroom. This encourages both instructors and students to change their conventional roles. Instructors now act as facilitators rather than classroom lecturers, and students become managers of information, rather than merely attentive listeners. Also, our typical concept of the classroom may undergo a radical tranformation with the implementation of local area networks and use of notebook computers in a more innovative teaching-learning paradigm. The classroom of the future may well be defined electronically rather than geographically.

Finally, our revised U.S. national security strategy has instigated major changes in traditional service roles and missions. Each of these trends has greatly impacted our Academy curriculum and learning environment, and has required our faculty to review our overall academic program to ensure that we are

A Revolution in Process

developing officers with the appropriate intellectual and communication skills to serve the Air Force of the 21st Century.

To ensure that any Academy changes have a clear focus and are not “knee jerk” reactions, several strategic planning processes have been initiated. We have revised the Academy mission statement, designed a strategic product goal, and our faculty leadership has developed guiding principles to help us clearly focus our efforts. The revised mission statement is: To develop and inspire air and space leaders with vision for tomorrow.

Our strategic product goal is to produce officers who have the knowledge, character and motivation essential to leadership, pride in all they do, and commitment to an Air Force career. In pursuit of that mission and product goal, our faculty is guided by three principles:

1. Promote responsibility and trust.

2. Be a community of soldier-scholars.

3. Provide quality education.

This mission statement, product goal and the three guiding principles provide us with a common vision and pave the way for further planning initiatives. These initiatives ultimately produced a set of educational outcomes capable of assessing the quality of officer we are graduating at the Academy and the quality of the education each cadet receives on his or her way to becoming an officer. During this semester, each academic department is meeting to review and discuss these outcomes, and begin the curriculum assessment process.

In addition to focusing on the “whys” and “whats” of our educational mission, we also have several initatives underway which are dramatically affecting how we teach. Our recentlyestablished Directorate of Education (DFE), under the leadership of Colonel Joe Burke (Class of ’70), is supporting numerous curriculum development, educational technology, and faculty development efforts. In addition, Colonel Bill Richardson (Class of ’71), our AOG president, has taken a two-year academic leave from his position as permanent professor and head of the Department of Computer Science to manage our Computer Resources organization, which is spearheading our efforts to significantly upgrade both instructor and cadet computer capabilities. I’d like to now briefly highlight a few of our major programs.

Curriculum Development: Today’s cadets are members of the video generation, and have very low tolerances for passive lectures or dry recitations an all-too-frequent component of traditional education. To motivate cadets to learn, we must make them a part of the educational process and get them actively involved in accepting responsiblity for their own learning. Therefore, we have begun a major effort to assess and re-design, if necessary, all core courses over the next several years. During each course review, a joint Air Force-contractor team of disciplinary experts, instructional designers, educational technologists, and assessment specialists will select and integrate the most appropriate learning models, instructional strategies, and educational technologies. The finished product will be a curriculum which greatly enhances our overall educational effectiveness.

Educational Technology: As you know, we have placed a great deal of emphasis on creating a campus-wide computer network at the Academy. Each cadet now has his or her own PC which can receive video programs, communicate with other cadets and faculty members, and transmit assignments. In fact, we are cur-

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Veteran Preferences and Employment Opportunities Explained

This is a memorandum which covers opportunities and preferences existing under the Federal Civil Service system, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and under Colorado state law that are available for honorably-discharged veterans.

Under the Federal Civil Service system, certain veterans and members of the armed forces are eligible for special programs and privileges. One privilege available is veterans’ preference, which adds five or 10 points to an individual’s rating for civil service employment. Five points are given to honorably-separated veterans who served on active duty during World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict or who served on active duty, other than for training, for 180 consecutive days during the period beginning Feb. 1, 1955 and ending Oct. 14, 1976. In addition, veterans are given a five-point preference if they served on active duty in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, subject to certain restrictions. Ten points are given to separated veterans with a service-connected disability and to certain spouses, mothers, widows and widowers of deceased and disabled veterans. Other benefits include delayed filing privileges, permitting some veterans and former military members to apply for various occupations even when the announcement is not open to the public, veterans readjustment appointment, and appointment to temporary jobs for individuals with a service-connected disability of 30 percent or more. Under the last benefit, the agency has the option to convert the appointment to career or career-conditional provided that the temporary job is not limited to 60 days or less. For more information, contact the Civilian Personnel office at the Air Force Academy at (719) 472-2753.

Under the Vietnam Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 (the Act), 38 U.S.C. 4211, et seq, contractors with the federal government must “take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.” This requirement applies to “any contract in the amount of $10,000 or more” for the procurement of property or non-personal services (including construction). A “special disabled veteran” is defined at 38 U.S.C. 4211 (1) as:

(A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary for a disability (i) rated

(Dean: From page 15.) rently upgrading this system to include fiber-optic cable for greater reliability, capability, and speed. The new system also adds such improvements as running DOS, Windows, and multimedia applications, and is directly linked to other worldwide networks. Colonel Richardson has been given the additional responsibility of leading a special task force to ensure that cadets will have a high-quality, state-of-the-art, effective, and highlyresponsive network system in place by December 1993. The educational benefit of this network, called USAFAnet, will be a tremendous improvement to educational management. Efforts are now ongoing to determine the best methods and applications for using the system to enhance pedagogical effectiveness.

Futhermore, in October we installed an advanced Network Classroom Laboratory (NCL) in Fairchild Hall. This classroom, which IBM asserts is their most advanced classroom in the entire country, features 20 networked student computer stations, an instructor station, and an integrated multi-media display system. We are using this lab to train the faculty to teach within an interactive, multi-media environment. In additon, the NCL is being used to design and assess innnovative instructional strategies that fully exploit these capabilities across every academic discipline. This semester, six different departments are teaching courses in the NCL, and, if future demand for its use is any indicator, the faculty seems to have embraced it as a tool for determining the direction for future educational upgrades.

Faculty Development: Another area that will provide significant returns to our educational system is our new, expanded faculty development program. The Academy has always been a national leader in this area. In the past, however, these training efforts had their primary focus in the departments. To supplement and enhance department efforts, DFE has created and implemented a faculty-wide program that provides a full range of educational workshops for all levels of faculty members.

The cornerstone of this program is our New Instructor Orienta-

at 30 percent or more, or (ii) rated at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been determined under section 3106 of this title to have a serious employment handicap; or

(B) a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of service-connected disability.

The term “veteran of the Vietnam era” means an eligible veteran any part of whose active military, naval, or air service was during the Vietnam era.” 38 U.S.C. 4211 (2) (A). This Act also applies to all subcontracts that a prime contractor enters into to complete performance under a contract with the federal government for the procurement of supplies and nonpersonal services (including construction). Finally, under regulations promulgated by the President, contractors are required to list all of their suitable employment openings with the appropriate local employment service office and the local employment office is to give “veterans priority in referral to such employment openings.” 38 U.S.C. 4112 (a).

The Colorado Constitution, Article XII, Section 15, provides a fivepoint advantage to the passing grade of each candidate for appointment or employment in the personnel system of the state or in any comparable civil service or merit system of any agency or political subdivision of the state who was separated under honorable conditions and who “(i) served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States during any period of any declared war or any undeclared war or other armed hostilities against an armed foreign enemy, or (ii) served on active duty in any such branch in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized.” Ten points are added to the passing grade of any candidate who meets the above description and who, because of a disability incurred in the line of duty, also “is receiving monetary compensation or disability retired benefits by reason of public laws administered by the department of defense or the veterans administration.”

With regard to both federal contractor employment and state civil employment, the appropriate agency to contact is the veterans section of Job Services of the State of Colorado. The federal contractor lists of suitable employment openings are sent to the veterans section. The veterans section has a listing of all state employment. In Colorado Springs, the veterans section of Job Services may be contacted at (719) 473-6220. Their office is at 2555 Airport Road in Colorado Springs. (Prepared by USAFA StaffJudge Advocate office.)

tion, which prepares instructors for their first year of teaching, and emphasizes lesson design, classroom management, and instructor-student interactions. During their first year, our new instructors also receive further support in the form of workshops designed to deal with the challenges typically encountered at the beginning of a teaching career. We also provide workshops for more experienced faculty specifically tailored to help them grow as educators and to assume leadership roles within their departments.This progressive effort insures that the needs of all faculty, both civilian and military, are met and that our cadets receive the best education possible.

Finally, we have established a Center of Educational Excellence (CEE ) located on the fourth floor of Fairchild Hall. This facility houses much of the DFE staff and includes the Faculty Computer Resource Area and multi-media Educational Resource Library. The computer area allows the faculty to preview and evaluate the newest educational software and hardware on the market. In addition, experts on the DFE staff are available to assist instructors in using these new technologies and determining their best application in the classroom. The Education Resource Library is a branch of the Cadet Library and contains books, journals, magazines, software, and video tapes all geared toward education. The CEE provides the faculty with a “one-stop shopping” experience for instructional improvement.

In summary, my goal as the Dean of the Faculty is to maintain the Air Force Academy as a national symbol of educational excellence. This can be accomplished by a thoughtful plan to assess our curriculum against the standards of rigorous educational outcomes and to introduce advanced technology and innovative teaching methodologies into our classrooms. As you can see, we are well on the road to achieving this goal and will continue to pursue it until all our objectives are met. In this way, the Academy will maintain its leadership role in higher education, improve the already high standards of an Academy education, and continue to produce the best second lieutenants in the world.

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Russia hangs in the balance. USAFA grads are the kind of people that can impact the world. For more information about how you can support this effort, call Captain Cliff Westbrook at 1-800-674-8354. (You will be asked for a four-digit number; enter 1882.)

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CHAPTER NEWS

ALAMO AREA CHAPTER

The Alamo Area Chapter of the AOG, located in San Antonio, held its annual business meeting in January at Randolph AFB. About 100 grads and guests enjoyed an evening of food, drink, and fellowship. The group was also treated to a short talk and question-and-answer period by Lt.Gen. Brad Hosmer, ’59, the superintendant, who was in town for a board. His time and comments were very much appreciated. During the meeting the chapter elected the following grads to the chapter board: Pete Hugdahl, ’67; Gerry Garber, ’59; Larry Freeman, ’61; J.J. Williams, ’64; D.A. “Hawk” Hawkens, ’86; Dusty Somerville, ’81; and Nick Walsh, ’69.

Upcoming activities include our annual Founder’s Day Dinner on April 3 with the dean of faculty being the guest speaker, a summer outing (watch for flyer), and our annual AOG tri-service golf outing on Oct. 9 (we’re the defending champs).

If you’re new in the San Antonio area or just haven’t been participating in chapter activities, please call Larry Freeman at 494-7803. The chapter is continuing to grow so give Larry a call and join in the fun. (Pete Hugdahl, ’67)

ARIZONA CHAPTER

The Second Annual Get-Together and Organizational Meeting (Mardi Gras style) was held on Feb. 19, and was catered by Honey Bears. Approximately 50 people attended, and the meeting was a huge success! On behalf of the Arizona Chapter, I would like to thank Ron, ’71 and Barb Marusiak for again being such gracious hosts.

The chapter held its Second Annual AFA AOG family picnic on April 4 at Encanto Park in Phoenix. There were Enchanted Island Kiddieland all-day ride tickets for the kids and canoe and paddle boat rentals for both adults and kids.

A joint Air Force/Army/Navy graduates’ golf match was scheduled for May 15. Mike Cryer, ’68; Mike Lynch, ’65; and Pat Hurley, ’68; were the chairpersons for the event.

If you have not paid your 1993 Arizona Chapter dues, please send a check for $20 payable to Arizona Chapter AFA AOG to John Mahoney, ’81; 5326 East Kathleen Road, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85254-1757.

If you have recently moved to Arizona or have not received our mailings, please contact Jim Sienicki, ’74, at Snell & Wilmer, One Arizona Center, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004-0001, (602) 382-6351, to be added to the master mailing list. (Jim Sienicki, ’74)

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

The Northern California Chapter meets quarterly at various locations in the San Francisco Bay area. The association met for dinner in the San Jose area in March. The program focused on the state of the Air Force and using the network of graduates to find employment. If you would like to be on the mailing for the quarterly meetings please contact Chuck Reed at Reed, Elliott, Creech & Roth, 99 Almaden Blvd., Eighth Floor, San Jose, Calif. 95113. Telephone (408) 993-9911, facsimile (408) 993-1335.

PUGET SOUND CHAPTER

The Puget Sound Chapter has had a busy winter recruiting members. Thus far we have over 70 members signed up to the newly-formed chapter. The chapter’s official name is still under intense deliberation so stayed tuned for details!

In December a number of us stumbled into one of the local drinking establishments to watch the Liberty Bowl on a big-screen TV. A tough game but the group had a great time. Upcoming scheduled events inelude a “Dark Ages” party at John Banbury’s, ’69, house, a summer family picnic, an outing to see the Thunderbirds at MeChord AFB, and a PBS telethon.

New ideas are ingeniously being generated daily. So come be part of the fun! If you haven’t heard from us and want to participate in the Northwest’s best graduate

Chapter President

Listing Updated

A complete list of known chapter/societies and their presidents was published in the last magazine. The following updates that listing. Corrections, additions and deletions should be forwarded to the AOG vice president, Services. Individuals interested in starting a chapter should also contact the AOG vice president, Services.

Capital Chapter: Brig. Gen. James L. Cole, Jr., ’64, president; 7711 Griffin Pond Court, Springfield, Va. 22153.

Greater Chicago Chapter: Capt. Tom Krise, ’83, acting president; 509 Aurora Ave., Apt. #317, Naperville, Ill. 60540.

New Mexico-Cannon Chapter: Lt. Col. Chuck McGee, ’76, president; 421 Chanticleer Place, Clovis, N.M. 88101.

Southwest Ohio Chapter: Mr. Ed Mechenbier, ’64, president; 3342 O’Hara Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45434-7301.

group, contact Darcey Brewington, ’70, at 45053 S.E. 166th St., North Bend, Wash. 98045. (Joe Cavazzini, ’82)

RAMPART CHAPTER

The Rampart Chapter is keeping active with a variety of social and professional activities. A joint Rampart/National Liberty Bowl party in Doolittle Hall was held on Dec. 31st. About 100 grads and their spouses showed up for an outstanding catered barbecue dinner and some hardhitting football action on several big-screen TVs. The score was not exactly what we had hoped and some serious (and even not-soserious) armchair quarterbacking was observed, but all in all it was a great evening. On March 18, many gathered for lunch at the Sheraton South Hotel to hear an enlightening presentation by Lt. Gen. Thomas Moorman, vice commander of U.S. Space Command. More activities are in the formulation stage and will be advertised with a local newsletter or flyer prior to the event.

Professionally, the networking committee, headed by Manuel Bettencourt, ’68, is establishing a resume file for local residents and will soon branch out to a larger geographical area. A questionnaire has been written and will be sent to all chapter members who desire to be included in a local data base. The committee is also working with the networking group from the Air Force Academy Society of Colorado in Denver in order to include a larger area of Colorado.

Future plans call for a Rampart Chapter Graduate Directory listing local chapter members and grad-run businesses to be sent out to chapter members and possibly all grads in the greater Springs area. If you are interested in any of the above networking activities, call Manuel Bettencourt at 719-495-0225. Better yet, if you are in the local area and wish to be a member, send $10 to Rampart Chapter, USAF Academy AOG, P.O. Box 316, USAF Academy, Colo. 80840-0316. (Bob Kay, ’78)

TAR HEEL CHAPTER

The new Tar Heel Chapter of the Association of Graduates met on March 29 at Pope AFB, N.C. The meeting was a suecess and many good ideas were presented. The chapter is still in need of more participation from both the civilian and the active-duty sectors. If you are interested in participating and attending the next meeting please call Joe Rehm at (919) 394-2331/2332 or DSN: 486-2331/2332.

Arguments Made for Service Academy Education

By Maj. (USAFR) James R. Callard, ’73

Last spring, former Reserve Officers Association (ROA) president, Maj. Gen. Robert D. Upp, AUS, (Ret.) wrote an article in the Reserve Officers Association magazine, The Officer, entitled “Are the Service Academies Obsolete.” The article was disturbing to me for several reasons so I wrote a response, but it was never published. General Upp’s article, the new Academy mission statement, and recent changes in the training philosophy at the Academy continue to sidestep what I consider the fundamental reason for the Academies’ existence: to provide combat leadership. In light of the increasing number of AFA graduates in the Air Force Reserve, and the expanding role of the Air Force reserves through the year 2000 in maintaining a high combat readiness force in the most cost-effective manner possible, I submit the following minority position on why an education in a pressure cooker is the primary reason for the Academies to exist.

Major Callard, ’73

General Upp hit a raw nerve in my squadron with his article, “Are Service Academies Obsolete.” Since a third of the line pilots in my unit, the 71st Special Operations Squadron, are Air Force Academy graduates, and since the 71st SOS was only one of two Air Force reserve combat flying squadrons deployed to the Persian Gulf for the duration of the war, as a member of that squadron I think I am well qualified to respond to his arguments.

General Upp made a valid point when he stated that the education at a service academy is more costly than putting a cadet through ROTC. Whether it is of higher quality will continue to be debated well after our time. Measuring quality usually depends upon what questions you ask. Are we trying to develop peacetime managers or wartime leaders? What education process produces the best combat leaders? Let’s examine General Upp’s arguments.

General Upp cited a GAO report that “expresses concern over the quality of education offered at the academies.” Some of those concerns include lack of faculty doctorates, inexperienced teachers with a high frequency of rotation, demands of other military and physical activities, and lack of time to pursue academic excellence.

I suggest that these qualities are positive aspects of an Academy education. Having three degrees and having attended four different colleges, having taught and coached at the Air Force Academy, and being presently a teacher at a college, I can honestly say having a Ph.D. has nothing to do with an instructor’s ability to teach or challenge a student at the undergraduate level. Frequent rotation of Academy faculty members between the real world and the academic one exposes cadets to real-life applications of academic rigor. In addition, instructors at the academies are there for the student, not to promote their own research and publishing goals, and they are less likely to become stale with the constant challenge of daily teaching.

As for the demands of the military and physical activites and the lack of time to pursue academic excellence, I refer to a speech by retired Vice Admiral James Stockdale, the former ranking POW from Vietnam. In discussing the things that helped him survive as a POW, this is how he ended his talk:

I remember being disappointed about a month after I was back

when one of my young friends, a prison mate, came running up after a reunion at the Naval Academy. He said with glee, “This is really great, you won’t believe how this country has advanced. They’ve practically done away with plebe year at the Academy, and they’ve got computers in the basement of Bancroft Hall.” I thought, my God if there was anything that helped us get through those eight years, it was plebe year, and if anything screwed up the war, it was computers.

I must confess that I took my computer with me to the Persian Gulf, but Stockdale’s point is well taken and should be pondered on by those who continue to try and make the Academy a nice place to live. The Academy education is an “education in a pressure cooker.” Its value will appear in time-pressure situations like combat. It may help in a fire-fight, surviving as a POW, or it may just amount to the ability to tell a senior officer that he is wrong. It usually amounts to doing the right thing under pressure.

General Upp also said the GAO report concluded that “...academy graduates have remained in the service somewhat longer, have progressed somewhat faster, and are represented in disproportionate numbers at flag rank.” General Upp suggested that this is due to some kind of favoritism, yet my experience is that good officers promote people on merit. These statistics by themselves suggest to me that Academy graduates progress faster because they are better prepared for leadership positions.

General Upp’s most disturbing point dealt with the “AC versus RC debate.” He talked about the “acrimony that surfaced between the Active and Reserve Components following Desert Storm.” At least in the Special Operations community, at no time was my unit treated as second class. In fact it was the personal working relationships established through peacetime training with active-duty customers, and personal ties with some of my own Academy classmates that enabled out unit to integrate into SOCCENT after arriving only 72 hours prior to the commencement of hostilities.

General Upp’s final point is that we need to cut Academies and beef up ROTC. He suggested that ROTC graduates are “more highly tied into civilian society, bond better with public opinion,” and that by making ROTC the primary source of commission elitism would be diminished.

The source of commission has nothing to do with the degree a career active-duty military person is tied into society, and elitism is a fundamental leadership problem just as likely to appear in an ROTC graduate as an Academy graduate. In fact the worst leadership and elitism I have ever experienced was from a full-time reservist who did not benefit from ROTC, OCS, or the Academies.

General Upp has not made a strong case for eliminating the Academies. Some of us old Academy graduates still think Academies help train leaders for combat, yet to judge the Academies’ ability to do that is probably not quantifiable. The seven Academy graduates in my squadron share and concur with my observations, but to a person welcome OTS and ROTC graduates, looking forward to the competition based on merit, expecting to lose a few and to win a few.

The Academy education process is simply a tougher, more competitive educational process. If the goal of the Air Force is to fly and fight, to train to win now, the tougher and more intense the training the better. In our business there is no room for second place.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Major Callard is presently assigned to SOCPAC/SOJ3, Camp Smith, Hawaii, and attached to the 71st Special Operations Squadron, AFRES, at Davis-Monthan AFB. He is also a AFA liaison officer and as a civilian he teaches U.S. foreign policy and coaches wrestling at Fort Lewis College.

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BUILDING FUND DONORS

The AOG Board of Directors acknowledges with sincere appreciation the following contributors who pledged and made cash contributions to the AOG Building Fund from Jan. 1 through March 15, 1993. We encourage others to join these dedicated graduates and friends in this most important project. Contributions and pledges made after March 15 will be listed in the next publication of Checkpoints. POLARIS

Mr James H Fleming ‘64

Mr Sl Mrs Tim Frazey Richard B Goecn MD *76

Mr & Mr* Gerald Graddon

Mr Sl Mrs Ken R Grogan

Mr & Mrs Robert W Grogger

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Mr & Mrs William B Cummins

Mr Sl Mrs Bruno DeGironimo

Col Leslie G Denend Ret ‘63

Mr & Mrs Kenneth Derbenwick

Mr Sl Mrs George F Donaghy

Col James T Hannam Ret ‘63

Mr Roy G Hendrickson II ‘72

Ms Shelley Henshaw

Lt Col Robert C Hilb USAFR ‘70 match

of The UPS Foundation

Mr & Mrs Edward V Hinds

Drs Thomas Sl Margaret Hogan

Mr & Mrs W C Holloman, Jr

Mr & Mrs John H Hutfles

Mr Rudy M Jirioek '80 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr Sl Mrs Donald R Jones

Mr Charles A Kaake ‘59 match of

The Dana Corporation

Mr & Mrs Anthony F Keene

Mr & Mrs Leland Leonard

CDR & Mrs Michael Leone

Mr & Mrs Lonnie G Licbel

Mr & Mrs William C Livesay

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The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr & Mrs Gustavo Malan

Mr & Mrs Fred J Miller

Mr & Mrs Oakland D Morrison

Mr Sl Mrs James Obrochta

Mr Sl Mrs A1 Ortiz

Dr Sl Mrs Reinaldo F Pastors

Mr Harry T Price

Lt Col Alan W Price USAFR *68

Capt(Ret) & Mrs Richard Quintan

Mr & Mrs Harvey Richardson

(Continued on next page.)

Air Force Academy Fund Contribution

In addition to the AOG Building Fund, the association also administers the Air Force Academy Fund (AFA Fund), which supports cadet wing, Academy and AOG projects. In November, AOG officialspresented an AFA Fund check for $16,453.75 to the commandant of cadets to offset expenses incurred by cadet clubs. From left are Dick Coppock, ’61, AOG executive vice president; Col. Bill Richardson, ’71, AOG president; Jim Shaw, ’67, AOG vice president, Development; and then-Brig. Gen. Richard C. Bethurem, ’66, commandant of cadets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Stan Hampton.)

(Building Fund Donors: Continuedfrom previous page.)

Ll Col Larry H RUchard ANG, Ret '70

match of The NCR Foundation

Ms Alice Robinson

Mr & Mrs John Sapp

MSgtfRet) & Mrs Melvin F Saul

Mr & Mrs Steve B Schifani

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Mr & Mrs John Scott

Mr & Mrs Jerald K Silver

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Mr Sc Mrs David R Stevenson

Mr & Mrs James R Sweat

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Mrs Lynwood R Comstock

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be recognized on a permanently displayed plaque

of the Association of Graduates building. Other contributors’ names

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Dr A Mrs Gerald L Kerns

Mr & Mrs John V Kiesler

Mr & Mrs Robert Kilpatrick

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Col(Ret) A Mrs Clifford J Lawrence

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Mr A Mrs Charles E Rickert

Mr A Mrs Frank J Ricotta

Ms Margaret Riggins

Mrs Evelyn S Riggs

Mr Glenn A Rineheart, Sr

Mr A Mrs Robert M Rodgers

Mr & Mrs Glenn J Rogers, Sr

Mr Timothy L Rorick ’82 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr A Mrs Walter Rasenberger

Mrs Julie Rosser

Mr A Mrs Pat Rossi

Mr A Mrs Warren L Rubin match of

The Home Depot

SMSgt(Ret) A Mrs John C Rudock, Jr

Mr A Mrs William A Saari

Mr A Mrs John A Sakulich

Mr Douglas R Sander ’82

Mr & Mrs John J Schattl

Lt Col & Mrs Thomas A Scherm

Mr A Mrs Frank W Schin, Jr

Mr A Mrs Alfred C Schmutzer

Mr A Mrs Arnold Schweigert

Mr & Mrs Kenneth J Schweitzer

Mr A Mrs Raphael Seaholm

Mr A Mrs Phillip E Searcy

Mrs Julius E Setzcr

Mr Roger J Sharadin ’82 match of

The Delta Air Lines Foundation

Mr A Mrs Stanley Sheie

Mr & Mrs James R Simmons

Mr A Mrs Bobby R Sims

Mr A Mrs Leonard Siu

Mr A Mrs William R Skcclcrs

Mr & Mrs Timothy J Slezak match of Dow USA

Ms Audrey M Smith

Mr A Mrs Clair R Smith

Col(Rel) A Mrs Eben D Smith

Mr & Mrs Richard C Smith

Mr & Mrs Robert Smith

LtCol(Ret) A Mrs Craig H Smyser

Mr A Mrs Deane Solscng

Mr A Mrs Francisco J Somarriba

Mr Warren K Sparks

Mr A Mrs Mack E Spencer

Mr A Mrs Milo B Stallman

Mr A Mrs James W Stcckel

Mr A Mrs Clinton Stephens

Mrs Hildcgard Stillman

Mr & Mrs Fred Stumpp

Col Peter U Sutton ’72

Dr A Mrs Alfredo M Tan

Mr A Mrs Bwunyeong Tan

Mr A Mrs Harold A Taylor, Sr

Mrs Pamela Tellez

Mr A Mrs Gary A Tieman

Mr & Mrs Frank B Todaro match of

The May Department Stores Companj

Lt Col Charles L Turner Ret ‘62 match of Texas Instruments Foundation

Mr A Mrs Kenneth Udcoff

Mr A Mrs Donald Umland

Ms Grace E Ungate

USAFA Parents Club of SC

Mr A Mrs Edward A Ustaszewsld

Mr A Mrs Vincent Valdes

Mr Francis VanHooreweghne

Mr A Mrs Salvatore J Vasta

Mr & Mrs Thomas Venner

Mr A Mrs Randall L Vest

Lt Col A Mrs Takrshi Wajima

Mr A Mrs Mark G Walter

Col Christian A Warack Ret ’60

Mr William Weaver

Mr A Mrs Fred We'shoff

Mrs Charity G Wells

Mr A Mrs James A Wells

Ms Charlotte White

Mr & Mrs James A Whitclcy

Mr A Mrs David Whitlingham

Dr Mark H Wholey

Maj A Mrs Daniel M Wiley

Mr A Mrs John F Wiley

Maj Keith M Wilkinson ‘78

Mr & Mrs Ted L Williams

Mr A Mrs Ralph D Willingham

Mr Gary N Willis ’67 match of Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation, Inc

Mr A Mrs Charles D Wood

Mr Gerald Woodcock

Mr & Mrs Ronald L Word

Ms Carolyn M Worral

Mr A Mrs Douglas W Wright

Mr A Mrs Dave M Wuchenich

Mr A Mrs Gary & Susan Wyckoff

Capt Mark D Yakabe ’82

Mrs Carol E Yakubik

Mr & Mrs Glenn R Yoder

Mr A Mrs Patrick H Zabel

Mr & Mrs Robert F Zimmerman

Capt Thomas F Zimmerman '86

This photo shows the back side ofDoolittle Hall after a snowstorm. The road at the top ofthephoto leads down to Douglass Valley. This view shows how the bridge-like building actually spans a ravine. Deer and wild turkey take refuge under the structure during inclement weather. Donations are still needed to complete the secondfloor of the building which will house the permanent AOG staffoffices. The staffcurrently occupy temporary offices on the main level in space which when vacated will significantly enlarge the assembly/display area which is used for reunions, homecomings and numerous other functions. (Photo courtesy Jim Spittler, Jr., ’65.)

Winter at Doolittle Hall

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Ian J. Duncan, ’68

Ian Jameson Duncan, 45, died May 24, 1992 after undergoing liver transplant surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kans. He is survived by his wife, Bev; 13-year-old daughter Julia; his 10-year-old son Ian; his father, Tom; and his sister Marcia. Ian worked as contract administrator at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kans.

Ian was a graduate of the Class of 1968 and served as a procurement officer at his various assignments. His dream was to become an Air Force pilot. Due to a back injury suffered while in flight school, Ian’s dream was shattered and so were his plans for the future. God eventually used this extreme disappointment in Ian’s life for good. After talking to an Air Force chaplain about this, Ian became a Christian, which changed his whole outlook on life, his priorities and even his desire to be a pilot. As Ian grew as a Christian he not only grew in love and compassion for others, but he grew in humility (a quality Academy graduates are not known for).

In December 1974, he married Bev. At Ian’s memorial service, Bev shared this about her husband:

Ian was a godly husband and father. Except for God, Ian always put the needs of his family first above his own personal hobbies, above his church responsibilities, and even above his job at Beech. Ian did not seek praise outside his home as so many men do.

Ian wasn’t afraid to die, for he knew where he’d be going when that time came. His question, I know, would be to everyone reading this: If you died today, do you know for sure you would go to Heaven? Ian knew. Those of us who are Christians will get to see him again some day.

He had his priorities right!

T. Jeffrey Soisson, ’77

On Jan. 10, 1993, which was the Catholic Feast of the Holy Family, Dr. T. Jeffrey Soisson, Major USAF/MC, died after a year-long battle with bone cancer. A courageous soldier and a pious Catholic, Jeff spent a grueling year fighting a crippling bone cancer which began in his hip and spread through his upper body and neck.

Asking only for prayers and not pity, Jeff silently endured this debilitating disease while inspiring and encouraging his friends and family with his undying faith in the mercy and grace of Almighty God.

Born Nov. 19, 1955, Jeff was 37 at the time of his death. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1977 and spent 13 years

T. Jeffrey Soisson, ’77

in the service, including two years at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix and over three years at San Vito Air Station in Italy.

Jeff was a member of the medical corps during his time in the Air Force. As a civilian doctor, he worked in an urgent care clinic in the Henry Ford Hospital system in Sterling Heights, Mich. He had hoped one day to have his own private practice.

Those who knew him well remember his as a talented doctor, a loving father and husband, a faithful friend and an exemplary Catholic who gave more encouragement and support during his illness than he asked in return.

Jeff had a holy, Catholic death in the company of two priests, his family and a multitude of friends keeping a constant prayer vigil during the final moments of his life.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Bernadette, and their three young children, Mary, Mark and Catherine; his parents, Tom and Marilyn Soisson; his four sisters Lynn, Ellen, Sparky and Judy; his maternal grandmother Gigi, and a host of friends who cherish his memory.

Zenon C. Goc, ’80

The editor of Checkpoints sent me some sample entries from the “Gone But Not Forgotten” column to give me a bit of help in this bittersweet task. All the articles were very precise, accurate, and well-written. To tell the truth, they were all composed with elegant style and a command of the English language that I cannot hope to match. My only hang-up was that those other articles just didn’t seem like the kind of article that I could write about Zen Goc.

Oh sure, Zen did all the things that were mentioned in the other writeups; in fact he did them better than most folks. He was well on his way to making general; we all new that. He flew the KC-135. He flew the KC-10. He breezed through the ASTRA program. He was the right-hand man for four-star General John A. Shaud in Europe. He was one of the chosen few sitting in the command seat of the B-l. (Such a tremendous start and such an abrupt end to a life when his B-l went down at the stroke of midnight on November 30th!)

But, the really unique aspect of Zen wasn’t what he accomplished. Zen’s most remarkable feature was the effect he had on his family and friends. Even back in his cadet days, Zen had that special something making him a natural choice for commander of Cadet Squadron 31. He was a born leader, admired and respected, who led by example, not simply by occupying a position of authority. Zen was somehow able to coerce even the

Zenon C. Goc, ’80

most unmilitary Grim Reapers into marching straight and tall all the way to Mitchell Hall at lunch time. And, if memory serves, simply placing one foot in front of the other was a monumental task for many of us back in those days.

Zen’s influence wasn’t limited to just his classmates. He had the same effect on our AOC, Major Lee Linder, and his lovely wife, Pat. How many of us can say they loved their AOC and his wife like a second set of parents? And how many of us can say that the feeling was mutual? Wherever he went people his own age treated Zen like a brother, and those a generation apart treated him like an adopted son.

Quite a number of folks around this great country of ours feel the loss of Zen as if they lost a member of their immediate family. The Linders, the Shauds, and Steve Waters’ parents, Charles and Sylvia; to name but a few.

Zen’s beautiful wife, Nicole, will carry on their common dream raising their four children. She’ll have to do it without Zen’s strong arm around her shoulders. But, she’ll do it with Zen’s spirit and the love and prayers of their many friends supporting her.

Zen gave his life like he lived it, doing his best for his country. He died a real hero, but he is missed and remembered as a real friend. (Robert LeBeau, ’80)

Glen

Scott Porter, ’85

Captain Glen “Scotty” Porter, 30, was killed 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 1993 when the F-16D he was piloting crashed during a training mission approximately 20 miles east of Eielson Air Force Base. The base is approximately 20 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Scotty was born on July 13, 1962 in El Dorado, Ark. He moved to Fort Smith, Ark. in 1964 and graduated from Fort Smith Southside High School in 1980. He entered the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in July, 1980 and the Air Force Academy in July, 1981. He spent most of his leave time from the Academy with the Flying Razorbacks, the Arkansas Air National Guard 188th Tactical Fighter Group located at Fort Smith, Ark. Scotty would manage to get back-seat rides in the F-4 aircraft and to the astonishment of some of his senior-year instructors, he had accumulated between 40 and 50 unofficial F-4 flying hours by the time he graduated from the Academy with a bachelor of science degree on May 29, 1985 as a second lieutenant.

Scotty entered pilot training in July 1985 and earned his wings on July 24, 1986 from Vance AFB, Okla. and remained there as a T-38 instructor pilot. While at Vance, Captain Porter married Normlyn Wilcox of Enid, Okla. on July 15, 1989.

For his outstanding performance as a UPT instructor pilot, Scotty received an F-16 for his next assignment. Captain and Mrs. Porter went to MacDill AFB, Fla. for F-16 training in the summer

of 1990; followed by LANTIRN training at Luke AFB, Ariz. in March 1991. Scotty and Normlyn then went to Eielson AFB, Alaska in the summer of 1991 assigned to the 18th Fighter Squadron Blue Foxes.

Captain Porter progressed well in the 18th Fighter Squadron and was highly regarded as a fighter pilot. He attended Squadron Officers School at Maxwell AFB, Ala. graduating in March 1992. Shortly thereafter he was upgraded to four-ship flight lead status and served in that capacity until his death.

His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, two Air Force Commendation Medals, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, the National Defense Service Medal, the Small Arms Expert Medal and the Air Force Training Medal.

Scotty had a tremendous impact on all the people he met. He was always enthusiastic about what he was doing and would always make the best of bad situations. He would make sure that these characteristics were transmitted to those around him.

Scotty’s impact on others can best be shown by quoting part of a letter sent to his father by Scotty’s commander, Col. Thomas O. Fleming, Jr., commander, 343rd Wing, USAF, Eielson AFB, Alaska:

“I simply want to acknowledge once again, the tremendous contribution which your son, Scotty, made to the nation for which he gave his life. His career was one of unsurpassed excellence from his days at the Air Force Academy until his final flight here at Eielson. It was both a privilege and a pleasure for me to know Scotty during this time, and I came to admire him greatly. I want you to know that his impact on our wing was substantial and will not be forgotten. I realize that memories of Scotty and his service to his country will cause pain for years to come, but I hope that those memories will also rekindle the thoughts of what Scotty meant to his nation.”

Captain Porter is survived by his wife, Normlyn Porter, of North Pole, Alaska; and his parents, Marcy Scott Porter and G.H. (Bud) and Cathie Porter, Jr., all of Fort Smith, Ark. Scotty was a loving husband and a loving son. He will be greatly missed. (G.H. Porter, Jr.)

At press time we had learned of the deaths of the following graduate and cadet:

Lloyd E. “Jim” Shier, Class of 1960, who died on April 18, 1993 in Brea, Calif.

Cadet Third Class Roman Santana, Class of 1995, who died in a private aircraft crash in the Black Forest, north of Colorado Springs, Colo, on April 16, 1993. Cadet Santana was the pilot of the aircraft and the only one on board.

Our sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of these individuals.

Glen Scott Porter, ’85

Graduate’s Death Meant Life for Others

By Maryann H. Rhodes

(Editor’s note: While this story is dated (April29, 1990), wefelt it is still appropriate for publication. Our thanks to the editorial staff of the Staten Island Advance (New York) newspaper for grantingpermission to publish thepiece. The author is the mother ofSandra Ann Rhodes, Class of 1988, who died in an automobile accident on March 27, 1988, near Albuquerque, N.M. and was graduated posthumously.)

As I thumbed through the May edition of a national women’s magazine, past pages and pages of recipes, diets and the usual stories, advertisements and crafts, something caught my eye. Above the photograph of a beauty queen was the caption, “Giving the Gift of Life.”

Of course. Why hadn’t I remembered? After our daughter, Sandra, had died in a car accident out West in March of 1988, we received a letter from the Organ Donor Program of New Mexico. It told how the recipient of Sandy’s heart was doing fine and how the letter-writer had recently seen the recipient as she was preparing to make a TV public service announcement encouraging organ donations.

The magazine article stated that this beauty queen was one of 13,000 who had received a transplant in 1988. It told of 17,300 who were then on a waiting list and 30,000 to 40,000 others who never made the list.

When Sandy, a senior at the United States Air Force Academy 66 days away from graduation was declared brain dead, the doctors at the University of New Mexico Medical Center approached my husband and me about the possible donation of

Former Superintendent’s Wife Dies

Margaret “Martie” Kelley, wife of former superintendent Lt. Gen. (Ret) Robert E. Kelley, died in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 19, 1993. A homemaker, she was born April 9, 1933, in East Orange, N.J.

Mrs. Kelley is survived by her husband, of Las Vegas; daughters, Kathleen Carder of Granada Hills, Calif., Karen of New York City, and Diana and Colleen, both of Las Vegas; sons, Michael of Alamogordo, N.M., and Christopher of Denver; sister, Patricia Caprio of St. Louis, and six grandchildren.

General Kelley was superintendent from July 1981 to June 1983. He also served as the administrative assistant to the director of Athletics and coached varsity lacrosse and skiing from 1964 to 1967.

Cadet Killed in Plane Crash

Thirdclass Cadet Roman Santana, Class of 1995, was killed when the single-engine, four-seat Piper Cherokee he was flying crashed about 10:30 p.m. on April 16, 1993, in the Black Forest north of Colorado Springs.

Santana, a member of Cadet Squadron 18, was flying the private plane from Colorado Springs to South Dakota, according to Academy spokeswomen Tech. Sgt. Judith Bruns. Bruns said it was not known why Santana was making the trip. Santana’s parents live in Boca Raton, Fla., she added.

Santana took off from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and was the only person on board.

Fourth Group Secretary Succumbs

Mrs. Mary Gladys Levitt, Fourth Group secretary since October 1977, passed away in her sleep on April 14, 1993. Gladys touched many cadets’ and officers’ lives with her gentle spirit and kind words. Last September, she was recognized by Superintendent Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer for 20 years of distinguished government service. She had planned on retiring this May. We extend our sincerest sympathies to her family.

Sandy’s organs.

They did not have to ask, as we were going to request it. It had been Sandy’s wish; she told me so on her Christmas break.

The subject came up as we watched a late-night special on PBS about a heart-transplant operation. I told her that her dad and I wished to be donors, and wanted her, our eldest child, to see to it for us if the occasion arose. She told me it was her wish to be an organ donor, too, as she felt that life was precious and how organ donation was one way of having something positive come out of tragedy. How prophetic.

Sandy was offically declared dead at 11:15 p.m. on March 27, 1988. On March 28 her heart, liver, kidneys and corneas were “recovered,” to save and improve the lives of strangers.

We received a Christmas card and a picture last December from someone we didn’t know, but from the inscription and return address we surmised that it was from the woman who had received Sandy’s heart. I wrote and asked if my presumption was correct.

Judith wrote back and confirmed that the heart that beats in her chest is Sandy’s. We correspond now, and I cried when in one letter she referred to me as “the mother of her heart.”

When Sandy entered the Air Force Academy she swore to defend, and if necessary, lay down her life for our country. She did not die in battle, but on a lonely stretch of desert highway. By donating her organs she ended her life the way she had lived it, in service to others.

On this last day of National Organ Donor Week, you should consider signing the back of your driver’s license, giving your permission to be an organ donor if the occasion arises. And let your family members know of your wishes.

The loss of a loved one, especially a child, always leaves the survivors with many unanswered questions. The donation of Sandy’s organs has been the only positive thing to come out of this tragedy and, in a way, it has somewhat eased the pain.

OBITUARY POLICY OUTLINED

We have had a number of inquiries on our policy concerning obituaries for deceased graduates and cadets. Some graduates have noted that while we have listed a graduate’s death in the “At Press Time” section of “Gone But Not Forgotten,” the graduate’s obituary never appeared in the magazine.

Our policy is to write to the next-of-kin a reasonable amount of time (usually two weeks or so) after the death, and request from that individual (wife, parent, etc.) an obituary written by a classmate, friend or family member. We also ask for copies of obituaries which might have appeared in local newspapers. If we do not have a current photograph, we ask the next-of-kin to lend one to us (the photo is returned when the magazine is published).

If we do not receive a response to our first letter from the next-of-kin in a month, we write a follow-up letter asking for the obiturary again and informing the individual that this will be our last request for the article. If we do not receive a response to our second letter, an obituary is not published.

When obituaries are published, we give the next-of-kin a one-year complimentary associate membership in the association beginning with the magazine in which the obituary appears. When the one-year membership expires, we invite the next-of-kin to join as a regular associate member if she/he desires.

Another question often asked when a deceased graduate is a life member of the association is whether the life membership transfers to the graduate’s spouse. Life membership dues have been computed on the life expectancy of the graduate and are therefore not transferable to the graduate’s spouse, unless of course the life membership was joint, in which case it does transfer to the spouse.

Fine Art Falcon

Donated to AOG by Sculptor

Jim Paulson’s first “impression” of how much his woodcarving talent was appreciated was at the age of six when his mother discovered his attempted horse’s head relief carved in the top of her new coffee table. It is no small wonder that he ever again picked up a carving knife.

On a recent visit to the Air Force Academy, and a private showing of one of his works on the occasion of a directors’/sponsors’ meeting of the Association of Graduates, admiration of Jim’s unique talent was validated by the remarks of the attendees. The bronze on display was that of a full-size Peregrine falcon, perched for flight.

One ofPaulson’sfine-art bronze castings, limited to an edition of 10, one of which has been donated to the Association of Graduates and is displayed in Doolittle Hall.

Jim provided an explanation of why he feels his bronze sculptures are unique. “The average bronze begins with a sculptor’s creation of a master, in a wet substance like clay or terra-cotta. All detail must then be incorporated into that medium within the drying time of its surface. A mold is made from the master, into which the bronze is poured. On the other hand, the medium for my master is wood. I am not restricted by time from creating the minute details and subtle textures found in nature, and it is in those details, eventually captured in the mold, that can give a bronze a sense of life and motion, or even emotion, to the viewer”.

Jim spent nearly 200 hours on the woodcarving effort of this particular piece. Each individual feather, with painstaking detail of barbs and quills, is lifelike in shape, loft, and texture. The feathering on the breast actually appears soft and downy.

“I have another advantage over the clay sculptor in that he or she must create from the inside out, so to speak; whereas, my sculpture already exists somewhere in the block of wood that I start with”, he remarked. “My job is simply to find it by eliminating the wood around it”. Jim has currently cast five of a limited edition of 10 of this piece, and has mounted each on a black marble base. One of these fine-art pieces now rests prominently and permanently in Doolittle Hall, a treasured gift from its creator.

One-time USAFA athletic instructor and tennis and ski coach, master missileer, master parachutist, intelligence officer, GLCM wing deputy commander for Operations, ICBM wing deputy commander for Operations, deputy commander for Maintenance, and vice wing commander with tours in Southeast Asia, Japan, and Europe, and with planning and operations assignments to the Air Staff, Joint Staff, and Defense Intelligence Agency, one could say that Colonel Paulson was diversified. Now his award-winning carvings are located in private collections from Seattle to Greenwich, from Tucson to Palm Beach.

Upon his recent retirement from 30 years in the Air Force, he stated, “I could not have asked for a better career had I planned it. Now I want to devote full-time to my next life, but narrow the focus”.

Jim Paulson begins carving a wood block which will eventually become the bronze master for limited-edition castings of a fullsize Peregrinefalcon.

Jim has expressed a desire to target marketing of this limitededition piece only to those with close personal associations with the Air Force Academy. “It was with fond memories of my own personal association with the Academy that I undertook work on this piece”, he said. As a matter of fact, he has just begun work on another Peregrine woodcarving full size, standing on a falconer’s gloved hand also to become a limited edition bronze.

The attractiveness of the Peregrine bronze discussed above and on display in Doolittle Hall is not only in its unique, lifelike quality; but, in its pricing. Jim has not placed any piece of this edition with galleries; rather, he is limiting its marketing to what he hopes will be achieved by word passed among Academy associates. As a result of this approach, he will be selling each piece at half the verified, commercial gallery price.

Those interested in learning more about Colonel Paulson’s second career or in the purchase of his limited-edition bronze Peregrines may contact him at: JAMER PRODUCTIONS, 3124 Robert Evans Drive, Fairfax, Va. 22031. Tel: (703) 280-5786.

Services Developing Plans for 15-20 Year Retirements

WASHINGTON (AFNS) With a green light from the defense secretary, each of the services is developing early retirement programs for certain active-duty people with more than 15 but less than 20 years of service, Pentagon officials said.

Les Aspin approved use of the early retirement program to allow the military to keep using primarily voluntary means of drawing down and help avoid involuntary separations.

Early retirement will also help the Department of Defense achieve two goals during the drawdown maintaining readiness and treating members fairly, officials said.

Part of the President Clinton’s defense conversion initiative, the program is designed to help service members, affected by the force reduction, transition to civilian life.

The service secretaries will prescribe regulations and policies for eligibility for the program. Criteria may include such factors as grade, years of service and skill.

Eligible members closest to 20 years will generally be offered the program first, officials said. Those approved for early retirement will get the same benefits as individuals with 20 or more years of service; however, retirement pay will be reduced one percent for every year under 20.

The early retirement program is not an entitlement, officials said. Congress provided authority for the program in the fiscal 1993 Defense Authorization Act. The authority expires Oct. 1, 1995. (The Falcon Flyer)

FALCON SPORTS

Women’s Basketball Team Finishes Season Strong

Marti Gasser knew it would take this team some time to come together. Her youngest team in her 10 seasons at the Academy jelled at the perfect time as the Falcons won five of their last six games and finished a game above the .500 mark.

After a slow start, Air Force placed fourth in the Colorado Athletic Conference with a 7-7 record, exactly where they were picked by the conference coaches.

The Falcons second loss to UCCS put Air Force at 10-13 and in danger of their first losing season in 16 years. Air Force then rebounded for three straight CAC wins: Regis (63-60), Southern Colorado (71-61) and Fort Lewis (63-58). With a 13-13 mark, Air Force faced West Texas State, a perennial Division II power with an 18-7 record.

Seniors Jennifer VanHeertum and Kristin Hillery, playing in their Final game at the Academy, finished their careers in style. The pair combined for 32 points in the 73-50 victory over WTSU. The duo also combined to shoot 11 of 18 from the field and had

12 rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Air Force also placed two on the all-CAC teams. Junior forward Jennifer Patrick was named second team all-conference. She finished fourth in the CAC in scoring (15.0) and third in rebounding (8.5). She became only the fifth player in AFA history to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding in the same season.

Hillery was named to the all-CAC Academic second team. Along with playing in all 27 games and being among the conference leaders in three-pointers and assists, Hillery posted a 3.01 grade point average as a basic academics major with an emphasis in law. The junior guard from Horicon, Wis., holds all nine threepoint records at the Academy. She also finished her career ranked third in steals and fifth in assists.

With three starters and three others who played in more than 20 games returning, Gasser can look to next season for her fourth 20-win season in five years.

Men Cagers Log Upset; Look to 1993-1994

The men’s basketball team got off to a fast start in 1992-93, winning seven of its first 10 games. In fact, the fast start was the second fastest in school history. Included in the start were six consecutive home wins. This is the fourth-longest home-court winning streak by an AFA team.

However, the early momentum did not carry the team through the conference schedule. The Falcons finished the year with a 9-19 overall record and 3-15 league mark. Following an upset over Colorado State in the WAC opener, the Falcons dropped five

Everyone’s All-American

Senior defensive back Carlton McDonald made every major All-America football team this past season. McDonald led the Falcons in interceptions with eight and was credited with three blocked kicks. Hefinished his career with eight blocked kicks and 16 interceptions. He played in the 1993 Japan Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl. The last time an Air Force player was a unanimous All-American was 1987 when defensive tackle Chad Hennings won the Outland Trophy and was - named to every major All-America team.

straight games, the last to Brigham Young, 103-68, in the Cadet Field House.

Air Force’s chance to bounce back came in front of a nationally-televised ESPN audience against Fresno State. Air Force surprised all the critics by beating the Bulldogs, 71-51. The win is the Academy’s largest WAC road win ever and third largest conference win in school history. Sophomore guard Otis Jones earned WAC player of the week honors after scoring 21 points against the Bulldogs.

Jones capped a first-team all-WAC season by finishing among the conference leaders in scoring with a 15.2 average. He is the first AFA sophomore to win first-team all-conference honors.

George Irvin concluded a stellar AFA career in ’93. The Jackson, Miss., product averaged 13.1 points per game and finished second on the team in assists (55) and steals (32). He is the 17th leading scorer in AFA history with 944 points.

With seven seniors gone to graduation, AFA will rely heavily on Jones and top reserve Chris Loll next year. The pair will get help from senior-to-be Bryce Morgan and sophomores Reggie Minton, Jr., Anthony Barrett, Charlie Nelson and Joel LaFleur.

1993 AIR FORCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 4 Indiana State University USAFA

Sept. 11 CSU At CSU

Sept. 18 San Diego State USAFA

Sept. 25 BYU At BYU

Oct. 2 Wyoming USAFA (’73 and ’83 Reunions & Homecoming)

Oct. 9 Navy At Navy

Oct. 16 Fresno At Fresno

Oct. 23 Citadel (’68 25th Reunion) USAFA

Oct. 30 Utah At Utah

Nov. 6 Army (’63 30th Reunion) USAFA

Nov. 13 UTEP USAFA

Nov. 20 Hawaii At Hawaii Call 1-800-666-USAF for Ticket Information ‘Changes since last-published schedule.

Men’s Tennis Team Posts Home Record of 20-0

By Troy Garnhart Sports Information Office

There’s no place like home. Home sweet home. Pick a proverb. They both fit when the Air Force men’s tennis team is the topic of conversation.

The Falcons won the final five home matches of the season in early April, improving their overall record to 23-2. At home, Air Force was perfect, posting an astounding 20-0 record. At press time, the team had two matches left in their regular season.

Did someone mention hot streaks? Those five wins stretched the Falcons’ winning streak to 16 overall and 27 in a row in the Cadet Gymnasium. “I can’t say enough good things about this team,” said head coach Rich Gugat. “I’m proud of each of them. They come to the matches ready to play and play hard.”

The Falcons were never seriously challenged in any of the matches. They beat St. Mary’s and Oral Roberts by identical 6-1 scores. The other three wins were 7-0 marks against Augustana and Denver, and a 6-1 mark against Montana State.

The team received impressive wins from the usual cast of players. Senior Dan Oosterhous (who won the singles title at the Lobo Invitational in October, whipping a field of international players during that tournament) won all five of his matches at No. 1 singles to improve to 20-3 overall. Oosterhous teamed up with sophomore Jerry Ledzinski to win three of four matches in No. 1 doubles. The pair are now 19-4 on the season.

“Dan and Jerry have really played well this year,” Gugat said. “They went through a stretch where they were struggling a bit, but they’ve rebounded well. They’ll be a formidable team heading into the Western Athletic Conference championships.”

Junior Trace Thurlby had five wins at No. 5 singles to remain undefeated at 19-0. The Russellville, Ark., native won all his mat-

Nordic Ski Team Takes National Championship

By SSgt. Stefan Alford Falcon Flyer Staff

The Air Force men’s Nordic ski team won the U.S. Collegiate Ski Association National Championship at Squaw Valley, Calif, in March while the men’s and women’s Alpine/Nordic combined teams took second. In addition, eight Nordic skiers earned a total of 18 first- or second-team All-American or Academic AllAmerican honors.

In the men’s Alpine events, the Air Force team took sixth out of 17 in the giant slalom and 14th of 17 in the slalom. Freshman skier Jed Hutchinson was named an Academic All-American, as was Deb Hoium of the Nordic team.

“I’m really impressed with the performance of our freshmen and sophomores,” said Richard Hawk, the Alpine ski team officer-in-charge. “Participation in the national competition says a lot for this young team, and shows the great potential we have to dominate the sport in the next few years.”

In the Nordic team national events, Doug Heckman won the gold medal in both the 15-kilometer classic race and the pursuit race. Mike Brothers added a silver medal in the 10-kilometer freestyle race and Matt Decker earned bronze medals in the classic and freestyle races. In the 3-by-7.5-kilometer relay race, the team of Heckman, Brothers and Decker finished second to capture the silver medal.

Michelle Kuipers was the top women’s skier for Air Force in the Nordic competition, winning silver medals in the 10-kilometer Classic Race and the pursuit race. She also placed fifth in the 7.5-kilometer Freestyle Race. Kuipers earned First Team AllAmerican honors in all three events.

In addition, Heckman won the gold medal for Overall Individual Men’s Nordic Skier and Decker took the bronze in that category. Kuipers won the bronze for Overall Individual Women’s Nordic Skier. (The Falcon Flyer)

ches in straight sets. He also teamed up with Mike Bautista to post five wins at the No. 3 doubles spot. The pair are 18-1 overall. “Trace just continues to rack up the wins,” Gugat said. “He’s a great leader and very intense. Those traits rub off on the rest of the team.”

Thurlby’s leadership abilities have not gone unnoticed by the Commandant of Cadets, Brig. Gen. Richard C. Bethurem. The commandant has announced that Thurlby will serve as Cadet Wing commander next fall.

Senior Bruce Ybarra and sophomore Paul Griffiths, along with Bautista, have been steady in singles play all season. Last week, Ybarra went 4-1 at the No. 3 singles spot, Griffiths was 4-0 at No. 4, while Bautista was 3-0 in the sixth spot. Overall, Ybarra is 14-10 on the season, while Griffiths is 14-7 and Bautista 19-2.

“Bruce has been a big asset to our team as a co-captain,” Gugat said. “He is finishing four years as a starter and is one of the most improved players we’ve ever had here.

“This team is as good as any team I’ve ever coached,” Gugat said. “I’ve had teams with comparable talent, but none of them could match this group’s winning attitude. That is the quality that sets this team apart.” (The Falcon Flyer)

INDOOR TRACK REPORT

The men’s indoor track team finished fourth in the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championship in February. The women, who compete in the NCAA Division II level, do not compete in the WAC championship.

Brigham Young won the competition for the fourth consecutive year with 159 points. Texas-El Paso was second with 111 points followed by Fresno State (99), Air Force (55), Wyoming (29), New Mexico (26), Colorado State (15) and Utah (2).

Senior Roscoe Moore turned in the best performance among the Air Force competitors wih a triple jump of 50-4. The jump is the second longest in school history and shattered his previous best of 48-7 set earlier in the year. It earned him second in the event. Jeff Kuzma, a junior from Colorado Springs, placed third in the 800-meters with a time of 1:53.45, a personal best time for indoor competition.

Freshman Jennifer Kornacker, from Kalamazoo, Mich., provided the top performance for the women’s team this past indoor season. She placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Division II indoor national championship at Vermillion, S.D. She posted a time of 10:00.14. By finishing in the top six, she earned All-America status. Kornacker was the only Air Force track athlete competing in the NCAA championships.

Dan Oosterhous, ’93

Three Falcon Summer Sports Camps Slated

The 1993 Falcon Summer Sports Camps will cover 42 different sports and sports-related programs this year. Three sports camps are offered: 13-18 June, 20-25 June, and 28 June to 2 July. The schedule and specifics for each sport are printed below.

Falcon Sports camps at the U.S. Air Force Academy are designed to provide boys and girls with the opportunities to develop and improve their skills in the sport(s) of their choice. Campers use the same facilities that the cadet-athletes use during the school year. These include the Cadet Fieldhouse, gymnasium, tennis courts, and many acres of athletic fields. All overnight boarder campers are housed in Vandenberg Hall Cadet Dormitory.

Boys and girls eight through 18 years of age are eligible to attend the camps. Note the age limit below for each of the individual sports. No camper can be a high school graduate by NCAA rule, if that particular camp sport is sponsored as an NCAA championship event. Participants will be divided into groups based on age, size, experience and ability.

All campers must provide their own equipment with the exception of bowling/racquetball which will provide goggles, balls and racquets. A camp T-shirt will be given to each camper. Each boarder camper must bring a sleeping bag or appropriate bedding linen.

Applications are accepted on a First-come first-served basis until the camp is full. For more information on supervised recreational activities, meals, rules and regulations, transportation,

medical facilities and deposits, please call (719) 472-1895 or 1-800-666-USAF or write to Falcon Sports Camps, Sports Ticket Office, (Name of camp you are interested in), 2169 Field House Drive, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-9500.

Women Swimmers/Divers

Take Fifth in Nation

By Sgt. Dave Donato

Sports Information Staff

A fifth-place national finish and 40 All-American titles were just two highlights that capped a successful 1993 women’s swimming and diving campaign. After an unprecedented first-place finish in the Pacific Coast Swimming Conference, Air Force compiled 303.5 points at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in March at Canton, Ohio. Its fifth-place finish avenged a sixth-place showing last season and marked its best performance since 1983.

All-American awards were given to recipients who placed eighth or better in any event including relays. Honorable mention selections went to competitors who finished between ninth and 16th. Five individuals and five relay teams earned outright AllAmerican status, while five swimmers nabbed honorable mention selections. (The Falcon Flyer)

1982 Grad Wins Highest Military Racquetball Honors

(Editor’s note: Thefollowing story appeared on page six of the October 1992 issue ofMilitary Sports magazine, a publication of the U.S. Military Sports Association. Our thanks to James Bradley, editor and art director, and the U.S. Military Sports Association, for permission to use the piece.)

Capt. Barbara Faulkenberry, ’82, chief, Instruction Division, Department of Physical Education, Air Force Academy, is the 1992 Armed Forces Women’s Open Racquetball Champion. She is also the Women’s Doubles Champion along with Capt. Laura Patterson, Grand Rapids City, Mich. Faulkenberry has been a champion for most of her life.

In 1991, she was selected as the Air Force Female Athlete of the Year in recognition of her achievements.

Even back in her cadet days at the Air Force Academy she was intercollegiate racquetball champion for three years and an AllAmerican. She won various state championships in Florida, Georgia, and Colorado from 1978 to 1991.

The common denominator that ties everything together has been the intensity with which she approaches her matches. There is a fire there that is evident as you talk with her. It is perhaps best illustrated by her description of the past year’s competitive season.

“I am very pleased with this year, from a military view,” she said. “But, I really would have liked to have done better in the Nationals.” The Navy’s Beth Crawley, Falukenberry’s chief rival, was not at the Armed Forces Championships at Ft. Hood, Texas. “I missed her not being there,” she commented. “It took a little away from the competition.”

Not that she had not won over Crawley before, but that’s the thought process of a champion, which is to be the best by beating the best. After all, Faulkenberry has won eight Armed Forces Women’s Open titles and seven doubles championships every time she has competed.

In 1991, she also was the National Doubles bronze medalist in the always-tough 30-34 age group, with partner Sue Moretz, a Reserve C-130 flight engineer.

At 5-6 and 118 pounds, she may not be the most imposing figure on the court, but she lets everyone know right away who’s in charge. “The Air Force training camp this year really wasn’t that challenging,” she offered. It was almost like an apology.

None of her matches were even close. 1st Lt. Sandra Francisco, Eglin AFB, Fla. went down 15-2 and 15-1. SrA. Jennifer Knowlton, Kadena AB, Japan, lost 15-1 and 15-1. Next came Tech. Sgt. Renee Weltz, RAF Bentwaters, England, 15-8 and 15-3.

Patterson came on a bit stronger but lost 15-11 and 15-8. Patterson was then to become Faulkenberry’s doubles partner for the Armed Forces Championships May 12-15 at Ft. Hood, Texas. At Ft. Hood, Faulkenberry played the minimum of four matches in the double elimination format to win the gold medal. Her

match scores were 15-6 and 15-2; 15-2 and 15-3; 15-6 and 15-4; and the final 15-0 and 15-1. Patterson took the silver, and they combined to win the women’s doubles. Once again, they were undefeated.

Quick to notice and recognize an opponent’s skill, she said, “Silva De Ruiz played well in the doubles final. I’ll remember her.” The score, 15-7 and 15-12, was the closest by far of the tournament.

Budget cuts caused the Air Force to limit the number of participants in their camp. Championships are no longer held. “It’s too bad that more younger players didn’t get a chance to experience championship matches,” Faulkenberry said. “However, I understand why it must be necessary.”

One of the major factors in the development of a champion is competition that stretches the talents and makes one grow as an athlete. Faulkenberry has sought those opportunities to expand her skills; however, her military responsibilites do not allow unlimited travel to top-level competition.

This was evident at the Nationals where round two saw a professional player standing in the way of her advancement. Faulkenberry was entered in both the open division and the 30-34 division.

In the open, after winning her first match, she met the pro, Lynne Coburn, in round two. She lost the first game, won the second, and lost a tight tiebreaker 11-15. She also won round one of the 30-34 age group, only to lose to Cathy Treadway from Tennessee. Coburn, for example, is ranked fifth in the nation as a professional.

Faulkenberry plans on some time off from racquetball. “It just gets too intense after a long season,” she said.

“I’m going to play some squash, and train for a marathon.” Well, that’s a champion for you. “It’s a good change of pace, a chance to meet different people, and take the pressure off.” That doesn’t sound like much of a break, does it. It may not be for most folks, but Capt. Barbara Faulkenberry isn’t like most folks.

Two Wrestlers Qualify for NCAA Championships

Senior Wes Winterstein and sophomore Johnny Harrison qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Ames, Iowa. Although neither placed in the tournament, they led the Falcons to a tie for the best winning percentage ever at the Academy this season. Air Force won 10 consecutive matches en route to its 10-1 dual meet record. Harrison placed second at the Western Athletic Conference Championships while Winterstein placed third.

Wes Winterstein, ’93

A “MEDICAL” RETIREMENT THAT ISN’T

By Capt. (Ret) Dennis P. Brooks, ’75

Many graduates, and other members of the active services, are under the impression that they can be medically retired or separated if they are hurt or become ill while on active duty. This is not true.

A member of the services is administratively retired or separated for medical reasons if he/she meets the requirements of the appropriate service’s regulations. This can be a long and involved process. In my case, I was removed from active duty Sept. 3, 1987 and my case was finalized by the Air Force March 14, 1993.

This article is written to give those who face/faced “medical” separation/retirement an idea of the entire process and their avenues of redress. The article is also intended to advise current active-duty members of the importance of adequate insurance and the pitfalls associated with medical problems that lead to removal from active duty.

If you are stubborn enough to question each step of the process and the findings and conclusions of the system, you can significantly enhance your chances for a favorable settlement. In my case, this resulted in over six years of evaluations, boards, and reviews before I was satisfied. You must persevere through the entire process available to an individual who faces removal from service for medical reasons. This article should give everyone an idea of the process, their rights, and the continuing line of appeal that is available if you disagree with your situation. The following is the official chronology of my “medical” retirement.

15 Oct 86 I failed a flight physical after breaking my neck for the third time.

29 Jan 87 my doctor presented my records for consideration of a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB).

8 Jun 87 an MEB (consisting of doctors and which you do not attend) met and recommended a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) review of my records.

22 Jun 87 an informal PEB (which you do not attend) met and recommended separation with a 20 percent disability. A minimum of 30 percent is required for any post-service privileges such as medical care, BX, and commissary privileges.

29 Jun 87 I disagreed with the finding and requested a formal PEB. I then contacted the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for counseling and eventual representation. Formal PEBs are convened at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas.

15 Jul 87 a formal PEB convened with me and my representative, a DAV service officer, in attendance. The PEB consists of two personnel officers and a medical officer. The medical officer does not have to be qualified in the area of your problems. They are placed on the board based on the level of previous assignments and are there to advise the board on any medical questions the personnel officers may have. The medical officer does have a vote, but there are two personnel officers. The proceedings are conducted in a court-type atmosphere that can be intimidating at times according to the attitude of the board members and your preparation. When the board announces their decision you are not allowed to comment; you salute and leave! After you leave the room you decide to agree or disagree with the board and continue from there.

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15 Jul 87 I agreed with the initial PEB finding of 50 percent disability and retirement with full privileges.

13 Aug 87 the office of the Secretary of the Air Force agreed with the PEB findings. I was placed on the Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL). I was removed from active duty Sept. 2, ’87 and retired Sept. 3, ’87. You can remain on the TDRL up to five years while the Air Force decides if you are going to improve or get worse. My retirement was based on the fact that I was “no longer world-wide deployable due to medical restrictions.”

22 Feb 89 an informal PEB reevaluated my disability and recommended I be placed on the Permanent Disability Retirement List (PDRL) with no change in disability. Between boards, I lost my driver’s license and had significantly-increasing problems associated with and attributed to my neck injury.

28 Feb 89 I disagreed with the informal PEB and requested a formal PEB.

26 Apr 89 a formal PEB convened. Again I was represented by a DAV service officer in lieu of a lawyer (military or civilian, which you can choose). After an “interesting” board, the PEB found the informal PEB was correct. The Physical Review Council (PRC) concurred with the PEB.

26 Apr 89 I disagreed with the formal PEB and PRC findings.

27 Jun 89 the office of the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council reviewed the case and retired me with a rating of 60 percent.

20 Jul 89 (actually listed as 20 Aug 89 due to paperwork) I was permanently retired and advised that I had no further redress. I disagreed with this and researched the issue further. I found that the only avenue open to me was to submit my case to the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) in Washington D.C. The DAV advised me that the AFBCMR had never heard a case based on a disability rating. I can neither confirm nor deny this, but I continued on.

7 May 90 1 submitted a DD Form 149 (change of records request) with accompanying documentation to the Air Force Military Personnel Center (AFMPC) requesting an increase of my disability to 100 percent. By this time I had been rated by the Veterans Administration (VA) at 90 percent and unemployable, and by Social Security at 100 percent. Please note that your service disability rating is based only on those medical issues that make you unfit for service. The VA and Social Security consider all of your medical problems.

23 Oct 92 the AFBCMR found (in a unanimous decision) that the board “may” have erred in their findings, and recommended that I be rated at 90 percent with the rating effective the date of my permanent retirement.

14 Mar 93 I received a check for the differential in back pay for the increase in disability rating from 60 percent to 90 percent. The differential was limited to 15 percent. You cannot receive more than the 75 percent limit on retirement.

The point of this article is that you can refuse to accept any findings you consider inappropriate and/or less than acceptable to you and your family. You must continue to question the findings until you are satisfied. Perseverance also has a positive affect on your morale. Beyond that, you will reach a position where you know you have done all you could.

I now feel I receive reasonable compensation to match the sacrifices, contributions, and service of me and my family. I will be more than happy to provide specifics on who to talk to, what evidence and documentation you might need, and what to expect

(Continued on page 37.)

Rules Outlined for Grad Golf Course Use

Through the efforts of the Association of Graduates (AOG) and the Directorate of Development and Alumni Programs, the following procedures have been arrived at for graduates wishing to play golf at the Academy’s Eisenhower Golf Course.

Active-Duty and Retired Graduates may schedule their own tee times by calling (719) 472-3456, 24 hours in advance. These are the same reservation rules applicable to all active-duty personnel and retirees not stationed at the Academy. Green fees are $14. Reciprocal privileges are in effect for active-duty graduates who have annual memberships at other Air Force courses. Golf cart fees are $14.

Nonretired, Nonactive-Duty Graduate AOG Members: The AOG is allocated eight tee times per month. Nonretired graduate AOG members who are no longer on active duty may play at these special times. Graduates wishing to use these tee times must make reservations through Steve Knight at the AOG. He will contact the golf course to schedule your desired date and time. After confirmation of the tee time, he will notify you of the date and time. We emphasize that these graduates must go through the AOG office for reservations (719-472-0300).

Graduates may schedule only one tee time per month to insure all graduates have an opportunity to use one of the eight tee times. If by the 25th of each month the eight tee times have not been reserved, a graduate who played earlier in the month may schedule a second tee time. Green fees for nonretired, nonactiveduty graduates are $30 and golf cart fees are $14.

Reunions and Homecoming: A tournament will be scheduled by the Academy and the AOG to accommodate graduates at a set fee for all players. The fee will be independent of military status or golf course membership.

(Medical “Retirement” From page 36.)

at each step of a “medical” separation/retirement. The bottom line is that you are administratively retired for medical reasons. There is no “medical” retirement, and all redress is through the administrative and personnel systems. I wish all of you luck and success with your careers and lives. If I can be of help please contact me at: 8595 Contrail Drive, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80920-4965 or call (719) 599-7333.

(Editor’s note: The AOG asked the Academy’s hospital administrator to comment on Dennis Brooks’ above article. The replyfollows:)

USAFA Hospital Administrator

Adds to Retirement Article

Mr. Brooks is correct when he states that his “medical retirement” was handled as an administrative matter. All retirements/separations are personnel issues. The Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) process, under United States Code 10, is designed to determine if a member is medically fit to perform the duties of his/her office, grade, rank, or rating because of a disability which incurred while entitled to basic pay.

There appears to be two reasons why Mr. Brooks’ MEB/PEB process took so long. One was because he was placed on the Ternporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL). Being placed on TDRL requires that the member be evaluated at least every 18 months (up to five years) to see if there is any change in medical conditions. Second, Mr. Brooks’ numerous appeals spanned quite a length of time. Members are encouraged to exercise their rights of appeal in order to arrive at the best settlement possible. As in any case where you are negotiating for monetary settlement, a great deal of time and preserverance must be spent. Mr. Brooks’ efforts were obviously well spent since he received the maximum percentage possible for his medically-driven retirement.

RUGBY CLUB THANKS AOG

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING USAF ACADEMY, COLORADO

FROM: HQ USAFA/DFCE

2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6F38

USAF Academy CO 80840-6232

SUBJ: Appreciation for Donation

TO: HQ USAFA/AOG

3116 Academy Drive USAF Academy CO 80840-4475

5 Apr 93

1. We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for your generous donation to the Men’s Rugby Club. The funds were used towards the purchase of new jerseys for our A and B side teams. The old jerseys were in dire condition, very close to being completely unserviceable. Your gift paid nearly a third of the cost of the new jerseys.

2. Gifts like yours go a long way towards our goal of reaching the National Championship again. It is very difficult to keep the players motivated when they perceive little or no support from anyone outside our own organization. When the AOG contributes to clubs like Men's Rugby, it says a lot about your commitment to the Cadet Wing and its national image. The Men's Rugby Club is one of the premier collegiate rugby programs in the nation; your support helps that tradition to continue.

3. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to bringing home a national championship, not only for the Club members, but for the entire Academy community, especially the AOG and its members!

CHARLES E. MILLIGAN, Major, USAF MARTIN E. TIMKO, C1C, USAF Officer in Charge, ZRFC Cadet in Charge, ZRFC

All-School Reunion Planned for Overseas School Students/Teachers

A first-ever all-schools/all-years reunion for military, diplomatic and DoD dependents (and teachers) who went to American schools overseas, as well as those attending militarybase schools in the States, is planned for Aug. 6-8, 1993 in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Over 30 schools are already scheduled to attend “Grand Reunion ’93” at the Hyatt Regency, Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport.

All “Overseas Brats,” including those “Overseas Orphans” without any organized reunion groups, are invited to attend this unprecedented gathering. There is still time for other organized school networks to schedule a 1993 reunion, taking advantage of the plans and economies already in place.

The unprecendented size of this reunion will secure the attendance of well-known celebrities who lived overseas. At least two authors of books about military dependents will be present and some very famous Hollywood “brats” have been invited. For individual registrations, contact Reunions Unlimited, 6851 S. Holly Circle, #100, Englewood, Colo. 80112 or call (303) 694-1888.

REUNION CONTACTS

’63 (30th) 4-7 Nov 93

Ph.: 719-472-3190 (W)

Col (Ret) Jimmie Butler 719-598-0997 (H)

7635 Delmonico Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

Ph: 719-528-5978

Hotel: Antlers Doubletree

’68 (25th) 21-24 Oct 93

DSN: 259-3190

Hotel: Marriott

’83 (10th) 30 Sept - 3 Oct

Capt Virginia Brown

4113 Charleston Drive

Lt Col (Ret) Manuel Bettencourt Colorado Springs, CO 80916

1825 Summit Drive Ph.: 719-392-6626 (H)

Colorado Springs, CO 80921 and Ph: 719-495-0225 (H)

Capt Dennis Moore

Hotel: Embassy Suites Quarters 4207-E

’73 (20th) 30 Sept - 3 Oct USAFA, CO 80840

Lt Col Bill Stanton Ph.: 719-472-0905 (H)

3435 Windjammer Drive 719-472-2507 (W)

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

DSN: 259-2507

Hotel: Embassy Suites

Association of Graduates Available Member Benefits/Services

AOG offices are open Monday through Friday, 0730-1630 Mountain Time. For all offices, telephone: (719) 472-0300 (DSN: 259-2067/2073).

CHECKPOINTS MAGAZINE—

your quarterly link to friends, classmates and the Academy.

REGISTER OF GRADUA TES—

annual presentation of biographical information on all Academy graduates.

CHAPTERS—

support for some 29 chapters throughout the world

AOG MASTERCARD—

favorable terms and credit limits from Air Academy National Bank. (800) 365-5890

LINE OF CREDIT

unsecured line of credit at 6.4 percent over prime rate from Security Pacific Executive/Professional Services. For information call (800) 274-6711.

SCHOLARSHIPS—

a preparatory school scholarship via the Falcon Foundation.

post secondary scholarships to graduates’ children

SABER RENTAL—

sets of six for the military wedding.

LOCATOR SERVICE—

need to Find a fellow graduate? We help!

LONG DISTANCE CALLING DISCOUNT—

sign up for USAFA AOG long distance program with MCI and get a special 5% AOG discount over and above MCI’s regular long distance rates at home and on the road. This discount can also be combined with MCI’s Friends and Family discount program for a total savings of 25%. You’ll receive a personalized USAFA AOG long distance calling card absolutely free. To enroll call 1-800-SKY-USAF (1-800-759-8723).

TRAVEL SERVICE—

year-round member rebate travel program for vacation, business and reunions. Call Camelot Classic World Travel at 1-800-877-5444 and reference the AOG Travel Number T-8106.

REUNION/HOMECOMINGS— coordination and planning by your AOG.

MERCHANDISE/MEMORABILIA— Academy/AOG-unique items created especially for members.

CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS—

special rate from Budget - (800) 772-3773 (AOG ID 4 876-00-09402/Rate Code: WE91). You must present your AOG-provided Budget card when picking you your car.

Travel Company Provides Service to AOG Members

Because of the upheaval in the airline business, nearly all major airlines have eliminated discounts for meeting-related travel.

Because of this ongoing problem, the AOG has joined with Camelot Classic World Travel, Inc. (CCWT) to provide graduates, their families, associate members, and friends of the AOG with the best service possible on all travel. The benefits of this arrangement to you include:

• 3% CA$H Rebates paid to AOG members and their families for meeting and leisure travel (just send CCWT the yellow copy of your invoice after you return).

Guaranteed lowest available Air Fares at time of ticketing.

• NO membership fees or annual dues charged by Camelot Classic World Travel.

Discounted pricing and rebates paid for cruise bookings.

• $150,000 of free flight insurance on all airline tickets. Call toll-free 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday Friday, U.S. and Canada MDT.

• Hotel and car accommodations can also be made at time of booking.

Boarding passes and seat assignments in advance whenever possible.

All major credit cards accepted.

• CCWT pays a royalty to your AOG based on your patronage of this program.

To save money when you book your reunion, vacation or business travel, call Camelot Classic World Travel at 1-800-877-5444 and reference the AOG Travel Number: T-8106

SEND IN YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION NOW TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY FUND.

HOTEL DISCOUNTS—

save 10% at participating Clarion, Comfort, Econo Lodge, Rodeway, Friendship, Quality and Sleep Inns, Hotels, Resorts-(800) 4-CHOICE. (Ask for the travelers discount for AFA AOG members, ID 4 C00041511).

15% savings at Woodfin Suites-(800) 237-8811.

an approximate 20% saving at the Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs. Call (719) 599-9100 and ask for the AOG RSVIP Rate (excludes special and group events). You must present your AOG membership card on check-in.

save 10-25% at the Radisson Inn North (formerly Sheraton Inn North) just outside the USAFA South Gate. Call (719) 598-5770 and ask for the Association of Graduates rate (excludes special or group events... discount depends on time of year and room availability). You must present your AOG membership card on check-in.

save 50% at the Colorado Springs Marriott when traveling January, March, April and October, November, December. Call 1-800-962-6982 and ask for the AOG VIP Rate (excludes group, special events and promotional rates). Discount based on rack rates and subject to availability. Must present AOG membership card upon checkin.

Corporate Life Members

Association of Graduates, USAFA

Air Academy National Bank

Air Force Association

Ampex Corporation

Betac Corporation

Boeing Aerospace Company

Budget Rent a Car Corporation

Continental Electronics

(Division of Varian Associates,Inc.)

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

Embassy Suites Hotel of Colorado Springs

General Dynamics Corporation

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

The MITRE Corporation

Motorola, Inc.

Government Electronics Group

PRC,Inc.

Rockwell International

TRW, Inc., Electronics & Defense Sector United Services Automobile Association

United Technologies Corporation

USAF Academy Athletic Association

Walsworth Publishing of Colorado

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Defense & Electronic Center

Corporate life memberships are being offered for $2,000. With the exception of voting and holding office, members enjoy all privileges of regular members. For more information on corporate life memberships write to Col.(Ret) Jock Schwank, vice president, Services, Association of Graduates, Doolittle Hall, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-6600. Phone (719) 472-0300.

From: NAME

AOG Biographical Information

I am a GRADUATE/ASSOCIATE member. (Circle One)

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To: AOG, USAF Academy

1. Make the following changes in my graduate/associate (circle one) records:

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Vietnam Above the Treetops by John F. Flanagan, ’62; 300 pages, hardbound, signed by author.

Academy 25th Anniversary Book, a pictorial history of the Academy, 260 pages, 9x12”, hardbound.

WILD BLUE U. Video (45-minute VHS tape of Academy life produced by KUSA Channel 9 Denver)

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ATTENTION IN THE AREA

By Col. Jock C.H. Schwank (USAF, Ret), ’60 AOG Vice President, Services

Register Deadline Aired

A major AOG service is one of providing up-to-date information on graduates through the annual Register ofGraduates. The most recent book was mailed to members of record in November of 1992. Please note that biographical dataforms willNOTbe mailed to individual graduates this year. The biographical information form printed at the center of each magazine should be used to update graduate data. Since the individual graduate is the critical source of Register information, it is vital that you keep the AOG informed of address changes, promotions, new jobs, etc. Information updates to be included in the 1993 Register must be received by 15 July 1993.

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Reunion

The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA) will hold their 10th annual reunion July 1-5 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort and Scottsdale Registry in Phoenix, Ariz. VHPA membership is open to all helicopter pilots who flew in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era (1961-1975). The 10th reunion is being celebrated in conjunction with the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association (VHCMA). For more information contact: VHPA, 7 West Seventh St., Suite 1990, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Phone: (513) 721-VHPA.

AOG Begins New Service to Maintain File of Resumes

The AOG has initiated a new service for members. We will maintain a file of resumes for those actively seeking employment. This resume file will be available to other graduates seeking to employ graduates. It will also be available to corporations and placement firms who occasionally contact the AOG seeking individuals with particular skills.

Initially, the repository will be a paper file maintained by volunteers from the Rampart Chapter of the AOG. The ad hoc committee on Networking and the AOG staff are investigating other alternatives such as contracting with a firm to collect and provide graduate resumes in digital form.

Resumes will be kept on file for six months, unless the member requests an extension. Initially, this service will be provided free of charge. At some point in the future it may be necessary to charge a fee to recover the cost of providing this service.

The ad hoc committee has developed a set of procedures to follow when submitting your resume. Included is a summary form which captures data essential to filing, cross-filing, and searching for specific experience or employer requirements. To receive one of these packages call or write the AOG and request a resume file package. Do not send your resume until you have received the package and followed its instructions.

Upcoming Graduate Events

25th Reunion 12-16 Oct 1994

Special Functions at Doolittle Hall

Doolittle Hall is now available at very reasonable rates for special functions. To date the AOG has hosted a wide variety of events: department meetings, retirements, wedding receptions, workshops, cocktail parties, luncheons and formal and informal dinners. Doolittle Hall can accommodate as many as 175 at a sit-down dinner and more than 200 for a cocktail party. AOG members receive preferential rates. For more specific information on your special-function needs, please call the AOG special-functions coordinator Mrs. Pat Buland.

Graduate/Reserve Duty Status

A significant number of graduates are currently serving in either a National Guard or reserve status. Unfortunately, the AOG is unable to recognize that status in our data base or in the Register of Graduates without a direct input from each individual graduate. Although the Air Force provides information on active-duty graduates, no similar information is available for those in the guard or reserves. It is critical that graduates provide us this information so the AOG can recognize their continuing military service. At a minimum, please provide rank, unit, and job/position/title to: AOG Services, Association of Graduates, 3116 Academy Drive, Suite 100, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 80840-4475.

500-Mile Trek Will Support Multiple Sclerosis Victims

Covering the distance of the Colorado Trail (some 500 miles from Denver to Durango, Colo.) would be a challenge for anyone. For Manuel Bettencourt, a 1968 graduate and a member of the AOG Board of Directors, it will be a special goal to achieve. Manuel, medically retired from the Air Force in 1989 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), will attempt to hike and/or bike the Colorado Trail this summer.

The 500-mile trek is a fund-raising effort to support the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Colorado Springs (MSSCS) and is called the 500-Mile Summer for Multiple Sclerosis, or 500MS for MS. In an effort to gather graduate and AOG member support for this charity, Manuel has asked that grads and other AOG members pledge a few pennies for each mile that he covers. Half of the donations will support MSSCS with the other half going to the AOG Building Fund.

Manuel helped build the Colorado Trail, working as a volunteer on trail-building crews while working at Headquarters, U.S. SPACECOM in the mid-1980s. In fact, his last crew literally finished the trail by driving a “golden spike” in a bridge below Mt. Princeton in early September 1987. He currently suffers from weakness and loss of feeling in his arms and legs, pain, fatigue, muscle cramps, as well as vision, hearing and other problems.

So far, Manuel has received support and sponsorship from the Colorado Trail Foundation, Colorado Springs Bicycle Shop, Grand West Outfitters, Air Academy National Bank, Kinko Copies, Woodman Valley SERTOMA, Pikes Peak Area Trails Coalition, and two corporate members of the AOG: Betac Corporation and PRC, Inc.

To make your pledge, write, call or send your donation to: 500MS for MS, P.O. Box 62221, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80962-2221. Telephone: 719-550-0055 (work), 719-495-0225 (home).

ATTENTION GOLFERS!

Tri-Service Academy Alumni Golf Classic

October 29-31, 1993

Dallas, Texas

A UNIQUE EVENT combining the golf teams from ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE and their GRADUATES competing for the USAA/ALUMNI TROPHY!

SITE: Four Seasons Resort and Club and the prestigious Tournament Players Course (host to the PGA Tour annual GTE/Byron Nelson Classic).

COST: $250 per player (includes two rounds of golf, range balls and carts; Friday evening BBQ; Saturday evening Alumni Awards/Mexican Fiesta; Sunday Collegiate Awards Luncheon; on course refreshments and other goodies). Probable visits to area cultural establishments with local grads. Non-playing guests welcome at all meals for additional cost.

FORMAT: Friday and Saturday: Four grads will be teamed with one of seven golfers or the coach from their school-collegiate player plays own ball. Friday: Grads play Best Ball with Handicap; Saturday: Grads play a Scramble; Sunday: Collegiate players only.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

PARTICIPATION

The Four Seasons Resort and Club is offering special packages to all participants. Call: (214) 717-0700.

Graduate players limited to 32 from each Academy. Reservations on LIMITED: FIRST RECEIVED BASIS - WAITING LIST IN ORDER OF RECEIPT.

DISTRIBUTION OF After expenses, all available funds will be equally divided and FUNDS: donated to the three Academies to help finance their golf programs.

SPONSORS: USAA - Anheuser Busch - E-Z Go Golf Cars - Ben Hogan Company (To Date)

QUESTIONS? Call Bill Reemtsma, USAFA ’63 (214) 357-5502.

Name: Print Name School / Year Handicap

Address:

Phone: Non-golfing Guests: ($60 each) Name(s):

If you want to organize your own foursome, list your partners:

The Secret Life of Waldo F. Dumbsquat

By Don Hall, ’76

The blazing Colorado June sun beat down unmercifully upon a sleeping Waldo F. Dumbsquat. Somewhere a terrazzo falcon screamed at a tourist. Waldo found himself sitting in a very uncomfortable folding chair, the temperature of which increased exponentially with each passing minute. His parade jacket collar sawed into the flesh of his neck almost peeling his Adam’s apple. A droning voice waded through the sleep-induced haze in his brain.

The Graduation Speaker!

Realization shocked the doolie into full consciousness as a wave of adrenalin shook his body.

Falcon Stadium!

Waldo was on the Rocky Mountain playing field and he was about to graduate! Where did the years go?

“I’m in the last seat,” mumbled Waldo to himself. “That’s good I’m Tail End Charlie. Let the silver dollars roll!”

Waldo gazed out over the sea of white hats ahead of him. The random bobbing and rolling of heads told him that a majority of the seniors, America’s future leaders, were sleeping during the President’s speech. Waldo hoped she would not be offended by it. No offense was meant by it, Madam President, it was simply tradition.

Polite applause greeted the end of the speech. This gave time for the sleepy seniors to revive. Soon began the litany of names handshakes, and salutes.

Finally, the climactic moment arrived. The officer rose in his Delta blue uniform, approached the microphone, and cleared his throat.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, you are dismissed!”

The Thunderbird F-l 17s roared overhead and Waldo threw his hat into the air. The wheel cap seemed to chase the shouting wind along and then, obedient to gravity, it fell to earth. The hat lay nestled among the green blades of grass just before it was savagely ripped to pieces by three nine-year-old souvenir seekers.

“Wake up, Waldo!” exclaimed his roommate, Warren Heels. Waldo awoke face down in his z-con textbook. His nose had wrinkled the page on opportunity costs. The dorm room came into focus as the doolie sat up at his desk.

Did You Max the PFT In the Academy’s Early Years?

The Athletic Department has mounted an impressive plaque in the Cadet Gym honoring the hundreds of cadets who have scored a maximum 500 points on the Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Unfortunately, they only started with the Class of 1969!

Up until about 1981 there was a small plaque near the entrance to the west gym with several names inscribed cadets from the Classes of ’59 - ’68 who had maxed the PFT in either its original format or the 15-minute test started in the spring of 1965. However, that plaque has mysteriously disappeared and the department has no record of PFT scores for those early years.

If you graduated in ’59 - ’68 and either maxed the PFT or know of a deceased or missing classmate who did, please write to me ASAP. If I can present him a credible list, Col. Ken Schweitzer, the director of Athletics, has promised to fix the plaque. Write to Tom Brandon, ’66, 5326 Borrego Drive, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80918.

“Gosh, it was all a dream!”

Warren looked up from his final exam cram session and laughed.

“It must have been some dream.”

“You bet! I dreamed we were graduating.”

“That explains why you tossed you CRC in the air...”

“Hope it didn’t break anything.”

“Well, let’s just say you can pay for a new lamp out of your magic money.”

Waldo unplugged the damaged desk lamp. “It was an amazing dream. I graduated last in the class, the guest speaker was a woman, and the Thunderbirds flew F-l 17s.”

“That’s fantastic!”

“What is? That the President was a woman?”

“No—”

“That the Thunderbirds weren’t flying F-16s?”

“No, the part where you graduated! As the upperclassmen say: there are an infinite number of days until our class graduates!”

Waldo sighed.

GRADUATES SELECTED FOR MAJOR

Regular Air

(Line Officers)

1983

1982

James L. Baldwin

Michael L. Bartley

Christopher M. Broyhill Brian T. Bishop

Frederick R. Cianciolo

Anne G. Campbell

Thomas N. Dietz John S. Crow

Sharon K.G. Dunbar Dwyer L. Dennis

Stanley T. Fleming Robert F. Fuschino

Scott P. Goodwin

Troy A. Hithe

Glenn E. James Garrett Harencak

Anthony J. Lazarski John W. Hesterman III

Kenneth A. Murphy

Glenn R. Payne

Joseph L. Rehm

William T. Horn

Carol Ann Jones

Thomas M. Mahoney

Jeffrey B. Rochelle James K. McLaughlin

Susan B. Rose

John D. Silvia

Marcus S. Miller

Steven F. Miller

Edward M. Stanhouse James O. Norman

Kurt A. Stonerock

Michael A. Rampino

Steven C. Suddarth Darryl L. Robertson

Stephen J. Werner

Tod D. Wolters

Mark D. Yakabe

Thomas L. Yoder

Susan C. Ross

Rowayne A. Schatz Jr.

David C. Schreck

Joseph H. Schwarz

David W. Ziegler Robert M. Stambaugh

Other Than Line Officers

Five members of the Class of 1981 were selected in the zone for the judge advocate category, while Neal Baumgartner, ’81, was promoted below the zone in the biomedical sciences category.

Four “Seventies” Graduates

Complete Honolulu Marathon

By Jim Hartney, ’75

The four “Seventies” graduates in the photo were out in the sun while most of you were cranking up your fireplaces. They recently completed the Honolulu Marathon... “they don’t get older they just get better.” From left are Lt. Col. (select at press time) Robert “Fuzz” Vaughn, ’78; Lt. Col. Barney Ballinger, ’77; Lt. Col. Doug Waddelow, ’76; and Lt. Col. Jim Hartney, ’75. All four were pushing paper at CINCPAC Headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii in March although all had orders to move in the next few months.

Jim Hartney, the oldest in the group, completed his third Honolulu, while Fuzz Vaughn finished his second. Barney Ballinger and Doug Waddelow completed their first ever, and both say they’re hooked into trying again.

Jim was leaving in April for F-15 training at Tyndall AFB, Fla. before arriving at Langley AFB, Va. in early summer. Fuzz was departing shortly thereafter for the Pentagon where he was to be the communicator for the Air Force Chief of Staff. Barney is to PCS this summer to Offutt AFB, Neb. to get back into the C-135, and Doug had a line on a job in Colorado Springs with SPACECOM.

The four agree with one thing while it’s important to learn and operate in the Joint world, it’s nice to “go home” again to the world of blue suits (or green bags!)

(Editor’s note: Our thanks to Jim Harney for the photo and story. At press time, he had qualifiedfor the Boston Marathon and was to run it on April 19 as a last hurrah before pulling Gs again in the F-15.)

Dragonfly Not Quite Out ofAir Force Inventory

By Bret C. Luedke, ’80

The Fall 1992 issue of Checkpoints contained the article on page 44 “Grads Help Retire Dragonfly.” In it, Lt. Col. Lawson “Butch” Barclay, ’68, states the Illinois Air National Guard, 182nd Tactical Air Support Group, “was the last unit in the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard to fly the aircraft,” referring to the A-37 Dragonfly.

Unfortunately, I must disagree with Colonel Barclay. The Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif, still flys four A-37 aircraft. The A-37 is used for various curriculum sorties including stall/spin training and as a basic platform for air-to-ground weapons deliveries of 500-pound MK-82s. In addition, the aircraft are used by other units at Edwards as support aircraft for various test programs.

The photo shows three USAFA graduates who were still flying

Humorous Anecdote Recounted of First Academy Commandant

(Editor’s note: Thefollowing story was passed along to us from Larry Cotton, ’59, son-in-law of retired Maj. Gen. Robert M. Stillman, the Academy’sfirst commandant, who died in May 1991. The story begins with Larry as a second classman.)

As second classmen, we took over the training of the entering new class. We wore white gloves to indicate our position as upperclassmen. On Day One for the new class, General Stillman and I both entered the quadrangle at Lowry AFB from opposite sides of his Comm Shop, both headed for the barber shop. As we converged, I saluted him. As we got closer to the barber shop, a New Cadet emerged, and stopped, obviously bewildered. With the two of us bearing down on him, he turned and saluted ME! I had the white gloves. The general started laughing and I rapidly gave the cadet his first lesson in military discipline.

Later, in the barber shop, while the general was under the draped sheet getting his hair cut, another New Cadet came double-timing through the door. Seeing that the cadet didn’t need one it was obviously already cut military length General Stillman said, “Mister, you don’t need a haircut. Report back to your flight commander.” The cadet replied, “Sir, I don’t believe you have the authority to tell me that.” My jaw dropped. General Stillman again started laughing and asked me to inform the cadet that he did have the authority. I assured him I would, and did, when I took him outside.

Two lessons in the space of 15 minutes. Later that night I thought about what the general would have said if I’d told him I was going to take over the Academy. White gloves are powerful weapons.

Two Reunions Scheduled

Stuttgart American High School (Ludwigsburg American High School in the ’60s) students and faculty, and dependents who lived in Butzbach, Germany from 1962-1968 are invited to their 1992 reunions.

The Stuttgart American High School closed on June 6, 1992. The all-class (1953-1995) reunion for students and faculty will be at Manhattan Beach, Calif. July 23-25. For more information, contact Patricia Hein Masters at 1111 Beryl St. #5* Redondo Beach, Calif. 90277. Phone: (310) 376-4115.

If you were a dependent who lived in Butzbach from 1962-1968, your 1993 reunion will be at New Orleans, La. Aug. 5-8. For information, contact Robert Ontiveros at 15560 La Entrada Drive, Moreno Valley, Calif. 92553. Phone: (909) 242-5475.

the A-37 at Edwards as of Dec. 1992. From left are Maj. Bret Luedke, ’80; Maj. Mike Carlson, ’80; and Lt. Col. Jim Payne, ’74. As of this writing (Feb. 1993) there was no scheduled date for the retirement of the A-37s at Edwards.

CLASS NEWS

Pete Todd

1250 Big Valley Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1015

Home: (719) 531-5874

FAX: (719) 531-6697

Percent members: 82

It’s probably in poor taste to refer publicly to the Falcons’ somewhat, shall we say, “unsymmetrical,” 1992 football season so long after it was laid mercifully to rest. Nevertheless, I feel obliged to cite the unflagging loyalty of a small but tenacious band of fans who braved both weather and the ridicule of neighbors (and gave up the chance for a real New Year’s Eve party) to cheer the Academy’s Liberty Bowl exertions from our new AOG building, Doolittle Hall. The national AOG staff and the Rampart Chapter jointly sponsored the Second Annual Liberty Bowl Extravaganza and more than 150 local grads, friends and families came out to pledge their hope and pool their misery. Among them were Jim and Rose BROWN, Larry and Maria FORTNER, Jon and Jacquie GALLO, Max MILLER and Karen Cooper, and Pete and Wendy TODD. It turned out to be a great evening (despite the score). If you haven’t seen Doolittle Hall yet, I think you’re going to be pleased with what you see at our reunion next year.

Speaking of gala events, congratulations to R.L. PENN and his new bride, Eugenia, who tied the knot on May 26. As best I can reconstruct events leading up to this astonishing union, R.L. decided to propose to this comely (see picture) Russian-born and -raised lady in an obscure Alabama dialect during a particularly noisy Connecticut blizzard. She thought he was offering to cook up a batch of his famous borsht and collard greens and readily accepted. By the time the misunderstanding was discovered, her courtesy, fair play and sense of humor overwhelmed her natural aversion to such a foolhardy undertaking and they went ahead with it. (By the way, I can personally attest to her sense of humor. When I spoke Russian with her on the phone, she graciously pretended that the strangling noise in her throat was caused by a touch of laryngitis rather than suppressed hysterics.)

R.L. assures me he plans to spend the whole summer, if necessary, searching for a suitable and profitable job... for Eugenia. Meanwhile, in anticipation of the ceremony, he cleverly planned a mini-East Coast ’59er reunion for the usual suspects on the weekend that the Storm of the Century deposited snowdrifts approximately the size of Pikes Peak all over New England. Pictures of survivors will be published when available. Nice timing, R.L.

Fortunately, Jerry GARBER was up visiting R.L. at the time and was therefore on hand to provide a little adult supervision to the proceedings. Jerry also reports that he’s begun career #3: tutoring reading, math and science in a clinic for people with learning difficulties. His charges are

The soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Penn (R.L. and Eugenia). mostly youngsters, although he says he also gets to work with “... some more senior citizens. Like us.” He’s loving it.

His family news is that Joan is apparently not suffering from the traditional retirement complaint (“too much husband; not enough money”); son Dan (USAFA ’92) is doing well at Kirtland AFB, NM, working at one of the labs; and older son John has moved back home “temporarily” (which normally means until the start of the next ice age).

In their abundant spare time, Jerry and Joan run a cut-rate flophouse for visiting classmates and families. Last Thanksgiving weekend, Max Miller and son Scott stayed with the Garbers in San Antonio, which turned into quite an adventure. Ed ROSANE called to invite Jerry, Max and Scott to fly to Corpus Christi with him in his Bonanza. Max was impressed, not only with the appointments of the airplane (claimed it was more comfortable than the airliner that took them from Colorado Springs to Denver on the trip), but also with Ed’s instructor technique as he let Scott fly his prized possession.

They all lunched with Pat MUSMAKER who is still teaching high school in Corpus. The conversation centered on Texas high school football and the intense competiton the sport engenders down there. Marlene is doing well, as evidenced by the fact that she had the good judgment to skip the lunch.

The following Sunday, HT and Linda JOHNSON and Ed and Sharon Rosane invited the families Garber and Miller out to eat and see the laser show at Fiesta Texas, the USAA-owned amusement/theme park in San Antonio. Max says it’s a class act and well worth seeing while in town. Especially since you helped pay for it.

HT is settling in at USAA, obviously being groomed for big responsibilities in the company. In addition to contending with that transition, he’s also been appointed to the Base Closure and Realignment Commis-

The 1992 Liberty Bowl bitter-enders” at Doolittle Hall. Front row from left are Wendy and Pete Todd, Jim and Rose Brown, Max Miller and Karen Cooper. Back row: Larry and Maria Fortner and Jacquie and Jon Gallo.

Preparing to overindulge at Fiesta Texas from left are Jerry Garber, Max Miller, H. T. Johnson, Sharon and Ed Rosane, Joan Garber, Linda Johnson, and Max’s son Scott.

sion, the group that plays the major tune in the elaborate biennial Kabuki Dance over which installations get closed in whose Congressional districts. Tough job, HT; good luck and keep your head down.

You’ll all be relieved to know that Jim REED has resurfaced. Two years ago, after I announced his candidacy to succeed me in this esteemed position (without checking with him, of course; Mrs. Todd didn’t raise no dummies.), he changed his phone number in Hong Kong, took to wearing embarrassing disguises when out in public, and undertook other devious stratagems to wimp out of the job. However, trapped by his own sense of duty and driven by an undeniable compulsion to write, he recently sent me an account of the 33rd Class Reunion (Asian Edition) of the Class of ’59, held in November, 1992 at Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club. Here are some edited excerpts of his note (which was delivered to me without a return address by an Oriental-featured courier who spoke no English):

The previous year’s reunion had been at the Hong Kong Hilton but in a phone booth. This time they had a Table for 4 at the FCC! The keynote speech was given by a member of the Class of ’59 who has constant problems in distinguishing his initial from his name, a certain J. JAY, and his wife, J.J., who is even more alphabetically challenged. Jim Reed suggests a sequel to the famous Abbot and Costello “Who’s on First” routine: “What’s the J. for?” “Jay.” “Yes.” “Yes, what?” Etc.

Jim says, “No photos were allowed, in order to perpetuate the myth that we have become just as gray around the temples and just as morphologically enhanced as the rest of the class. ...Following the keynote speech, we had a treasurer’s report. It’s apparent that we will need additonal cash reserves to plan for the 34th Asian Reunion since the price of San Miguel has gone up at least $5 a case.

“As a result, the treasurer (Reed) moved to require each ’59er to mail in $50 as a planning fee for the ’93 meeting. This also means the money will be put to good use before the new President and Congress take it out in taxes. If there is a shortfall, we will make it up from the Class of ’60.

“The reunion ended with the singing of the Air Force song by Jimmy Jay. Fortunately, we were able to persuade him to wait until we had him in a taxi and sent him off to the hotel.”

I can only reiterate that, with such imagination and narrative skills, Jim is a clear front-runner to be the next Class Scribe!

Finally, I learned from Dick COPPOCK, ’61, Exec VP of the AOG, that Sherrie Ryder, the now-married daughter of Bill DAVIS, dropped by the AOG offices to inquire about Bill’s ring. By coincidence, after Bill’s death in 1966, Dick had escorted Bill’s remains from Travis to the Academy for burial and met his widow, Linda, at that time. Linda (who, by the way, is now married to Mike CARNS’ brother) later donated Bill’s ’59 class ring to the Academy Library and Sherrie, age two, made the presentation to Fred METCALF, ’63. Sherrie appreciated Dick’s arranging for her to see the ring again and expressed a desire to be included in future class events. We plan to invite both her and Linda and their families to our reunion next year.

Have a great summer and let me know how you spent it so I can share it with the rest of the gang.

Chris Warack

690 Winding Hills Road

Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-2504

Percent members: 79

Another deadline and lots of news from several of our classmates coast to coast. There is still some snow here in Woodmoor, but by the time you read this it will be summer and another class will have been commissioned and the lineage gets longer. Let’s dive into the news.

Jim O’ROURKE sent me a letter to tell me he had a letter of interest to not only our class but others who knew Mike LOVE. I’ll include exerpts only: “Our names are Robin and Tom Love. We are writing to you with the hope that you can share with us your recollections of our father. He flew missions in Vietnam with the Bien Hoa Buzzards. March ’76 he perished at Edwards in a crash on Rogers Dry Lake. At the time we were 11 and seven years old. Now we are 28 and 24 and would like to learn more about who our father was, what he was like, who his friends were, etc.

“Toward that end, we hope you will share with us the experiences and memories that you have of Mike. Examples of information you could share might include colorful stories about him, run-ins you had with him, mistakes he made... anything that might add to the image we have of him as a hard-working, dedicated pilot. We want to know him as you knew

him! Please respond to either of these addresses; Tom Love, 7816 Hendrix N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110 or Robin Love, 2012 W. Cedar St., Unit B, Alhambra, CA 91801.” Please share your memories with these young people. Jim also wrote that Neils DELISANTI has returned from Russia and is back at the U of Puget Sound teaching business administration.

Tony BURSHNICK reports that a group of Beltway Bandits assembled Jan. 30 to celebrate what was believed to be George ELSEA’s 54th birthday. George had the flu and couldn’t make it, but they partied anyway... they celebrated Tom BURKE’s birthday instead. Tony is heading a group called the Defense Readiness Council which is planning to lobby congress concerning keeping the gays out of the military. He needs help from “heavy hitters only” as TROA, etc., will get the grass-root support out. The hearings will have started March 24; contact Tony if you need materials or have financial assistance. Other happenings: he and Karen will travel to Israel at the end of March as guests of the Jewish Institute for National Affairs hosted by the Israeli government. While Tony is involved in seminars and serious stuff, Karen will be a tourist and visit the sites of biblical significance and other historic sites.

Bob and Liliane BADGER said one of the party’s fundamental goals was to harass Derry ADAMSON who was a Buffalo Bills fan. Bob continues to ply his legal skills with the Dept of Justice. Liliane is with a private law firm. They invite you to call if you’re in the area and need a place to stay.

Ralph and Darlene LALIME are both employed. Ralph still works for Doug REKENTAHALER as a Beltway Bandit. He says Doug was in Moscow and then off to Budapest. They are excited about all the happenings in Eastern Europe. Darlene works for the legislative arm of the Virginia Dental Hygiene Association. One son, Chris, is captain of the crew team at George Mason U and son Jay is a freshman at Virginia Tech. The Lalimes and Rekenthalers are planning to join the ’59ers on the cruise to Alaska in May.

Tom and Mary Ellen BURKE wanted us to know that they have three out of college, two in and one to go. Jennifer is at Bill and Mary, and Katie is at Mary Washington College(?). He wanted to know the whereabouts of Ken BIEHLE and Dave LUCE. Ken is in th^Register and the data is believed accurate. Dave’s data is dated but could be right. Those of you in their backyard; please call them and ask them to write me so we can all be brought up to date!

From our traveling correspondent, Jim O'ROURKE: “The 1993 annual mini-reunion took place in Salt Lake City, as always, during the first week of March. It was blessed with a plentiful supply of beautiful snow for skiing, and the weather was perfect all week long. Our classmates who were present for the festivities all agreed that the rest of you were missing a great chance to see old friends and renew old memories. As time goes by they both become more precious, and also seem to change for the better.

“Not to forget, of course, that the snow was better this year than it has been for eons. Andy and Joan BIANCUR hosted the reunion and held a great party on Saturday night in their new digs on the side of the mountain above the city. Andy works for a major corporation in Salt Lake and is always ready to show any of you the sights of the area. Andy’s son Christian, an airman and medic, home from Wilford Hall at the time agreed to help bash the mountains and try to flatten them out. Jim and Bev O'ROURKE drove in from Tacoma, WA to try some of the Utah

Some participants in the 1993 mini-reunion, from left, are Jim O’Rourke, Ralph Lalime, Brian Kaley, Andi Biancur, Jim Glaza, and Greg Boyington.

snow. He reports that the snow in Washington was quite good this year, but still not as good as Utah’s. He is working for Boeing in the flight training department, since his flying job with Eastern vaporized a few years ago. He happily reports that his daughter, Leslie, has presented them with a granddaughter while still finding the time to complete her master’s degree in environmental engineering and working full-time for Stanford in that same field. An extraordinary lady!

“Greg BOYINGTON and his son, Greg, flew into town to slip the slopes fantastic. In the Bay area, Greg and Tom CHASE are partners in and managing apartments. Greg also is in a joint venture with son Greg restoring an old Victorian house for fun and profit. Brian KALEY arrived on Wednesday for the western snow. He is used to the Connecticut type, although at this time of the year he commutes from a place in Florida for his airline job. Jim GLAZA drove over from Colorado Springs to take part in the festivities and try to lead where others should not try to follow (straight down the mountain). Ralph and Darlene LALIME flew in for several days of great skiing.

“While at Brighton Ski Area, they followed where Jim led and Darlene had a mishap. This did not dampen their enthusiasm and the gang helped carry her into Andy’s house for the party where a good time was had by all. There was so much food that Joan was begging people to take some home with them. (Reminds me of visiting with Jim ALEXANDER in Piqua, OH when his mom fixed a washtub of spaghetti because, you know, cadets eat a lot! Andy had several weeks of leftovers in sight when we left the party.

“On a less happy note, Dick SHEPARD was missed at this year’s gathering. He is in Florida undergoing heavy chemotherapy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and Marsha during this battle. Those of you who did not come this year, but who could have, please keep the first week of March blocked for next year. Even if you don’t ski, there are many good times to be had while ‘reuning’ in the hotel hot tub or over dinner; and there is always good shopping and sightseeing available.” Thanks Jim!

Andi sent a supplement to Jim’s report: “Of course, there were those charter members of the 10 Percent Club who showed up one week late! Bill and Kathleen GILLIS and their sons Mont and Glen arrived on March 12 to ski for four days. Initially, Ken ALNWICK and son Keith were due to arrive on March 13 to join in, but Mother Nature met them on the East Coast during the snowstorm of the century and delayed their arrival by two days. We did manage one evening meal together before the Gillis’ had to leave. Avoiding spring break is one of the reasons to schedule the event the first week of March. This minimizes the length of the lift lines so that we can cram in more runs per day. Plan to be here in ’94.”

Andi has likely reached all of you by letter regarding a drive in conjunction with the AOG Building Fund which would recognize Val BORQUE. Remember, he was the first cadet to sign into the AFA, and unfortunately, the first graduate to lose his life in combat. Please give this serious thought and your financial support.

Had a long letter from Frank and Eve MAYBERRY. They returned to Alice Springs in February. They had returned to the states when TRW lost their contract in Woomera, Australia; but ever optimistic they left their campervan in storage down under and it looks as though they’ll have twoand-a-half years more of work and travel. They had a busy year before leaving though. Daughter Kari graduated from Colo State U in May and took the plunge on Sept. 12. She married Donald Szynskie in the gardens of the Phipps mansion in Denver. The newlyweds honeymooned in New Zealand for five weeks and then returned to set up houskeeping in Denver. Frank reported that he and Eve were able to spend some time with Charlie and Mercy THOMPSON while in Redondo Beach. Charlie is still with McDonnell-Douglas and in his spare time participates in a barbershop singing group. The Mayberrys also stopped in on Reb and Sue GUILLOT who live in Tucson. Reb is still with Hughes and his wife, Sue, is busy in real estate. Frank and Eve extend a welcome to weary travelers down under to come and stay a spell when in the neighborhood.

Change of addresses: Frank MAYBERRY, Box R146, APO AP 96548; Norm CONGDON, 1055 Red Oaks Loop NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122. Thanks for the info. Keep the letters and phone calls coming and a picture of gatherings would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Greetings from The Land of Enchantment! I have heard from several of the troops lately, so we’ll get right to the news.

Don MCCARTER reports that he is still busy teaching logistics courses at Brevard Community College in the vicinity of Satellite Beach, FL. Originally, most of his students were NASA employees, but he now has a large percentage of students from the “private sector.” Daughter Shannon graduated from Florida State University in 1990 and is an accountant in Orlando. Rachel attends Lees-McCrae College in North Carolina (Don also attended school there for a couple of years prior to Georgia Tech and joining us in the summer of ’57). Ryan is a senior in high school and tentatively plans to attend Florida State next year. Johnnie has her hands full keeping Don and Ryan organized however, Don admits to some occasional tennis and golf.

Mike QUINLAN reports that the Cottonbowl ’58 bunch got together during the latter part of February. In attendance were Rich MAYO and Randy CUBERO. As we visited, Mike was preparing for another session with the “Winos and Derelicts” in Vail. Also expected to attend were Bob BEST, Sam HARDAGE, Jim HINKLE, and Frank KISZLEY.

I understand the WILHELMs spent a month in Tucson recently where Jim took several golf lessons from Jerry LEFTON. Ron and Jeri FULLERTON were also visiting Arizona at the same time.

Received a great update from Bob and Winnie WAGNER. Bob is still the regional manager of the Bulk Distribution Network in Tampa, FL, and is required to travel throughout the state, South Georgia and New Orleans. The network is there to service the marketing strategies of the CSX railroad, and Bob adds that the commitment to quality and professionalism is just as important there as in his “previous life.” Daughter Valerie graduated from Tulane University last May (political economy, with honors) and is now living in Washington, D.C., where she works on Capitol Hill as a legislative correspondent for Senator Bob Graham. Son Scott lives in Tallahassee and is now involved with sales of home improvement products. Scott is very enthusiastic about his work, but he hasn’t been able to sell Bob some of his neater products. Keep after the old man, Scott! Winnie is in her fifth year with Hill and Knowlton and continues to enjoy working for a diverse list of clients which are primarily located in Florida and mostly concerned with environmental and health care issues.

From Northern Virginia, the STACKHOUSEs gained a son-in-law last fall, when Georgia married long-time beau Tom Gardiner. Bill and Rhoda had a lot of guests from out of town, including friends from Germany and Italy, for the event. Jeanette is a senior at James Madison University majoring in international business and has maintained close ties with friends in France she is hoping for an opportunity to work there following graduation. Rhoda continues her work as a speech pathologist in Gaithersburg, MD, in an elementary school for the ablebodied and orthopedically-handicapped population. As many of us know, Bill has been working very hard as an entrepeneur, and it appears that his project is achieving considerable success.

Marc ANDERSON, commander of the Air Force Operational Test Evaluation Center, reported that Norm CAMPBELL (AFMC/XP) and R.D. SMITH (AFMC/LG) were at Kirtland recently for the Air Force Material Command Commander’s Conference. Norm is expecting to move back to the “beltway” in the near future.

From East Falmouth, MA, B. Grant WILLIS writes that he is “still living the unhurried life of a country lawyer here on Cape Cod.” Wife, Sarah, is state tourism director and daughter Elizabeth (14) is a freshman in high school. B.G. adds tht he is looking forward to the ’96 reunion.

Thanks for info standing by to copy.

John W. “Jack” Jamba V saHTWg11

4 Judy Court **r'

Satellite Beach, FL 32937 m s

Home: (407) 777-5520 1

Office: (407) 861-3519

Percent members: 75

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Well, this is going to be a short column. Just got the Checkpoints in the

mail and only have a week to get my column in for the next issue. I was very pleased with all the coverage our 30th Reunion story and class column got in the last issue. Let me know if there is anything else about the reunion you would like me to mention next time.

I’ll start off with some sad news. Got a letter from Fran and Dave LEE after New Years. “Just a quick note to update you since our Christmas letter with news of a celebration for Bob KUCHLEWSKI’s one-year anniversary of his kidney transplant. Most sadly, on Dec. 22nd Bob’s wife, Charlotte, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness. It was a shock to us and will be an even bigger loss to Bob. He is holding up well under the circumstances. Dave and I were able to be at the hospital with him during this very difficult time. Services were held on Dec 24th. Fred HENDRYX made it here from Cincinnati. And I know Bob really appreciated it. Charlotte was my closest friend, so for me this is also very difficult. She was a giving, loving friend and a very special person in my life. We hope 1993 holds many blessings for you and your family.” Our deepest sympathies to Bob and his family; they have had more than their share of difficult times. Thanks for letting us know about this, Fran.

Next, I received a letter from Mary Jo and Charlie PRICE. Here it is: “Please forgive the note paper, but as I write, the packers are in the study and this is all I could find. Yes, I said the packers. After being in our new home in Louisiana for 3Vi months, we are on our way back to Valdosta. Charlie has been there since last month and, sound familiar?, I’m with the movers. The company offered him the job as plant manager there what could we say? To top it off our ‘old’ house was on the market and we are buying it back! NEVER write our address in ink.

“I’ve decided to give up real estate and work on my golf game. I did get lucky and make a hole-in-one here, but I still need lots of help. I have a long way to go to catch up with Charlie. You know the way to our ‘old’ house so we’ll be looking for you.” Thanks for the update, Mary Jo. I’ll be sure to stop in Valdosta next time I’m up that way.

Next, I got a letter from Paul LANDERS. “I have decided to retire from the Air Force. Officially, I will depart on 1 July, but I may actually leave earlier perhaps 6 June to make it an even 31 years. If I have no firm leads on post-AF employment by May, we will choose a spot in the southeast and settle. Until I asked to retire, I had been serving as DCS/Ops and Transportation for MAC, then for Air Mobility Command. I now serve as special assistant to the commander (Ron FOGLEMAN, USAFA ’63) in a holding pattern, working a number of special projects, but distanced from conflict of interest decisions concerning potential employers. Now to find the potential employers.

“My family is well. Oldest son, Scott, is flying for American out of Dallas, currently in upgrade training for DC-10 flight engineer. Scott and wife, Lee, are expecting our first grandchild in April. Grandma-to-be, Jo Anne, can’t wait! Middle son, Keith, has a growing painting and contracting business in Athens, GA., and continues with his musical career on a part-time basis. Youngest son, Paul, works with Keith when not doing duty as a C-130 loadmaster with the reserve unit in Atlanta; he is currently deployed 30 days in Saudi Arabia with his unit.

“Mike BUTLER has been promoted to major general. A long-time member of the Air Guard in Tennessee, he is now the Air Guard advisor to commander, AMC. In his other life, Mike is the honcho for operations for Northwest Air Link, a regional line, in Memphis. I expect to see Mike frequently until I retire.

“I see Dan PEMBERTON often. He is commander of the Channel Islands Air Guard Wing a C-130 unit gained by AMC. Dan is a recent promotee to brigadier general. I also see Warren SNYDER, who commands the associate reserve C-141 unit at Norton.

“Talked to John FLANAGAN last week. He was scheduled to speak to the Military Order of the World Wars in New York City, which is commanded by a friend of mine. My friend called later with praise for John’s talk. John stays busy with business and politics, and is determined to run for office again.

“Redtags dominated a central personnel board at Randolph in January. Four of the five panel chiefs were Redtags me, George HARRISON, Pete ROBINSON, and Mike BUTCHKO. The board president was another USAFA grad Brad HOSMER. George is now at Eglin running the Tactical Warfare Center, after returning from duties as DO at USAFE. Mike is also at Eglin, commanding the AF Development and Test Center, after several years of SPO duties on the C-17. Pete is commandant of Air War College and vice commander of Air University.

“Don SHEPPERD continues to do great work as deputy director of the Air National Guard at the Pentagon, a tough job which he manages to do to the satisfaction of both the Guard and active force no simple feat. Warm regards.” Thanks for the update, Paul. Good luck wherever you retire.

I saw an article in Air Force Times recently which described Butch VICCELLIO’s new Air Education and Training Command. It combines the

functions of Air University and Air Training Command as well as the portion of pilot training now done by Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command as well as Missle Combat Crew Training. The only major training organization not under Butch is the Air Force Academy. Consolidation of the new command still must await the appropriate environmental assessment. I saw another article in which Butch had joked about the troops in his command good-naturedly referring to AETC as “Air, etc.” Good luck in your new and expanding job, Butch.

That’s it for now. I ask five of you (any five, I don’t care) to please drop me a line as soon as you finish reading this column. I only have about two weeks to write my next column. Go Redtags! Jack.

Norman I. Lee III

17532 N.E. 38th Court

Redmond, WA 98052

Work: (206) 294-1665

Home: (206) 882-0968

Percent members: 76

wPlease note the change in my work telephone number. No job change involved just location and a longer drive to work.

The folks you see in the picture braved some very cold temperatures to spend a day touring the environs of TRANSCOM and AMC. Through the efforts of Lloyd KELLEY, George FREDRICKS and the CINC, Ron FOGLEMAN, a gathering of Golden Types were able to take advantage of Ron and Miss Jane’s wonderful hospitality for a day. Typical of my good fortune, I stumbled into the affair while on a short personal, business trip to southern Illinois. Truthfully, I stumbled across the threshold of the CINC’s house just in time to participate in the appetizers and drinks. Thus my ugly mug is not in the picture taken earlier in the day.

The handsome group included, from left in the back row: Dick SULA, George FREDERICK, Lloyd KELLEY, George GRAVES, the commander-in chief, Lee LILLY, Dick SHUTACK, Loran SCHNAIDT and Jim FAUSEY. The front row includes Diane SULA, Sharon FREDERICK, Miss Jane, Leslie LILLY, Lynne SHUTACK and Terri FAUSEY. Judge has moved back to the St. Louis area from California where he continues to serve as a federal judge. He plans on recruiting classmates with musical skills to organize some reunion entertainment. If you are interested, give him a call! Loran is a brigadier and assistant adjutant general for the Missouri Guard. One of his co-guardsmen is George GRAVES who serves as the air commander for the F-15 wing flying out of Lambert Field in St. Louis. Dick SULA says he is enjoying his new teaching career he went back to school to get his teaching certificate. George FREDERICK will command the Air Weather Service until he retires in June. He and Sharon are looking at several options but it looks like they would enjoy Texas the most. Lee LILLY and Dick SHUTACK both reside in the Chicago area. Lee continues to work for Northrop and Dick is with Delta. Jim FAUSEY is Ron’s reserve advisor in my opinion, a very important job in today’s Air Force.

After the social a number of us went to the Officers Club for dinner. While wandering (aimlessly) around the club, I ran into a former copilot from my squadron on Guam the 54th Weather Recon Sqdn. This young fellow was one of 11 second lieutenants right out of flight school assigned to the unit during the spring and summer of 1983 and that evening he was celebrating his on-time selection to major. I remember, just

like it was yesterday, welcoming those young folks into the squadron. Ouch!

As I was writing this column, Dave NUSS called and reminded me of an AOG potluck next weekend. If any of you have an AOG chapter within your reach you should seriously consider joining in. A chapter offers opportunities to stay tuned to the Air Force and the Academy and many chances to meet and network with people working in different sectors of the economy. When you need some investment, legal, or medical advice or where to find the really good Italian restaurants in town, what better way is there but to seek out a fellow grad maybe he will help pay for the dinner. It is truly a great experience.

Jimmie BUTLER forwarded copies of recent correspondence from our classmates responding to the January reunion mailout. The response has been absolutely fantastic. Plans are being made! Some examples follow: Howard KRAYE wrote from Albuquerque to tell Jimmie (The Bouncer) that he would be there. Norm SCHULZE promised to organize the Delta hospitality suite. Norm was also on the lookout for Paul MOORE and Ray HAMILTON. Fred BAUER committed to being there. Fred, retired in the DFW area, thanked Jimmie in advance for doing a great job. Dennis and Sharon SCOTT wrote to volunteer their services. Tad DURHAM suggested finding and inviting Tom CARLSON’s parents to the memorial ceremony. Heartily concur! Tad also suggested an update on the Air Force that most of us left some time ago he calls it Air Force 101. Jed DALE’S letter provided us with some updates: his sister’s daughter from Great Bend, KA, Christina Misegadis, will be in the Class of 1997. Jed was also working on the whereabouts of Paul MOORE.

Bob MACFARLANE checked in and admitted he was sincerely curious about visiting the Academy for the first time since graduation. Phil MAYWALD has put out a challenge to anyone who thinks they can beat him one morning over a 5K or 10K run. We may also need a doctor or two on the course. Warning: Phil qualified for the Boston Marathon this year. I’m bringing my clubs and driving a cart. Randy REYNOLDS’ new address is 1130 Trevino Terrace, San Jose, CA 95120-2900. How do we know? His mail-out was returned. Johnnie EDWARD’S mailing was also returned. Art JOHNSON was interested in USAFA settings in the early ’60s to be turned into pen-and-ink sketches. Art thinks they might be a good fund raiser any suggestions? Steve DOTSON volunteered his services and volunteered the news he was retiring from the reserves in April.

Andy WARD found Paul MOORE! 28 Partridge Lane, Madison, CT 06443. Andy works USAF Casualty Matters at Randolph and is set to retire 1 April. He also has a line on Bob KENNEDY and Harry MURK. Bob HAYES has moved back to Colorado and lives in the Palmer Divide area. Bob also says Bill BALL was building a house in the same area. Doug HARDGRAVE called from Dallas passed on Tony GILL’s address. Pat CARUANA was at USAFA to speak to cadets and called to offer his help. Said he would talk up the reunion in the D.C. area. Pat said he had received a recent article from Cal NAY tracing Caruana genealogy leading to the mafia and Columbian cartels. Cal wrote from West Virginia saying he didn’t think he would be able to make it back to the reunion. Jerry BOWERS’ son-in-law, a member of the Class of 1992, called to get information on the reunion for Jerry.

One of the most interesting responses was from Ralph WETTERHAHN. Ralph FAXed his response and Jimmie received the FAX dated tomorrow. Ralph was sending the FAX from JUSMAGTAHAI (Bangkok). I am including some of Ralph’s FAX:

Thanks for the data on the upcoming reunion. Will try to make it though it’s a bit of a “drive” from Bangkok. After retirement in September, I started an aviation services company here in the Kingdom. It has kept me incredibly busy with enough projects to last a dozen years. We’re leasing commercial jets, hiring out pilots and maintenance crews, and turning on joint ventures between Thai operators and the “Viet Cong”! Yes indeed.

Went to the DRV last year while I was still a blue suiter. We took Ken Quinn from the State Department up to Hanoi on POW/MIA business. When he found out I knew and flew with Robertson (one of the POWS reportedly in the famous threesome photo) and was on the mission but not the same flight as Robbie,

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he invited me in for some talks. When the Viets found out I’d dropped iron on them they were quite interested. A lot of questions. So then I said I’d like to meet some of their old fighter pilots and they made it happen. Took a three-hour tour of their AF Museum with one of their “Heroes” and crawled all over Mig-17s, 19s, 21s, a captured F-5, A-37, and various Russian helos. Then we drank some awful-tasting beer and swapped lies for a bit. Anyway, the boys up north know me and we’ve been able to get down to business.

Ralph’s FAX number is 0011-719-528-6083. He uses Box R 3118 JUSMAGTHAI, APO AP 96546 for a mailing address. Name of the company is R&R Aviation Service, Ltd.

One bit of personal news, my picture was in the USNA Shipmate. My dad, USNA Class of 1940 where “only ’40 is four oh”, remarried last year to a lovely lady with three sons. With four sons in our family the total comes to seven sons and, as such, was worth a picture and a comment.

Well, that about covers every thing here. We, the reunion committee and your scribe, look forward to hearing from many more of you before the next time I write this piece (approx 20 June). Until then, take care.

Bob Hovde

1360 Green Hills Court

Duncanville, TX 75137

Home: (214) 780-0724

Work: (214) 708-6340

Percent members: 76

AIR FORCE TIMES. Yes, it is still possible to get good information from the Air Force Times. Although most of us are now civilians, a few hardy souls are still wearing the blue (Coast Guard) suit. Sorry, but the new uniform reminds me of something that is normally worn by people who live on ships.

Anyway, Bob THOMAS is noted as being promoted to major general. He is vice director of the North American Aerospace Defense Command combat operations staff at Cheyenne Mountain AFB, CO. Lee DOWNER also made two stars. He is the deputy chief of staff for Operations at Headquarters, USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany.

John HOFFMAN, who is the chief test pilot at Vought Aircraft for the Pampa aircraft (and who is hoping it will become the Air Force’s choice for the next generation trainer) had the chance to give a ride to Glenn Nordin, one of our AOCs in the 12th Squadron. Glenn is the editor of the Daedalius Flyer magazine. Glenn said that while he (Glenn) was obviously the World’s Greatest Fighter Pilot, since John had given him a ride, John could claim to be WGFP-2. John has issued a challenge of sorts. Are there any other ’64 grads who are still being paid to fly upside down? It’s a tough life, but someone has to do it!

CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS CARDS. There were no change-of-address cards this time, but there were two AOG Biographical Information sheets. Wayne MCKENNEY is now the executive director of the Hillsborough Rural Community Development Corporation in Tampa, FL. He registered the remarks that the Academy should keep their band (made up of enlisted members). Some Washington group said that money could be saved if cadets played in the band instead. Wayne said that the

“WGFP-1 and 2: Glenn Nordin and John Hoffman afterflight.

cadets had other things to learn besides music. He also said that if we must civilianize the academic department, look for graduates to fill as many slots as possible.

Tom TIETENBERG noted that he has been appointed the Christian A. Johnson distinguished teaching professor at Colby College, ME. He also was sent by the United Nations to be an advisor on global warming policies at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, in June, 1992. He also celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary last year. Now, that’s impressive! Congratulations!

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Tom WEBSTER pointed out to me an article in the February 14th Dallas Morning News about the battle between General Motors and NBC over the faked GM pickup truck fire on one of the NBC programs. There was a great picture of Harry PEARCE, General Motors Corp. general counsel giving a briefing on how NBC staged the fire by using model rocket motors. Besides being general counsel, in November Harry also took over the oversight of GM Hughes Electronics Corp. and Electronic Data Systems Corp. in Dallas. Not bad for a boy from Bismarck, North Dakota (is there still a North Dakota?). Also, if you missed the last Checkpoint’s article on the new AOG vehicle, it said that Harry had been instrumental in getting a GMC Sierra Club Coupe pickup truck donated to the AOG.

LETTERS. Butch MCGEHEE writes that he finally retired on July 1, 1992, moved to Kettering, OH, and went to work for TAMSCO, a small company that does logistics process analysis, lays out process improvements, and builds the supporting computer systems, if needed. (Butch, do you know what any of that means?) He sees Ed MECHANBIER a lot. Ed is spending his reserve tours with the Joint Logistics Systems Center, with which Butch is trying to get business. Butch says he has moved into a neighborhood that has no one connected with the government. He says he doesn’t miss the Air Force because of all the rapid change and “The inability of us who are qualified to be in AARP to change rapidly.’’

now. Talk it up! I challenge each member of our class to write or call at least three friends and former squadron mates especially those who are not AOG members and encourage them to join us at the 30th reunion. And for those who are not AOG members, ask them to join. Most of the information about the reunion will be published in Checkpoints. Let’s set our goal to get every living graduate of our class together at the 30th. Deal?

How ’bout these old desert rats!: Tad OELSTROM (left) and Mike SHORT (right). You can tell Tad is leaving, because he has the medals and the bigger smile. This photo was taken October ’92 when Mike assumed command of the 4404th Combat Wing from Tad. Mike had been serving on the Air Combat Command staff and was pleased to be back in the field. That’s why he’s smiling. Hats off to you both, and congratulations to Tad, our new major general. Looking at these slim generals makes me want to diet. Only two years to slim down before the reunion.

“And the Legend Lives On...”

Fred OLMSTED writes about the first-ever AFA Alumni vs. AFA Varsity baseball game in late September. The baseball duo from the Class of ’64 continued (28 years later!) where they left off in 1964. For Fredo (starting pitcher) three up, three down against the Academy team. For MCARTOR (Al) he started, caught three full innings, and got a hit! Indeed, the Legend Lives On!

Thanks for the letters and phone calls. I print all rumors as well as the occasional fact.

Skip Cox 29433 No Le Hace Drive Boerne, TX 78006

Home: (210) 981-2308

Office: (210) 224-5306

Percent members: 68

Greetings from San Antonio. This issue of Checkpoints heralds the 28th anniversary of our graduation from the Academy. Seems like only yesterday we celebrated the 25th together. Time has gone supersonic. Just two years ’til the 30th and time to start planning for what will be the most awesome gathering of graduates in the history of USAFA. We don’t know exactly when (best guess is the fall of ’95) or where (let’s assume the usual mecca near Colorado Springs), but there is one call to action for

Talked with Guy ENGLER who’s living in Centerville, OH. Guy left the AF after 21 years and works for the Analytic Sciences Corp performing high-level analysis of global business conditions. Guy is working a govt contract to establish domestic production capacity for critical materials. He and the TASC team are helping to transform sagging domestic manufacturers into viable, profitable operations capable of competing internationally. Big challenge! Guy has a relatively young family. After marauding his way across Europe as a bachelor, he married his Connecticut Yankee, Lois, in 1975. They now have three children Kristen (10), Eric (7) and Kimberly (3).

Talked with Brian ESTERBY. Brian left the AF after 14 years to work for Boeing in Seattle. After a year there he moved to Martin-Marietta for two years and is now settled in Colorado Springs working for RDA as the Logicon program manager for the National Test Bed (has to do with SDI). Brian finished his 25-year military career with the AF Reserves. Son John just graduated from Florida State U. and daughter Erin, now a high school senior, is commited to FSU, too. Seems that wife, Jean, and all her ancestors have done the tomahawk chop. Family tradition is strong medicine.

Brian reports that Ed DUFF retired last fall in Albuquerque at a wonderful celebration that reflected the great esteem Ed’s fellow colleagues felt for him. Ed apparently changed hats and is still working the same black projects in the weapons lab. Wild Bill DOUGLAS is pursuing his work as an MD (OB/GYN) in California. Bill earned his MD at Case Western Reserve in Ohio then served his 20 with the AF. He worked with an HMO for five years, but decided he’d rather practice on his own. Bill’s biggest frustration with today’s health-care system is the administrative inefficiency drives the cost up from 23 to 52 percent, according to a recent study. Bill devotes about 15 percent of his practice to serving lowincome women. Well done! Daughter Rebecca is a sophomore at U. of Virginia and studying in Paris (France, not Texas). Wife, Ginnie, a former staffer for Congressman George Bush, is the asst dir for Legislation for the Dept of General Services in California. She also serves as a commissioner on the National Institute of Building Sciences in Washington, D.C., a position she has held for several years.

This just in: Tom GORGES is transferring to Brooks AFB this summer as deputy commander for the Center for Environmental Excellence. He’s going to turn the AF green. Welcome, Tom. Sad news: We heard from Tom DURHAM (’63) that Tim WHEELER is completely paralyzed except for finger movement in one hand. He’s in the hospital, but we don’t have any details. Tim can communicate via CompuServe #75270,1530.

Tim, we wish you the best recovery possible.

Talked with John VICKERY who completed a 25-year AF career and is now flying Continental airliners (A300s) out of Newark, NJ, and living in Montgomery, AL. Happy traveling, and lots of it. Wife, Sarah, is the acquisitons librarian at Air University; son Stuart graduated from Duke and works in D.C., and son Peter attends Emory U in Atlanta.

Steve AMDOR completed his AF career and is working in Albuquerque for Science Application International Corp which has the support contract for the AF Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland AFB. More specifically, Steve is developing the F-22 operational test concept and plan. Wife, Donna, also works for SAIC (security), and she and Steve are enjoying their three granddaughters.

Talked with Jack CORMAN’s mother, Dorothy. Jack is still single and living in Bangkok, Thailand. He joint-ventured with two other partners to build three factories in Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Bangkok that manufacture plastic containers similar to Tupperware. They’re having great success marketing the line of products in the Pacific Rim. Jack, one of seven children, bought a vacation home on Bali, Indonesia and enjoys visits there with family.

Received a letter from A1 ROWE who lives in Logan, UT. A1 started a PhD program in instructional technology in ’91 and plans to finish this fall. He’s also operating his own company, Illiad. Al’s idea of a perfect day is cross-country skiing in the Utah mountains followed by a soak in the Crystal Hot Springs just north of Brigham City. Wife, Liliane, is a realtor; son Anton graduated from UC San Diego, and son Brenden is a third classman at USAFA. Thanks for writing, Al.

Bruce GROSSETTA

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his daughter Holly’s wedding. The guy in the middle dressed for a wedding is the father of the bride a bit dazed at the cost. The guy on the left, wearing the faddish power tie is Dave ALMQUIST, a very successful law firm administrator in Manhattan. The guy on the right is Larry FARRELL. According to Bruce, even though Larry is smiling and having a good time, one can see from the top of his head the great cost required to become a major general.

Speaking of weddings, Bruce was best man for Dave Almquist when he wedded the former Katherine Tolf of New York fashion industry fame. Bruce describes the elegant lawn reception at their country home, complete with candlelight dinner under a canopy and a six-piece chamber orchestra. Why weren’t we invited? Bruce and wife, Gail, are developing a small international business consulting firm. They deal mostly with Mexico, but have begun to branch out into other parts of the world. The work is never dull. To hedge his bets, Bruce has been talking to Doug MELSON, Lee ALTON, and Bill COLE about joining them at Southwest Airlines. Bruce quotes them as saying, “They can’t think of a better parttime job.”

Larry STONE writes that he retired last fall and moved to Colorado Springs. He’s working for Woodland Real Estate, just earned his broker’s license and needs business. Larry spends his spare time general contracting his and Ann’s “dream” home between Woodland Park and Divide. We heard from Bill VINSON who’s living in Agoura, CA, with wife, Cindy, and two children, Jim (15) and Amanda (12). Bill retired from the AF Reserves in ’86 and works for Lockheed where he was recently promoted to vice president and general counsel of the Lockheed Corp. Congratulations! Bill has been in touch with two other classmate attorneys: Charles COMPTON and Fletcher “Flash” WILEY both doing well. Also heard from Charlie THOMAS, who retired in Feb. ’92 and settled in Fort Washington, MD. He and wife, Gloria, have four children : Daryl (25), Kevin (17), Cody (10) and Christopher (9). Charlie divides his time

as a professor at Prince Georges County Community College and as a realtor with Coldwell Banker.

That brings me to the end of this issue. Let us hear from you. Don’t procrastinate. Rather than confuse you with a different address for each of the four class scribes in San Antonio, we ask everyone with class news to use Neil Stone’s address: 3506 Hunters Sound, San Antonio, TX 78230. Finally, special thanks to each of you who shared your experiences and time by letter, phone and fax. Check six.

Ryan Denny

1210 Applewhite Road

O’Fallon, IL 62269

Home: (618) 624-4255

DSN: 576-5007

Percent members: 72

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Greetings, Redtags! Thanks to all of you who sent letters and Christmas cards to keep us all up to speed on your news and views. A special thanks to Spence DANIELS for a great letter and the picture you see here of the Southwestern Savages. Spence has been working for Ball Aerospace Corporation in Albuquerque as a senior engineer and has been keeping in touch with fellow ’66ers in the southwestern U.S. He wrote to tell us about Dale SCHMIESING’s last few months. Dale lost his battle with cancer and died just after Christmas. Dale had been a top broker for Merrill Lynch in Omaha and a part-time farmer in Iowa. While he fought his cancer, he continued to do both and was able to join some classmates for a mini-reunion in Albuquerque. Spence wrote that Dale’s funeral was a very positive celebration and that his relatives told him that the chance to get together with some classmates was very special to him.

At the mini-reunion in Albuquerque are Dale Schmiesing, Spence Daniels, Ed Tooley, Joe Faix, Kevin McElvain, Ed Dibello, and Gary Van Valin (sitting).

Spence also brought us up to date on some other Redtags in the area. Joe FAIX was working in AFOTEC until he retired in January and was “looking for something big”. Kevin MCELVAIN is flying for Southwest Airlines out of Phoenix another one of those retired colonels who just couldn’t squeeze by on retirement pay and had to go for the big bucks. (Save me a place!) Ed DIBELLO has been out of the Air Force for a while and is working for Sandia National Laboratories. Gary VAN VALIN is retired and was doing some consulting work between Albuquerque and Washington while looking for something permanent in the Albuquerque area. (If I type “Albuquerque” a few more times, I might learn how to spell it right.) Ed TOOLEY was still the support group commander at Kirtland AFB the last time I checked and was managing to keep his 200 tenant units happy. Thanks again for the great letter Spence.

Arne WEINMAN is retired in Spokane and has been building houses for a living (and for fun). He has started a company called First Team Construction and is building classy homes in the Spokane area. If any of your are moving up there, you’ve got a builder you can trust. Conni TWAY writes that she has been “keeping the Western Hemisphere safe for democracy” by managing Air Force Civic Action projects in Central and South America, while husband Duane has been working in organizational effectiveness and finishing up his PhD in human resource development. The Tway’s are moving to Tucson when Bergstrom closes this year.

Congratulations to Dick BETHUREM for his selection to major

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general. As the commandant of cadets, he is tackling some tough problems to put realism into cadet leadership training. Congratulations also to astronaut John CASPER for his recent flight on the Space Shuttle Endeavor. This was John’s second flight and his first as mission commander. All that time at zero gravity has kept John as young looking as when he graduated 27 years ago.

I a few more of you don’t start sending me letters, you are going to force me to start telling you about all my flying trips (yes, I still fly the mighty C-130 Herclues), and we don’t want that to happen, do we? The fighter pilots amoung you will sneer and the big airplane drivers will shake your heads condescendingly, but I’m still having fun. So, to save yourselves from my war stories, pick up that computer and word process me a letter. When you travel around this summer, look up a classmate drink his beer, bore his kids, and write us a letter about it. Until then, Happy Landings!

I have a new source of class input... Roger CARLETON furnished me with some of the notes he received over the holidays. From those, come these:

Ralph FEMRITE prefaced his note with “Another great year of golf, snow skiing, and watching the Falcons win...” That says a lot. Ralph is the DP at the Academy now, and the pace at this job is described as “much slower and more relaxing” than at his last. Wife, Tommi, is very active in her work with a worldwide ministry and she helped write a book, workbook and training session for teaching prayer seminars. Their children and grandchildren are in Texas and doing well. The Femrites went/stayed home for the 25th where they had a great time and Ralph won the “least changed” award...

Walt and the VISINSKYs wrote, also from C-Springs, where he is the director of C-4 Operations for Space Command. That he describes as being a “fancy title for the guy responsible for making sure the phones work and who gets called whenever they don’t ...” His wife, Linda, active in church work, is their church’s office manager. Their kids are growing: daughter Monica is on her way towards a PhD while daughter Jessica is involved in a wide variety of high school activities while still achieving great grades.

Smokey Mel GREENE wrote from Austin, where he is closing Bergstrom down, then expects to head to Tucson. Their daughter Christi begins college next year, likely at A&M or the U of Texas. She seems to be inclined toward medical programs, and is still active in equestrian competition. The Greenes are expecting their first grandchild this spring.

Bob DRABANT and family are still in ’Vegas, where he is chief of the Air-to-Air Analysis Branch for the 57th Fighter Wing. He likely has a record of some sort as he attended four reunions this past year: Stealth Fighter, 30-year high school, 20th Aggressor, and our own AFA 25th.

P.C. BURNETT is also in C-Springs, where son Daniel is a high school junior playing soccer and basketball. He is coming up on college decision time. Meanwhile P.C. and Sharon are enjoying the newest member of their family, an Irish wolfhound pup.

From St. Charles, MO, came greetings from Andy and the BUSH family. He is flying as a first officer for TWA. Their second grader Zach is doing all the usual boy stuff, and Andy is giving him the benefit of his expertise by teaching him to fish.

Buz CARPENTER, formerly of Ramstein and now at Beale AFB, CA, wrote that he had two big 25s last year: wedding anniversary and class reunion. Daughter Kris graduated from Stanford this summer; Kim is studying psychology at UC Santa Barbara; and Kelli is burning up the back roads around Beale as a new driver’s license holder. The daughters put together for them a surprise 25th anniversary party that sounds like it was a great time. Buz and Nancy decided they deserved something to help them enjoy California to the fullest so they acquired a convertible.

Paul SELLERS and family are still in Virginia; but he traveled a bit this year to Kathmandu and New Delhi and later to Jordan, Egypt and Israel via Geneva and Ankara all in 10 days. Their three daughters Amy, Andrea, and Allison are doing well as scholar athletes.

And from Southlake, TX, Mike GILES and family wrote and described aspects of their 1992. Mike is now retired from his reserve position, work

ing for GTE and also a part-time professor at a local college in his “off time.” He had a particularly successful year as an AFA recruiter, having helped three students into the Academy and another into the prep school. Son Brian will move this year to the A&M system, where he will continue his landscaping and horticulture studies. Paula is a professor for the DeVry Institute of Technology in Dallas.

Thanks, Roger for forwarding those notes to me, so I can share their news with the rest of the class.

FLASH FLASH. I have it on good authority that Loretto Heights, once a haven for tea dances and other dates, was sold to some business school, and now caters to foreign students. Say it isn’t so. That would mean that both CWC and LoHi have gone to the great beyond.

From Neal DUGGAN, formerly of Fighting Fourth Squadron and now in Manchester, CT: He was inspired to initiate among the old CS-14 guys a newsletter similar to that of CS-07, and sent me a copy. From that comes the following: Mike RYAN and family are at Hanscom AFB where he is the director of Advanced Technology, and from where he will likely retire this year; Pat FINNEGAN is the director of Safety at Wright-Pat; Danny BURNS and wife, Cindy, live in Denver where he is a 747 IP; Butch ARDIS and wife, Mary Jo, remain in Ohio with Butch working at Wright-Pat; Walt TASHNICK owns and operates a small business in Austin, TX; John OTIS and family live in New Orleans; John DAVIS is retired in the San Antonio area; and Tom CUNNINGHAM works for Ford in Michigan. Neal is a training instructor for an insurance company and his wife, Carol, teaches. Their daughter Meredith graduated from MIT and son Tim is a freshman at Ithaca College in New York. Neal sent a copy of the 25th Reunion memorial program with its tribute to Scott ALBRIGHT and Jim STEADMAN. At the reunion the 4th contingent toasted their absent friends. As should we all.

Les JENSEN sent a card catching me up on him and his clan. He made it to the 25th and commented that the attending CS-06 guys had mellowed a bit, but that was to be expected from the old farts. Les always has had a way with words. He is still flying F-16s with the Guard, but is looking at retiring in ’94 and moving on to teaching the violin(?).

Bill HALL sent a Holiday Seagram 7 newsletter. It sounds as though Len VERNAMONTI has aged the least of their gang. Ven and Diane HAMMONDS are settled in Alaska where Ven is the CC of the 616th Airlift Support Sq., following a different activity and climate at Travis. George FRUSHOUR and family got the award for having traveled the furthest for the 25th... Oslo, Norway is not just down the road. Rick RODRIGUEZ is looking at retiring this summer and going into teaching, likely in the Austin area. Chris DYSART is currently an advisor to the Royal Saudi AF, living in Riyadh. And the CS-07 crew all thank Tom and Beth GRIESSER for hosting the 14 of them over the 25th. It sounds like a good time was had by all. Except perhaps for the clean-up crew.

From the AOG: very little. That must mean that many of us are settling in, at last. Movers in the recent past include Dan MORGAN who moved just down the road in Temecula, CA; Tom HEPNER who made a big change from Houston to Bethlehem, NH; and Ralph PALMER, who moved around but remained in Riverside, CA.

Over the years I have acquired a few claims to fame, most of which I wish I could disclaim. One recent one was rather pleasant; I claim that I am the last of our year group selected to 0-6, in the zone... With my lengthy break in service I got a bit behind the promotion power curve, a fact which does not go unnoticed to those who know that my 0-7 wing CC and I graduated together. Perhaps one day, I will have a further claim if it is he who does the pin-on.

Actually, I have a second claim. You may recall that last year I entered the USAFE ski competition and was back in the pack, or in the stands, or somewhere far off the pace. This year I won the masters’ GS. Damn, it was fun...

And with that thanks for your letters. And let’s all hoist one for absent friends and fallen comrades.

Tim Davidson rg—t Mt

12 Lake Lorraine Circle |-p f

Shalimar, FL 32579-1618

Home: (904) 651-1372

Office: (904) 884-2273

DSN: 579-2273

Percent members: 70

A short play from the continuing saga of “All My Classmates.” Scene l,Act 1: Spouse to ’68er: “Well, Darling, now that we have decided to go to your 25th reunion, did you call the airlines, the car rental place, the Embassy Suites to reserve our room for the 20th-24th of

October, and send a donation for the class gift?” ’68er to Spouse: “Love of my life, I thought you were going to do all of those things you know, just like you do all of the holiday greeting cards.” Spouse to ’68er: “Instead of finding blame for who was supposed to do it, Lamb Chop, why don’t we just drop everything that we’re doing now and make the reservations together?!” Camera pans to ’68er and Spouse as they embrace, kiss, and then camera pans to a seashore scene. Scene 2,Act 2: You and your spouse/significant other: If you still haven’t gotten your “act” together, please repeat lines in Scene 1,Act 1 as frequently as necessary so we can all share in your companionship in October. Finis. See you and the rest of the cast in Colorado this October!

HELLO ’68! This may be the last class column that you see before our 25th, so please try your best to join in the merriment that is bound to ensue. The reunion will not be the same without you!

FROM THE MAILBOX; Many thanks for the wonderful outpouring of cards and letters from nearly 100 of you during the holidays. My neighbors were either jealous or thought I was on the receiving end of a huge chain letter!

After spending the better part of their adult lives in France with the Navigators, Geoff and Diane GORSUCH have taken up residence in the friendly environs of Louisville, CO. Their ministry has touched thousands in Europe and has most recently reached deep behind the crumpled Iron Curtain to Moscow itself. Welcome home fellow travelers and friends! I look forward to hearing of your exploits in October.

We also received late greetings from Rhip and Betsy WORRELL, as Rhip apologized for always being “a little behind.” Rhip took charge of the National Test Facility in Colo Spgs in December and because of short notice orders is in a communting marriage until Betsy can sell their house in Virginia. Good luck amigos.

grads, but space does not permit a full rundown of the gang. If you are interested in tracking down Rich ABRAMSON, Dave BARRS, Doug BATCHELOR, Jack BOWEN, Bill BROCKETT, Mike BURGAMY, Jim COCHRAN, Pete DAVIS, Maurice ECUNG, Larry EVANOFF, Buzz GLADE, Tom HARKNESS, Charlie HOLLAND, Frank MARTIN, Jim NEU, Mac PHILLIPS, Scott PILKINGTON, Gene ROSE, Mike THOMAS, or Jim WEST, please call Bob. Also, if you have a lead on how he can get in touch with Ken MCELREATH, please let him know.

Greetings were received from Gary and Mary HOFFMAN from their new abode near Puget Sound, WA. Gary is the vice wing commander at McChord while Mary is shoring up the Red Cross station on base. Son Marc is doing well and made a successful transition from Hawaii to honors classes and football.

A special thanks to one of our class’ best organizers and updaters, Bob DALEY, for sending me some pictures from the last Airlift Convention. As you can tell from the photo above, we were well represented. Bob provided me a host of information on the whereabouts of 21st Squadron ’68

What you’llfind at “McDonalds” today it’s a boy!

Gary and Linda MCDONALD shared the blessings of the holiday season with their first-born son, Connor. Gary said it was worth the 46-year wait to have his first kid! He is also looking forward to seeing everyone at our 25th.

We got a great Feliz Navidad from Marty and Claudia COLE in Albuquerque; “excerpts from the not so rich and famous” from Joe and Karen MICHEL in San Diego; a lovely card and update from Cynthia BORAH, who wrote that Steve is alive and well at AMC (that’s MAC spelled sideways) as the assistant XO; a good newsy letter and card from Bob and Thuy JOHNSTON at Maxwell, AFB; and a card, letter, and news clipping from Joel and Lin GORDES which discussed Joel’s business concerning gas turbine engines in the September 14, 1992 Hartford Journal Business Weekly.

Butch BARCLAY had a rough farming effort with too much wetness too late in the year that caused a late harvest. Other than that, he is still enjoying his reserve duty and the family is fine. He also sent a great Christmas update on some of the gang that he corresponds with. Bob MACALUSO is now a colonel in the AF Reserve. Bob STIER is vice commander of the 28th Wing at Ellsworth AFB and is flying the B-l bomber. Joe “Jay” BARNES is still in the reserves flying C-141s out of Charleston AFB. Mike KARAFFA retired from the AF and is now a free-lance artist, specializing in aviation art.

’68’s Pilot “Navigator” returns home. From left are Geoff Gorsuch with daughter Nicole, wife, Diane; and daughter Julie.

’68’s contingent at the 1992 Airlift Convention. From left are Brooke Bailey, Mike Moffitt, Charlie Siefert, Charlie Holland, Bashful Bob Daley, Charlie Coolidge, Gene Rose, and Stu Thomson.

Dana Drenkowski and furry friend.

This neat photo of Dana DRENKOWSKI with a sea lion pup was taken during one of Dana’s weekly volunteering efforts at the Marine Mammal Center in Marin County, CA. In addition to attorney duties, Dana is also in the Army Reserves and was part of a five-man team to rescue San Francisco’s famous wayward whale, “Humphrey.” Dana writes that he was wearing his USAFA ’68 reunion cap during the rescue and was featured in the San Franciso newspapers and on CNN. Dana, sans sea lion pup, signed off with a promise to be at the 25th.

As you might have guessed, there is no way I can fit a whole lot more into this column from the Christmas correspondence. So, for those of you who have sent in pictures and haven’t seen them in print yet, please be patient until the next column. Thanks!

A MAJOR GENERAL KIND OF CONGRATULATIONS TO: Ed EBERHART and Tony ROBERTSON for burning up the track on their promotions to the top. You guys can’t begin to feel the pride that all of your classmates do in your promotion to major general. You have done us proud! Congratulations to you and your families and our very best wishes for more promotion lists to come.

BUMPED INTO DEPARTMENT; It seems that half of my time on the road of late has been to the Pentagon to put out the usual fires and to find out who has the best and most current view through the lower right hand corner of “The Big Picture.”

As in Casablanca, I see the usual suspects Bob DURHAM, who is headed to NDU; Monty LAMONT, who just did a fantastic job getting consensus from all the MAJCOMs on how to program weapon systems in the future through a “Lead Command” concept (’68er to spouse: “It is a ‘long E’ sound on ‘lead’ Dear, and not a heavy metal.”); Tom O’BEIRNE of AF/PE fame; Ed LEONARD, who takes care of USAFA stuff at Air Staff; and Ed EBERHART, the guy who holds the future of the AF budget in his hands. This time, however, after four missed approaches, I finally connected with Tony ROBERTSON, who has the dubious mission to cut thousands of people from the Alpha Roster of the Air Force with as little pain as possible a truly monumental task!

The ’68 contingent in D.C. is huge and is setting up a permanent rendezvous date for any ’68er who happens to be in the D.C. area on the third Thursday of every month at the Fort Myers Officers Club. As Tom O’BEIRNE explained, there may be some days when you are there alone or with five or six guys. But, sometimes you might have 30 to 50. The plan is to do this to practice for the 25th reunion and then to carry on the tradition for as long as possible.

‘68 SPOTLIGHT

The ‘68 Spotlight for the spring column falls on you! The Class of 1968 is being called again to muster as the 10th graduating class of the “Long Blue Line.” This once-in-a-lifetime event will occur from October 20th to the 24th of 1993 and will never occur again.

So many pivotal events have occurred in the intervening years since our graduation. And, while there were meaningful memories to be sure, not everything that occurred at USAFA was really great and some may even find solace in citing the Academy for shortcomings in their fortunes. For those of this mindset, I ask you to search inside yourselves and to reflect on the goodness of relationships that were formed and the truest of friends that would have sacrificed their very lives for you.

A reunion can be many things to many people. There is the joy of seeing friendly faces that melt away the years of our middle age and make us young again in mind and spirit. There are also apparitions of goals and aspirations that went unmet and failures that emanated from priorities that we did not always understand. All of these things happened more than 25 years ago! It is time to bury your ghosts, as well as to revel in your triumphs. You did survive and left these hallowed halls an honorable man.

Come join us. Join this celebration with the few hundred souls on the planet who have true empathy with you for having been a member of the Class the Class of 1968.

Mind the flak, keep’em flying, and see you in October.

Lindsey Parris

5926 Colfax Ave.

Alexandria, VA 22311

Home: (703) 998-0488

Percent members: 64

UpCongratulations to 69’s new crop of brigadier general selectees: Clay BAILEY, Tom CASE, Foot INGERSOLL, Tom KECK, Ron MARCOTTE, and Frank MOORE. This brings to 10 the number of ’69ers who

have been selected for 0-7. It’s always good to know that real pros like these will be at the Air Force’s helm in this time of draconian cutbacks and sweeping changes in the global environment.

Also moving up way up in the defense decision-making community is Bob BELL, the newly appointed senior director for Defense and Arms Control at the National Security Council. Bob moves into the executive branch of government from the legislative branch, where he worked arms control and other defense issues for Senator Nunn on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Though we may not have the President’s ear, it’s nice to know that one of our number does! Congratulations to Bob.

Had dinner with Jeff GRIME, Don RAKESTRAW, Denny MCGUIRK, and Tom KECK in early March. Jeff is the deputy in Air Force Legislative Affairs, and glad to be back in D.C. after surviving the eruption of Mount P in the Philippines, presiding over the phase-out at Clark, and serving a brief stint at PACAF. Don is the executive director of the NRA (and working to bring gun safety to the forefront of the public consciousness, among other things). Denny is the head of AFROTC at the University of Florida, sporting a tan the rest of us would kill for and having become a dyed-in-the-wool Gator. Tom was in town for charm school, finishing up at ACC and preparing to move back to Offutt AFB before summer. Quote of the night came from Mick Jagger: “I’d rather be dead than singing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.” (Mick was not one of our classmates, by the way; he was, however, one of the three who left upon arriving and being told that automobiles were not permitted until first-class year!)

John BUCKNER hosted a get-together for P.K. CARLTON, Dick WHITE, Jimmy HOGAN, and me down in old San Antonio in February. Having recounted John’s, P.K.’s, Dick’s, and Jimmy’s professional activities in recent newsletters, I’ll save the space here and just say that John and Dick make a heck of a golf twosome, P.K. is still the epitome of a general officer, and Jimmy, for those of you who, like me haven’t seen him in years, looks just the same and relishes retiring next year. Jim promises he’ll make the next reunion! Passing along known and suspected sightings of grey-taggers whose names came up that night: Rob JUDAS is chief of support officer assignments at PACAF, Tom LUTTERBIE is working logistics at Scott AFB, Gerry BOESCHE is the deputy athletic director at USAFA and should be able to procure tickets to anything USAFA-related, Bob JONES is director of Transportation at ACC, and Tom KENDALL is rumored to be in Miami, where he is part of a company that hires out airline pilots on a temporary basis Have Glasses and Big Watch, Will Travel. Tom, where are you? Come home, Little Sheba!

Tim COURINGTON, mentioned in the last newsletter as the military assistant to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, is shown in the accompanying photograph during one of his staff meetings discussing drawdowns in the acquisition work force. He is receiving a helping hand from Bud SPEACE, who is running in the Marine Corps Marathon and setting a fashion trend by being the only person in the picture sporting ordinary glasses. Who said you had to wear Oakleys to be cool? Incidentally, Tim’s older brother, who lives in Castle Rock overlooking the remnants of one of our most celebrated landmarks, the Doll Baby Lounge (or was it Baby Doll?) was Terry BRADY’s IP.

Other news: Ron ERICKSON has relocated from Denver, CO to San Antonio, TX. Ron NELSON is abroad, APO AE effective in January. Bill JOHANNES has moved from Ontario, CA to Raleigh, NC. Terry MCELMURRY has a new address in Sandy, UT. Mike THIESSON, my

predecessor as scribe, has joined the firm of Husch & Eppenberger as a partner in the Kansas City office. He practices in the areas of estate planning and corporate law. Dave NELSON, an associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, reached a milestone in January when Muhelenberg’s Board of Trustees granted him tenure. Congratulations, Dave. Is studying calculus and solving optimization problems as popular with your students at Muhlenberg as it was with us?

John WARNER, vice president Cryovac for the Asia/Pacific region, writes from Hong Kong that he and family are settling in to life there. John spends about half his time traveling an expanded Asian crescent reaching as far west as Pakistan and South Africa and as far east as New Zealand. He would love a call from any of you passing through.

Bill MCNAUGHT has taken up residence in the Big Apple. He is a senior program officer in charge of discipline and job training for innercity youth, as well as older workers, with the Commonwealth Fund, the fourth oldest philanthropy organization in the U.S. Twenty years ago, Bill was analyzing the all-volunteer force, more testament to the world’s going ’round in circles. One of those wonderfully British double-decker buses hit Bill during one of his business trips to London; fortunately, Bill is well along in his rehabilitation and the docs forecast a full recovery. Needless to say, solving inner city job transport problems with multipledecked buses may not be part of Bill’s preferred policy agenda. But by far, the biggest and most important news regarding Bill is his impending (April 24) marriage to Irene Hughes. Congrats.

Steve EDELMAN and Mike GUYOTE have been on top of the 25th Reunion, as they were on the 20th. Brainstorming session at the AOG’s Doolittle Hall took place on March 14. For those of you with inputs for Steve and Mike, here are their addresses, respectively: 680 Silver Spring Circle, C-Springs 80919 (719-531-6642) and 1250 Deer Creek Circle, Mounument 80132 (719-481-4673).

Cards. Letters. Phone calls. The more the better. A peachy-keen summer to all.

Tony Marietta

1070 Knollwood Circle

Monument, CO 80132

Home: (719) 488-3201

Work: (719) 593-8888

(800) 451-7217 (outside of Colo. Spgs.)

Percent members: 61

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Information overload. What a great problem for a class scribe to have. THANKS for all the calls, letters, and photos! That’s the good news. The bad news is that the editor (alias “hatchet man”) has instituted a new policy regarding photos: due to space limitations, family or children photos will only be published if the grad is in the picture. Sorry Ross JOHNSTON, Jack NORMAN and Jim DEORIO. I tried to superimpose your cadet graduation pictures, but no go.

and his wife, Joey, have two children, Rob and Kristine. Jack gave me tons of info on our classmates. Jay BARRY (Col in USAFR and Jack’s top LO before Jack took over) was in Desert Storm in charge of a C-130 unit, and is now a captain for Delta out of Pennsylvania. John CUSICK is a Lt Col in the USAFR and was with Jack in the LO program in Pennsylvania. Steve HOAGLAND is doing super with Bank of America and is an LO in New Jersey. Jim BARRALL is a Continental captain in Newark. Bob HILB manages for UPS in Kentucky. Fred WHITNEY flies with Federal Express in New York. Pilots Jack sees with Continental: George RAYL and Mike DUNN in Newark; Roger HILL in Denver (I thought Roger flew for Federal Express, but what do I know); Harry ARNOLD, Jim HAAS, and Tom MENARD in Denver; George DAWES in Houston; Kirby VANHORN out of Houston. Classmates Jack saw at an LO conference at USAFA who are either LO commanders or deputies: Tommy THOMPSON, Fred HUMKE (who still owes me pictures), Roger FINNERN, Bill JENNEY, Mark ROBBINS, Charlie STUMB, and Tom STUART.

Had breakfast with Bob MCKINNEY and wife, Peggy. Bob recently retired and is head football coach and teaches high school algebra in Utah. Bob had previously taken St. Mary’s High School in Colo Spgs to the State Championship playoffs, so word got all the way to Utah. Super! Their daughter is a freshman at Pikes Peak Community College here in Colo Spgs and their son is in eighth grade.

Had a great breakfast with Mike TORREANO. He and wife, Anne, are doing great. Daughter Lisa is a freshman at UC Santa Barbara and Dina is a senior at Air Academy HS. Mike has been doing super with Northwestern Mutual Life.

Got a call from Ken WHITE and we discussed the book he just published, “World in Peril,” about the origin, mission and scientific findings of the 46th/72nd Reconnaissance Squadron. It is packed full of great information and super photos. Call me to order a copy.

Dick RAUSCHKOLB called to let me know that Greg MARTIN is soon to be Brigadier General MARTIN and is wing commander at Eglin. FANTASTIC! Also, Dave MACGHEE is the exec to the Chief of Staff of the AF. GREAT! Dick represented 1966 AFA Prep School grads at Bill Gignac’s retirement. Bill was one-of-a-kind super NCO; and what football player could forget Bill’s famous “belly wamper” drill.

Letter and picture from Tim KINNAN. Tim is commander of the 401st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy. Since they are 40 miles from Slovenia, Tim is knee-deep in contingency planning. He says that the two major AF installations left in southern Europe are both commanded by ’70 grads. Curt EMERY commands the other installation at Incirlik, Turkey, which has been involved with MiGs in the northern Iraq no-fly zone. The picture was taken at Tim’s home in Aviano just before Curt took over.

“Food is my life!”

Jack NORMAN, the winner of the HELP ME OUT TIME column, did, in fact, fly to Colorado Springs to collect the meal. The guy must have been hungry, plus it helps to be a captain with Continental. The picture shows Jack at Senor Manuel’s, and that was just the appetizer. Jack

“What Do Two Bird Colonels Equal?”

Got a super letter from Rick BEREIT explaining his move from one APO to another. He moved from Spangdahlem AB, Germany where he was deputy comm for Maint and dept ops group commander, to Andersen AB, Guam where he is currently director of Logistics for 13th AF. Jerry CARPENTER, a former 21st Sq mate, (can I say “mate” or is that for the Naval Academy?) is the DO there. Rick saw Rick TUSETH, another sq mate who flies for Continental, in the BX. Rick BEREIT also saw George MONROE at Hickam AFB where George is assigned. Rick reports that Rick SINE is chief of Maintenance for the UPS air fleet, and that Steve BLOMQUIST and family are in Czechoslovakia as mis-

sionaries. While Rick was in Anchorage he visited with Ken AKE. Rick says Ken is serving a prison term and could really use our prayers and a visit from anyone in the Anchorage area. On a humorous note, Ken said living in the prison with all of the rules and regulations was a piece of cake after the Academy. Ken’s address is: Highland Mt Correctional Center, P.O. Box 600, Eagle River, AK 99577. Please drop Ken a line.

Got a super call from Roy KESSELL who just retired in the Omaha area after being at Offutt AFB since 1977. He was heavily involved with the Stat Recon Center. Roy flew RC-135s and spent several minutes giving me a fantastic overview of STRATCOM and the “goings on” of the various commands. Roy and wife, Susie, have an 11-year-old boy. Susie has a great job teaching in the area, and Roy should be flying in commercial skies very soon. Roy said John LENIHAN had retired from Wilford Hall and is a doctor in Tacoma, WA in the genetics/pediatrics field. (Probably trying to find out if there is any specific gene that makes a person want to be a cadet.) Roy said Russ SZCZEPANIK retired about 15 years ago since he had a trillion years of prior service plus attended the prep school. Roy thought Russ was working for Boeing.

Received a letter from Jim DEORIO that had more pages than “War and Peace.” Jim is chairman of the Orthopedic Department at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Jim said that he is more than happy to help us and wants to extend, as a networking service, consultations on any orthopedic problems that we may have. Kind of like Grad Medicare. His number is 904-223-2075 or I think you can call 1-800-GRAD BONES. Jim is a colonel in the USAFR, a consultant to the surgeon general of the AF, and helped out in Desert Storm at Andrews AFB. Jim and Rita’s son Matt excelled in basketball, baseball, and football as a fullback (like dad). He had 1,278 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns, plus carries a 3.9 GPA. Jim and Rita’s other two children, Mark and Marie, are doing super academically; Mark favors sports and Marie music.

Received a letter chock-full of info from Ross JOHNSTON. Ross and wife, Martha, are the extremely proud parents of Jordon Ashley, born 14 Sept ’92. Son Todd was high school valedictorian, recruited for track (state high-jump champ at 6’10”) and accepted to Stanford, Duke, and Notre Dame and went with the Irish. Jennifer has done super in academics and athletics. Rachel is president of the student council at her elementary school. Jessica is in first grade and doing great in academics and athletics. Ross is an orthopedic surgeon in Waterloo, IA and probably by now owns all of the hospitals in the area.

The winner of the HELP ME OUT TIME column for the Lt Col at the Defense Institute in California with wife, Marie, and daugthers Minette and Monique has lost out since Jack NORMAN ate all of the food in Colorado Springs and I am unable to provide a free lunch. However, the winner, Bill OLDENBURG, might get a complimentary beverage. The OLDENBERG’s girls Monique (11) and Minette (16) are keeping their parents hopping. Monique has a 3.86 GPA and does super in music. Minette is excelling in the school’s jazz band and also in academics, athletics and ballet. Son David is in real estate in California and is a loan officer plus works with an ambulance company. Daughter Denise is a technician with Physicians Clinical Labs. Wife, Marie, is an admin assistant for the human resources dept of Dole Fresh Vegetables. Bill is the assoc dean for the Defense Institute’s Program Evaluation, Research, and Testing Directorate and also chairs the DLI Reaccreditation Steering Committee. Most important, Bill will be Colonel Bill. Congratulations!

70 Grads on the Move: Thomas PRATT from Columbus AFB, MS to Virginia Beach, VA (good move to sun and surf). Gary SCHMIDT from APO SF to Mililani, HI (another good move). Terrence TABOR from Trophy Club, TX to Ft. Worth. Timothy SHARKEY from Papillion, NE to Maxwell AFB, AL. Hugh PETETT from Parsippany, NY to Morris Plains, NJ. William CLOHAN from Long Beach, CA to Long Beach, CA (probably just rented a station wagon to move).

Thanks again for all of the great news. Keep on writing, calling, and taking pictures with YOU in them!

Paul D. Knott

8941 Bellcove Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 282-1402

Percent members: 54

Welcome from the Front Range, where the snow hardly falls and the local military installations will be here for another year. Darryl WIMBERLY is the first of the class I’ve heard from about the topic of “What ‘they’ are doing to USAFA.” He talked to Bill RICHARDSON, AOG president, to find out which proposals went forward and which

ones got a polite hearing. He is willing to look at what programs define the cadet experience and which ones we could live without and still produce the quality of graduate that we need for the 21st Century. Comments, guys?

I’m not sure if men have biological clocks, but it seems that a whole group of you are bouncing children on your knees. Most of this column seems to be about new children. Better than talking about the new pro baseball or old football/basketball teams or telling Saddam Hussein jokes, (redundancy alert!) though.

Santa’s Little Helper? Mike, William and Kelli.

Mike REICH sent this picture of his family along with a Christmas letter. Mike deputy directs Logistics Analysis at the AF Logistics Management Agency at Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB, AL. William August was born in late August 1992, weighing more than some of our classmates after Doolie Survival Week. (You know who you are!) If you don’t pay your mortgages on time in the Montgomery area, Kelli might be the person who calls you to clear things up, so be nice to her.

As of July, Doug and Janet STOLL are the proud parents of twin girls, which is a heck of a way to start a family. I agree Doug, you must have studied enough to get things right. The Stolls are building their third house in Redondo Beach. Janet sells the old ones, so matters work out well. Now for Doug’s big news: Ron (Ralph) and Karen PERSON may have the youngest first-born in the class. Their daughter was born in September in Santa Rosa. When not doing parent things, the Persons write software books. Doug’s expression is “several successful” ones. If you read this Ron, let me know if you can use your physics education about Newton’s Second Law in your career. (For the rest of us, look up “entropy” and apply it to the computer books you’ve tried to read.)

Anyone who can translate computer into English deserves much success!

Honi, Patti, and sons.

Honi and Patti GARVIN weren’t the first or the last in the class to starrt a family, but they are the most recent parents, with twins born on Veterans’ Day. Honi is looking forward to flying out of Denver with United Airlines after his probationary period flying from San Francisco. The commute is much less from Monument to Denver than to the west coast. While not designing and building their dream home, going to Lamaze classes, following Chad’s soccer and Grant’s horses, “It’s been a pretty quiet year,” (Honi’s words, not mine!)

Joyce and Meri HIGGINS, wife and daughter of John, were in a

serious auto accident recently. Evidently another car drifted into their lane and hit them headon. Meri spent a week in the hospital, and Joyce, who was in critical condition, is recovering. Our prayers and best wishes go with you and yours, John.

Is it the new administration or have we finally reached a point of stability? I didn’t get one change-of-address card this quarter.

Well, the editor wanted a concise column this time, but this my be a littie extreme. Let’s hear from you guys. There’s a lot happening in the world, and your two cents may salvage the next column from terminal shortness.

Harvey Le Cato

7460 Taos Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Home: (719) 599-8604/7070

Percent members: 50 iSSjm®

Well, I knew it was just a matter of time for Jim JEAGER based on the jobs he’s been holding over the past few years, and that time has finally come. Hope you noticed in the last Checkpoints that he was selected for brigadier general. CONGRATULATIONS JIM!

GREAT NEWS! Our class gift ($30,000 for the foyer in Doolittle Hall) has been fully funded! Donations in the amount of $23,000 plus $7,000 from our class fund completed the required amount. Our thanks to Charlie HARRINGTON for heading up this effort for the class.

FLASH! Bill SPINDLE and I decided on the phone the other night to set up the:

Class of 1972, 21-Year Reunion Picnic!

It will be on Sunday, June 7th (sound familiar?). We’ll contact all the Colorado Springs’ Blue Tags with the time and place. If you haven’t heard by May 29th, call me.

Recived ONE, that’s right, ONE letter from my plea for info and gossip. Col Gary PAYTON is in the Class of ’93 at Air War College. He writes that with the demise of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union, the Air Force has greatly increased the countries represented by international officers in AWC. His class has officers from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Russia. The exDerience is one in a lifetime. Thanks Gary!

This issue has a short fuse deadline, so the column is a bit short also. Will publish the rest of the reunion info next time. Have a great summer!

Thomas D. Bailey, M.D.

1221 New Crest Lane

Shelby, NC 28150-9782

Home:(704) 482-3110

1-800-776-1054

Percent members: 51

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I’ll start off this issue with highlights of a letter I got from Bruce WRIGHT in January. He was writing from Spangdahlem Air Base. He reported that Jim ALLGOOD was commander of the 480th FS until departing to attend the National War College in the summer of ’92. Bruce arrived about the same time as support group commander. Fran LOVE has been there as Civil Engineering commander and has garnered several awards for excellence. Bryon BEAL is wing safety officer and flying F-4G Wild Weasels while Jeff BLANCHETTE is 23rd Fighter Squadron commander in F-16s. The 23rd ops officer is Bill RAKE. Bruce reported on a few more classmates: Paul STUCKY at Luke, Doug RICHARDSON at Ramstein, John BARRY at MacDill, John MANN at Bitburg and Brian JONES at Davis-Monthan. Bruce also reported seeing Rick CUADROS, Mike HUB, and Tom REAM at Air War College last year.

We also got a holiday letter from Tom GRAYSON and family. They included a nice picture of their three kids but unfortunately, Checkpoints requires a grad in photos because of space shortages. Tom, his wife, Debbie, and three boys, J.T., Jeff, and Dano, live in Phoenix where they say the good news was it didn’t get to 122 degrees in ’92 like it did in ’91. Tom is flying the Airbus A-320 for America West and the F-16 in the Illinois Guard.

Did receive the following picture via the AOG of the RICHARDS family. Ron is at AU at the wargaming center.

From left are Mary Ann and Dave Huelskamp, Tom Bailey, and Jill (Gerry) Henningsen.

Address changes for this issue include Bruce B. JOHNSTON moving to San Antonio and Gary GEE from Langley AFB to Madison, WI as the active-duty AF advisor to the 128 FW, Truax Field. John M. BRUCKNER has moved to HQ USEUCOM, John PILCHER Jr. has a new address in Huntsville, AL; and John NOSS has moved from the Langley area to the Pentagon, residing in Vienna, VA.

Dave RICKER and wife, Susan, have moved from Green Bay, WI to our neck of the woods in Fayetteville, NC while Louis K. MILLER has moved from Great Bend, KS to Evergreen, CO. Chuck BRAMMEIER reports being located in Clifton, VA and Randall A. O’DELL has moved from Davison, MI to Modesto, CA. Finally, Alan ZEIGLER has gone from Rockford, AL to Paradise Valley, AZ.

Randy and Alan included phone numbers so if you will hang on, I’ll call them... Alan is an attorney and vice president of a graphic arts firm. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children, Emily (6) and Zachary (3)

Members of the A WC Class of ’93from USAFA ’72, from left are Col Ken Rosebush, Col Gary Payton, Lt Col Brian Binn and Lt Col Ski Wagasky.

and Mary (9 months). Unfortunately, Randy was not at home. I’ll try to reach him for the next Checkpoints.

The photograph came about during a recent visit to Colorado. I had a chance to get together with Gerry and Jill HENNINGSEN and their children. We also got together with Dave and Mary Ann HUELSKAMP and their boys. We met Mary Ann’s sister Lynn, and brother-in-law Steve, and went to their hangout, the “Riviera” for Mexican food, pool and Margueritas. We had a great time and it was a nice prelude to our 20th Reunion.

Joe Brezovic

112 Simmons Drive

Huntsville, AL 35763

Home: (205) 882-6916

Percent members: 44

wGreetings to all! Hope all is well with everyone. This is a late Christmas card and letter relay. Those seven of you who sent cards and letters, thank you so much. Since then, I’ve received from the AOG three address cards. I suppose the DoD rearrangement will cause more changes in the coming months. I’m sure each ’74 member with a solid grasp on employment offers best wishes to the rest of the class who need to search for a new home or pay check, if not both. It is tough out in the federal as well as the civilian job markets. May you not have to find out!

The address changes are easy. Thanks for sending them in. Carlton HAIRSTON moved from Fort Washington, MD to Fort Washington, MD. C’mon Hairston, you can’t win the shortest bag-drag without a distance. Robert RYAN ties with you with a Long Beach, CA to Long Beach, CA move. Same to you, Bob without a distance, the best I can do is acknowledge a valiant effort to dodge bill collectors for about 10 days! Ron WALKER left Florida for Honolulu. That’s a better way to change addressess! Sun country to sun country.

Peter BECHTEL writes from Raleigh, NC. Seems he and Don BERRYMAN (in Tuscon) and Mike LUBE (in Los Angeles) chat via Prodigy E-Mail. He writes that Prodigy is about $ 12/mo and the easiest. An inexpensive PC with a modem is all you need. He’s sent me a copy, which I’ve not used yet (no PC or modem). Those of you who wish to exchange numbers, notify me and I’ll pass your number on to the network. Pete thought this would be a great idea to collect news! Until I get mine started, hopefully this summer, don’t hesitate to drop a letter, OK?

Eli and Doris COLOTTA celebrated their first anniversary on New Years Day! Eli has started competing on the AF Pistol Team. Camp Perry, Ohio; Tampa, Florida; and Olympic Training Center in Colo Spgs have been some of the places he’s been. Did ya’ll know that the back part of the AOG Register of Graduates lists the states, zip codes, names and year graduated of USAFA grads? Could be used for trying to meet old friends!

John and Cheryl EPHLAND are still in Altus, OK. Many of ’74 are celebrating 40 years young. Happy Day to all of you and best wishes for many more! A “good friend” convinced Cheryl, in a dress, to ride a Harley-Davidson, returning home to a black-and-white cake, and etceteras. John spent his 40th quietly vacationing in Yosemite, in a rain storm! They are proud of their young’uns progess in growing spiritually, physically, and mentally.

JJ ROMANO finally made it back to the states. He and Cynthia are in Fort Meade, MD. JJ notes: Here in America we feel like everyone is really trying harder to give the customer what they want. Repair people, delivery men, clerks; all are nicer, on the average, than Germany. Unfortunately,... the U.S. is much less safe.” But, JJ has many plans for living with his family so much closer to his own family on the east coast. By the way, those in the Dirty Dozen Family, JJ has received the pen from Craig to write the DDF newsletter so pass on your mail to 464 Retford Drive, Severn Park, MD 21146.

Craig and Rite ANDERSON are still in Virginia. Craig has become

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something of an environmental law specialist. His division has grown from one attorney to three in the last year, and the work increases faster than they can keep up with it. As with many of ’74, Craig will be looking toward his second career. He hopes to discover memorable lessons learned for transition to civilian life. (Craig, and those considering, now is a good time to send out resumes. From some research, it takes two to four months to find a position.) Thanks, Craig, for your DDF letters and “suitable for framing pictures”!

Dale and Ginny BURCHBY found that their three keep on growing whether he’s watching them or not. Melanie is into horseback riding, Kevin scored the winning goal for a soccer game, and their four-year-old Valerie could turn out to be a fighter pilot! Oh, Dale sold his 240Z after 19 years, and 182,000 miles. Can anyone match his record? Dale also has E-Mail.

Rich and Peg BOWMAN are still in Beavercreek, OH. That is WrightPat area. Rich has worked/still is working the joining of Systems and Logistics commands. Rich still plans to have a geodesic dome for a retirement home, but Peg doesn’t seem to be sure that this is the way to go! Rich and Peg related their travels around the states; Mom’s left hip replacement, Peg’s sheep-to-shawl contest, a near-hit by an adult pig, lightning strike that fried TV sets, phones, heat pump and caused them to replace pipes under a concrete slab with their own dollars. Rich didn’t say what insurance company it was that wanted proof that the lightning damaged the pipes! I think they plan to stay there for a while. From what they wrote, it seems they are TDY to their home!

Lastly, I’ve not heard from any volunteers or received any ideas as to our 20th Reunion. I reckon some of you would like to plan to be there. I’ll put some recommendations together in the next newsletter. May you live long and prosper.

Jeff Hackett

1825 E. Jeanine Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284

Home (602) 831-9439

Office: (602) 891-2734

PRODIGY E-Mail: SFWD67A

Percent members: 37

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THANKS FOR NOTHING... REALLY! Once again (but for a very different reason) I’m hesitant to make any kind of comment about the amount of information you’ve supplied me with to write this article. You supplied me no letters, calls, or visits. A marriage made in (deadbeat’s) heaven!

Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggertion: I did get a letter from Denny BROOKS, and a package from the Ed SIENKIEWICZ Class of ’75 News Retrieval Service, and McDonnell-Douglas did send me to Virginia on business where I stole a few minutes to visit with Kent, Carol, and Meghan TRAYLOR, and I did make another USAFR trip to Hill AFB where I did the Friday-night-at-the-O’Club-thing with Dave and Belle WALLACE and John STEWARD. Buuuut, check it out folks you’ve seen the news on these faithful folks for the last six or seven issues in a row!

THINK OF IT AS A MILESTONE... KIND OF LIKE 500th NIGHT! (Only we won’t have to spend half the night in the bathroom and feel like crap the next day!) If just five of you (that’s right: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of you) who have never seen their names in these hallowed pages will write/call/ visit with me before the next deadline (O/A 15 June ’93) we will reach what seems to me to be a pretty pathetic plateau. That is in the seven and one-half years of my “watch” as Scribe I will have gotten 378 different names (one-half of our graduating class) into print. Just what are the other 50 percent of you up to?

MAKE THAT FOUR (NAMES) TO GO! Chasing down an omission from the last issue I just called K.C. SCHWARZ who also has never had his name in this column. He, Anne, and their girls (8 and 10) have been in Louisville, CO for the past two years where K.C. is program manager for an information system consolidation effort at Ball Aerospace. Anne’s teaching school.

The omission: neither K.C. nor I provided information about how you may contribute to the publication of Tom SUMMER’S book, She Got Pregnant and I Got Leukemia. Donations should be forwarded directly to Tom’s widow, Tobbie, at 622 Via Umbroso, San Clemente, CA 92672. As a cancer survivor, this is something your Scribe can strongly relate to. Hope others will be similarly inclined.

I WOULD HAVE GUESSED HE WAS AN ENGLISH MAJOR. You know the type who has a three-page report and a five-page bibliography! Actually, Ed SIENKIEWICZ was a comp sci major, and I’m guessing

that he’s secretly developed a program that scans all printed publications known to man, searching for names of our classmates. This time Ed points us to the December and January issues of Airman magazine where we find news of squadron commanders Rick ROSBORG and Steve FARNHAM. Rick is commanding the 9th FS which is the USAF unit at Holloman AFB, NM that provides F-4 training to the Germans. Steve is just down the flightline at Holloman as commander of the 417th FS they’re the training folks for the F-117. Our research assistant (Ed) also mentioned his (Christmas) holiday visit with Mark FANTASIA who is at HQ/AMC, Scott AFB, IL (the base reference is included for those “pure” civilians who may not be keeping up with all of General McPeak’s stirring of the alphabet soup... which he does when he’s not setting the latest DoD fashion trend). Mark works in the C-17 Program Office. Mark, his son, and Ed drove down to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl had a good time, but were obviously disappointed in the outcome. Mark mentioned to Ed who told me so 1 could pass it on to you that Chuck DEMOISY is also at HQ/AMC. Chuck if you’re reading this, doesn’t it make you feel “dirty” to have your name passed around like that? Shouldn’t you write/call the Scribe yourself?

THE MORE OBVIOUS COMMON DENOMINATOR. Show these pictures to anyone other than a Zoomie and I’m guessing they’d say that these are five families with pretty wives and good-lookin’ kids. We of course would say, “Hey, I know those guys from somewhere! \ At any rate, here’s the gallery of family portraits I promised you in the last article.

Wayne, Amy, David, Scott, Brian, and Lisa Willis (Alamogordo, NM)

TALK ABOUT YOUR BASIC LACK OF INPUT! Even the changeof-address-card gnome must have gone on vacation I received a single COA card! This one card conveyed the intriguing news that Tom POPP has moved from one European APO box to another European APO box. Yeah, I was thrilled too.

MAKE THAT THREE “LOST SOULS” TO GO! Turns out the “Rosborg” name qualifies as a debut, so we’ve now seen 49.6 percent of our classmates’ names in these pages. But, I’ll let that evil half of you worry about that... I’m off to the ASU-USAFA gymnastics meet tonight and a spring training baseball game on Sunday. I’ve met another deadline and I believe I’ll reward myself by grabbing an ice cold beer. You “lost souls” should grab a pen instead it’s later than you think!

Bill Brundage

20 East Washington St. ^ jj

Colorado Springs, CO 80907 pf

Work: (719) 472-2270

Home: (719) 634-7040

DSN: 259-2270

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WOW! Is it already time to do another newsletter? Anybody else out there suffering from time horizon compression? As I mentioned last letter, the authorship of this startling bit of literary largess is open for discussion and I calmly await my readership’s suggestions, recriminations, retaliations and so on. That perfectly-saintly or at least numerically-literate, wonderful guy, Terry NEWTON has volunteered to shoulder the responsibilities for now and I nominate him for continued authorship. I should be leaving for Washington and the Pentagon within the week, provided I can cure that oil leak and fix that flat tire my car is starting to physically perform much like my body and that ain’t pretty. Anyway... I have immensely enjoyed this bully pulpit but have always felt diversity is the spice of life so those of you with grammatical insights, a syllogism or two, or perhaps a workign spell checker, feel free to send your resume and a 15-page writing sample (just kidding) to Terry and see how bad he really wants it! He can be reached at DFMS, USAF Academy,

Brian, Sandi, Kelsee, Kaliegh, and Corey Gomes (Matthews, NC)

Kent, Carol, and Meghan Traylor (Yorktown, VA)

Jon, Diane, Jill, and Ric Turner (Colorado Springs, CO)

CO 80840 or 719-472-4470 or DSN 259-4470. Now on to the good stuff...

Marc (Judy) SOUTIERE and Mike (Jackie) SMITH wrote a great letter from the sands of Saudi. Seems these two CS-12 roommates managed to somehow get roomed together again after... count ’em guys! 17 YEARS. Mike was in charge of the 1700th RECON Squadron (Provisional) which operates RC-135s in the Persian Gulf Region while Marc was serving as the RECCE liaison officer to the Joint Task Force Southwest Asia. Back home Mike is the assistant operations officer for the 38th RECON Squadron at Offutt while Marc’s real job is being a RECON staff officer assigned to 2nd Air Force at Beale. Marc and Mike enclosed a picture proving to all you doubters that they are indeed alive and kicking and enjoying the Saudi sun.

“Boy, this looks like a swinging place.

Mike and Marc spent two months in Saudi catching up on old times and keeping track of goings-on to the north. This was Mike’s fifth trip to the sandbox which makes almost 365 TDY days in the past three years. With the exception of the heavy TDY schedule, Mike has found the reconnaissance business to be great for navigators... he commanded about 100 people on this latest visit which was a real challenge and a great opportunity. Mike passed on that Hilary (14) loves gymnastics and that Justin (11) loves just about every sport available. Mike and Jackie have been at Offutt for six years now (three years in JSTPS) and have found Nebraska to be a nice change from California. Marc passed on that Charlie (Mary) DEANO also worked at the Joint Task Force while Mike spotted Jay JOHNSTON who was working with the AWACS group. Thanks for the letter guys and glad you managed to get together.

Bert GOODRICH wrote to pass on his doings. Bert took the VSI last year after working at 3rd AF on the joint USAF/UK Rapier SAM Force as an operations officer for the British 6th Wing RAF Regiment and 3rd AF/DO action officer. He’s now happily enrolled at the University of Iowa in Cedar Falls training to become an elementary and middle school math and science teacher. Bert’s been getting some skiing in (Iowa?) and points out that Mike DELPINTO owes him a letter! Thanks for the note Bert and best of luck on your new career.

Mike (Georgiana) KELLY wrote from Whiteman. He’s the 510th Missile Squadron operations officer and has been serving as a project officer for the 351st OG Olympic Arena 93 and helping to deactivate some Minuteman II squadrons. He’s hoping for a squadron this summer and just recently completed the Minuteman Senior Officers Requalification Course. Best of luck Mike. Mike also passed on that Pete (Mary Ellen) KLUCK has made it to the Cameroon on his missionary assignment for Wycliffe Ministry. If you are so inclined, spiritual and financial support could really help Pete out as he copes with some pretty unbelievable conditions.

Not lot of address changes but here’s what we got... Chris (Denise) HOFFMAN is now in Lebanon, PA having left Robins AFB, GA. John (Kymberle) MCELWEE is headed for the USAFA area this coming July from an APO AP. Andrew (Judi) PROBERT has shifted from Xenia to Fairborn, OH while John RHOADES has left Hampton, VA for an APO AE. Dave (Lori) ROBINSON now calls Norman, OK home, while Pete (Valerie) TRUMP has shifted from one side of Oahu to the other.

That’s about it for this edition. Remember to think about the column... I accept nominations although I may turn to you for help with the armtwisting of your nominee. By the time you read this I should be somewhat settled into my new job at HQ USAF/XOXI... feel free to call me at DSN 227-2188 or to stop by if you get to D.C. Here’s wishing you and yours the best spring, summer and fall yet!

John

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9513 Pine Shadow Drive Richmond, VA 23233 'Wf§

Home: (804) 527-1873

Work: (804) 775-1137

Percent members: 38 U.

INTRODUCTION: Greetings from the storm-ravaged East Coast where the “Storm of the Century” left us all ice bound/snow bound/ wind bound/hide bound. It wasn’t too bad in Richmond, where all we saw was a record low pressure reading on the barometer. I leave it to your imaginations and senses of humor to develop a reason for the occurrence of a partial vacuum over the city in which I reside (I will reprint the more humorous ones in the next column, assuming they’re not too salacious).

SOME QUICK HOUSEKEEPING: The editor of Checkpoints informed the class scribes that, from now on, all pictures in the magazine will include a grad. I love looking at shots of your kids, your wives, and your pets, but please make sure you or someone from the class is pictured along with them. Otherwise, they will not get published.

REBLUEING: I spent a week on active duty in early January down at ACC Headquarters. Thanks to the efforts of Jay FAWCETT (Susan), I was able to talk with a group of people at a spontaneous luncheon meeting. It initially began as a five-person, one-table operation, but soon mushroomed to about 20 people and three or four tables pushed together. I noticed that people were beginning to move their seats away from us, which was possibly the result of all of us trying to talk at once and, at the same time, trying to laugh at everybody else’s jokes. The general consensus: We need to hold a get-together for the Navy game in early October in Washington, D.C., we should try to get some sort of organization established in advance of that to set up a group trip, and we’re too loud for the Langley O’Club.

I was also intsructed by the assembled group to begin a little research into VA education entitlements. I am in the process of doing this and hopeful of having an answer of some type by the time the next column rolls around.

The principal miscreants at the luncheon gathering were as follows: Kevin ROLL (Kimberly) is in weapons and tactics at ACC Headquarters. Kevin is headed to Misawa, Japan in May to fly F-16s. Mike OAKES (Lori) is with the First Fighter Wing, driving F-15s. Herb FORET (Terri) is running the search-and-rescue programs that have been fielded by ACC. George DORAN (Kathy) was not at the group get-together, but he is at 7th Air Force in Korea on remote. George is something of a legend around the ACC headquarters group because his career has been almost a pure flying experience: F-15s, F-117s, Tornados, F-llls, and soon-to-be F-15Es. Kurt TAYLOR (Terri) is working F-15 requirements at ACC Headquarters. Terri is still on active duty as a nurse at the base hospital at Langley. Sloan BUTLER is at DOX following his second tour in the Gulf. Sloan worked there as the XO for the 4404th. Derek ZIMMERMAN (Kimberly) is also at DOX at the headquarters. Paul DETTMER (Cathy), who was featured in a photo shot in the last column, is still commanding the 480th Intel group here at Langley. I also got word about Mike CRANE (Sue-Ann). Mike is working at the Pentagon on the Joint Staff. He is handling, among other things, counter-narc ops with NORAD.

I think that about sums it up for everyone who was there, however, I may have missed some people who stopped over just to see if a fight was breaking out. My thanks to Jay for all his efforts. It was wonderful to see everyone, and I hope we can put some kind of get-together in place for the summer and for the Navy game. Anyone interested in setting up something in D.C. for the Navy game (I believe it is October 9), please give me a call or drop me a line in Richmond. I will be happy to assist with whatever I can.

REFLECTIONS: This issue of Checkpoints is slated to come out in time for the graduation of the Class of 1993. Twenty years ago, we came to the Academy as guys who knew it all. I thought it appropriate on the 20th anniversary of the entry of most of us onto active duty to list the members of the class who are no longer with us.

Fallen Members of the Class of 1977

Mr. David F. Martin May 83

Maj. David M. McGuire 17 Sept 92

2Lt. Steven J. Morris 2 Aug 78

Cpt. David D. Mason 15 Jan 85

Cpt. Francisco Pineiro, Jr. 8 Nov 82

2Lt. Mark D. Shadbegian 8 Sep 78

Maj. John S. Southrey (ANG) 11 Sep 86

Maj. Mark A. Sizemore 5Jul88

Dr. Thomas J. Soisson 11 Jan 93

Cpt. (MedRet) Derrick B. Spott 28 Sep 90

lLt. Harley R. Stone 8 Jul 79

Cpt. Edward L. Thomas 7 Apr 83

Cpt. Mark C. Tunis

Auto accident/West Virginia F-111E crash/Upper Heyford, UK

Military aircraft crash/nr Del Rio, TX

Helicopter crash/Hickam AFB, HI F-16 crash/Eglin AFB, FL

C-130 crash/nr Lake Conway, AR A-10 crash/WeUs, NY

A-7 crash/NE of Arivaca, AZ

Bone cancer/Warren, MI

Lou Gehrig’s disease/Topeka, KS

Gunshot wounds/nr Albuquerque, NM A-10 crash/Nellis AFB, NV

Liver disease/Pittsburgh, PA 13 Nov 81

This list was provided to me through the AOG and Dan VAN ALSTINE (Paula). Dan, our class president, is a senior manager for KMPG Peat Marwick.

MAIL BAG: Pretty skimpy returns this time, mainly because the last issue was delayed at the printer and none of you have had time to respond to the libel I wrote in the last column. Dave PODOLNY (Cec) dropped me a quick note from Turkey to let me know that he, Dave KISH (Lani) and Mark KENNEY were all on the L/C list. It looks like Dave will be returning to Langley in June. Perhaps I will be able to touch base with him then. Congrats to all of you. Bill ROHLMAN (Diane) sent a nice letter and photo of the 'll group at the National Defense University at Fort McNair. From left are Ray JOHNS (Diana), Bobby WILKES (Kerri), Bill ROHLMAN, and John MAZUROWSKI. Ray, Bobby and Bill are all at ICAF while John is at the National War College. Ray had been at the National Security Council while Bill and Bobby were working at the Pentagon. John reported in from Central Command.

Bob Kay f~ r

4509G W. Juniper Drive

USAF Academy, CO 80840-1241

Home: (719) 472-6357

Office: (719) 472-4232

DSN: 259-4232

Percent members: 38

Time flies when you’re having fun. Seems I got the winter Checkpoints in the mail last week and it’s time for the spring article already. First off, congrats to all of the L/C below-the-zoners being 26 selects out of 400 is no small feat. Hope you all have fun at school!

Speaking of congratulations, ’78ers continue to distinguish themselves all over the Air Force besides getting promoted early. To begin with, I received a change-of-command announcement in the mail last week from Steve (Jeanne) GOLDFEIN. Goldie picks up (picked up by the time you read this) the 95th FS “Boneheads” at Tyndall (F-15) on March 29th. I gave him a call to say Attaboy and he had some info on a few other folks. He mentioned that Mike (Teresa) FENNESSY (F-15), Gar (Ruth) FRITH (F-l 17) and John (Kim) NEUBAUER (A-10) are all on the ACC squadron commander’s list. Hope everyone gets a squadron, but you better hurry before they all go away. Also, Ed RICE continues to get the hardship tours and was selected to attend senior service school at Harvard. Apparently, the selection process is brutal and Ed will even get a master’s out of the deal. Good work if you can find it. Lastly, Bob MCMAHON relinquished his maintenance squadron at Tyndall and went on to War College. Thanks for the good words, Goldie.

In other news, I got some cards in the mail from Dan (Tamara) GARNER and Kevin (Allison) KENNEDY. Dan is an oncology (hope I spelled that correctly) doc at Keesler and is keeping extremely busy. He said that he enjoys the position, but there can be some rough times when a child gets cancer. Dan is chief of the section, which isn’t bad for an aero major. Kevin finished up Naval War College and went back to the BUFF as an IP at Castle. He writes that the family took the scenic route across the country and had one tremendous time. Thanks for the news guys.

In the last issue I reported that Steve CLARK was going back to flying, but instead was selected by the AF chief of staff to be the commander of the Air Force Honor Guard. T.J. BRONDER saw a newspaper clipping on a cadet’s door that had a profile and a picture of Shifty doing his commander routine with one of the guard members. We’ll have to look for him at the next presidential inaugural.

Talk about lousy timing, I walked into my office last week and there was a note from Ed (Suzanne) BRUCE on my desk. Ed no-noticed me when he was in the area; unfortunately I was out of the office and missed him. He is flying EC-135s at Offutt after his ACSC stint. Thanks for stopping by Ed; sorry I was out goofing ...er, I mean working.

Bill said that he heard Paul LEVY talk at the AFA Society in Washington, D.C. Paul, of course, was there as head of Rational, the upand-coming software company that he, Mike DEVLIN and Grady BOOCH put together in Silicon Valley. I also got a call from Mike WEINSTEIN (Bonnie). Mike is charging ahead with his new enterprise, Find Dad America. Basically. Mike is picking up the slack from the state and federal social service agencies to entorce child support orders on delinquent interstate spouses throughout the continental United States. He is expanding his operations into California and up and down the East Coast. It looks like a great program, one that is badly needed, and one that is moving rapidly into the spotlight as our national focus turns toward devoting more national resources to children. Great job, Mike.

SELF AGGRANDIZEMENT, PART I: Just a short note to let you know what I have been up to lately. I was in Moscow for a week in February assisting in a feasibility study to improve Russian air passenger and cargo transport in the Moscow region. After 16 years, I am finally beginning to put my Russian to some kind of consistent use. I am also working as a NFL Players Association contract advisor, so if any of have kids who are ready for the big time, let me know. The practice of law in Richmond is getting seriously interesting, as is my reserve work. Whether I can keep current in all three areas remains to be seen.

FAREWELLS: Finally, please join me in extending the condolences and sympathies of the class to the families of Major David M. MCGUIRE (Kathy) who was killed in an F-l 11 crash last fall at Upper Heyford, and Dr. Thomas J. SOISSON (Bernadette) who succumbed to bone cancer in January.

Those of you on the East Coast, please keep in mind the Navy game and ideas for a get-together. Until next time, be seeing you.

I only received three change-of-address cards this past quarter (is that all that are moving out there?): Moses STEWART from APO AE 09103 to HQ AAFCE at 09012; Alan EDREM from Alexandria, VA to Bolling AFB (maybe he’ll run into Shifty); and Mike MANCUSI changed houses here in the Springs.

Not much else is going on and I’ve got a deadline to meet tomorrow so I’ll keep it short. In closing, I’m sure that everyone reads the papers and has seen some of the significant issues going on at the Academy. The institution is going through one of the most comprehensive changes in its history for a variety of reasons over and above what has been making press copy. If you read the comm’s article in the last issue, you get the idea of what I’m talking about. For the past six months I have been one of the AOCs that the general mentioned on the LEAD team. We give our Academy Leadership Development Program recommendations to the commandant, dean and athletic director tomorrow (March 19th) and hopefully, by the time you read this, it will have received approval from the supt to begin implementation. I’m here to tell you that these are the types of things that we talked about doing when we were cadets and they make sense. If anyone wants to talk in more detail, please give me a call either at home or at my new work number. I must have bufooned being an AOC more than I thought or else “they” want me to be where most of the changes will be implemented from (the Cadet Wing Policy Division). My shop also runs the CDBs (Commandant’s Disciplinary Board for

those who have or are trying to forget) and MRCs (Military Review Committee) which explains why people have been calling me Darth Vader (or “lord of the dark side”) lately.

Please keep those cards and letters in the system. Until next time, hope all is well...

Bob McGreal liif

303-B Signer Blvd.

Honolulu, HI 96818

Home: (808) 422-4180

Work: (808) 477-0869

DSN: 477-0869

Percent members: 37

Aloha from paradise. I’m in beautiful Hawaii working in J5 at U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters and loving it. Other ’79ers in Hawaii inelude Dan HOIDA and Mario BUDA (Jan), both at PACAF HQ. Dan is working in training and Mario does recce stuff. Prior to Hawaii, Mario spent a year remote in Korea as a U-2 ops officer. Mario, Dan and I are all enrolled in the same Troy State master’s program, so we see each other twice a week whether we want to or not. Jim MIYAMOTO (Christine) is also at PACAF, as is Rob GORDON (Janet). Other PACAF types inelude Steve “Lump” aka “Lazer” LOWERY (Kathy) who works in XP and is my next-door neighbor. Steve MUELLER (Debi) also lives near me; our kids play together. Steve is currently exec to the PACAF/DO and will depart Hawaii for Ft. Leavenworth this summer to learn how the Army does paperwork. Sal COLLURA (Kim) and Jeff RODSETH (Dee) are both in PACAF Stan/Eval, and they actually get to fly with units all over the Pacific what a deal! Keith SCHULTZ took the VSI at Christmas time and is still hanging around Hawaii scuba diving and getting tanned.

Moving further into the Pacific, Tom “T-Mac” MCCARTHY (Jodi), a recent Lt Col selectee and former PACAF staff type, got picked up to go fly again and is now at Kadena flying F-15s. In the category of “Best Staff Job,” Dale BURTON (Sheila) is an assistant air attache to Australia. Not only does Dale get to live in the “the land down under” for the next three years, but he also gets to fly a C-12. Dale is hoping to make an around-the-world flight this summer. It seems the C-12 is due some phase maintenance and Dale has to fly the plane back to the States. Dale tells me Mike MCELWEE (Tina), currently at the Pentagon, will also soon become an asst air attache to Australia.

Speaking of far away places, Randy HELMS (Donna) is just finishing up a year at the Indian Staff College in Wellington, India. I was the first USAF student to attend staff college in India and Randy is the second. By now, Randy, Donna and their three kids should just about be getting over the culture shock (their one-year assignment ends in May). The school is located near the southern tip of India in a mountainous jungle region. When I was there, a village girl was eaten by a tiger five miles from the staff college. The living conditions are fairly austere, but with six servants Randy and Donna are trying to make the best of it. Randy’s next assignment is to the Pentagon where he’ll work Air Force mobility issues.

Randy HELMS isn’t the only ’79er living in the Third World. Jim WINTERS (Petey) left the Air Force a few years back and is currently learning French in Belgium so he and his wife can go to Senegal in West Africa and do missionary work. Another classmate, Denny MAUST, is in the Peace Corps and going to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to teach math. Best of luck, Denny.

Speaking of the Pentagon, we have a significant number of our classmates enjoying the “good life” of a D.C. assignment. Tony HANEY (Cheryl) has been working in the Air Force Strategic Planning Division for the past year. His office is supposed to look 20 years down the road and assess how the USAF will be doing business. Tony, Cheryl and their two daughters are loving life in Centreville, VA.

Mark STEARNS (Darcy) is working for Gen McPeak in the Chief of Staff Ops Group. “Sterno” gave me some good poop on several of our classmates. Greg BRUNDIDGE (Diane) has been at the Pentagon for almost three years on the Joint Staff. Greg, Diane and their two boys live on Bolling AFB and really love it in D.C. Scott DORFF used to work in the Checkmate shop, but now hangs his hat in OSD. Russ TOWE is employed by Air Force Studies and Analysis, and Jeff MCCHESNEY (Diann) is rumored to be working as an Air Force liaison to the House of Representatives.

Also in the Washington area is Brian KELLY, who is working one of those “I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you” jobs. Joe FALZONE (Theresa) works in AF/XO, Mobility Forces Division. Joe is one of the select few “rotor heads” who didn’t transition to fixed wing. Prior to the Pentagon, Joe was program manager for the HH-60G Pave Hawk. Joe is

on his way to Maxwell to take part in the Command-Sponsored Research Program while attending ACSC. The way the program works is Joe will attend about 80 percent of the same classes as the other ACSC students. During the other 20 percent of the time, and likely a lot more, Joe will write a paper on “Search and Rescue Communications.” Maybe Joe can get together with Tom GRIFFITH (Liz) and glean some real wartime experiences for inclusion in his paper. Tom is at the School of Advanced Air Power Studies at Maxwell, and will soon be heading off to get his PhD in history.

Some other folks at Maxwell include Tom STARK (Anna) with four kids in tow. Tom is on the ACSC faculty working as a curriculum writer for the associate program, so if you have any problems with the ACSC seminar or correspondence course, call Tom directly (just kidding, Tom). John PARDO (Bobbie Gott) is also on the ACSC Staff as is Gary BURG (Lexi). Gary went from an AOC to ACSC and now he’s on the faculty. He obviously can’t get enough of that Air Force schooling.

Some of the other ’79ers in Montgomery include John O’DONNELL (MaryAnn); Mark OWEN (Sharon); Don PALANDECH (Elizabeth); Vance SKARSTEDT (Sandra); Dave JOWERS (Mary), who is en route to Seymour-Johnson AFB to fly F-15Es; Mike RHODES (Sarah); Greg SMITH (Cheryl); and Mark PIMENTEL (Betsy). Mark hung up his uniform several years ago and for the past year has been playing “Mr. Mom” while Betsy (’80) attends ACSC. Mark and Betsy will most likely end up in the Springs with Betsy working for Space Command. Steve DICKMAN (Anita) is also at Maxwell. Steve’s brother Jeff is a Navy LCDR and works down the hall from me at PACOM HQ.

Rob Dunphy, Buddha Watkins and Doug Robb. “A truck, good friends, good beer; all that’s missing is the Swedish Bikini Team.

Doug ROBB gave me a good rundown on the grads from “Cellblock III.” Doug just finished his master’s degree at Harvard and is now doing his residency in aerospace medicine at Brooks AFB, TX. Other Cerebus ’79ers: Paul BIMMERMAN (Mandy) is flying for American and living in Houston. Rob DUNPHY also is on with American, living in Miami. Gary BUSH is flying for Delta as is Trulan EYRE (Debi). Jeff LIEDERBACH (Pam) is domiciled in Detroit as a 767 first officer for Northwest.

Other non-Air Force Cerebus III alumni include Ron MACHADO (Laura) who is living in South Carolina in search of airline employment; Kerry SCHMIDT, last seen in C-Springs and flying for an airline; and Dr. Dave SENECHEK, rumored to be in San Francisco. Those Cerebus survivors still wearing blue include Steve BOYKIN (Carol), a B-l offensive systems operator and chief of Stan/Eval at Dyess AFB, TX; Regis HANCOCK and Carl HAWKINS, both test pilots at Edwards; Ben OSLER (Pam), exec officer at HQ Air Force Intelligence Command, Kelly AFB, TX; Dr. Bob VOGT, chief of Family Practice at Eglin AFB; and Steve WATKINS (Misty), chief of Base Operations at Kelly AFB. Richard BALDWIN and Dave BOWLING were both last seen at Castle AFB. Thanks for the input, Doug.

In the “grass is always greener category,” Paul “Salvo” SHEMWELL took the VSI/SSB and is back in Texas. Jim FLICKINGER (Pam) also bailed out via the VSI. Ernie HUDSPETH has been with American about four years and is a DC-10 second officer out of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Ernie apparently has enough seniority in his position that he gets lots of time off. Ken WEAVER is also flying for American and living in Ft. Walton Beach. Rex KEESE (Gabe) is looking to buy some land and raise horses down in Texas where he flies for Delta. Larry SANDOVAL (Tammy) has been hired by United, but has yet to start training. Larry is living in Bossier City, LA and “troughing” with the KC-10 reserve unit there.

1 got a note from Greg NEMETH (Debbie). Greg and Debbie got married in May of last year. They met while working for American, she as a flight attendant, he as a Super-80 first officer. Greg also flies for the C-141 reserve unit at Andrews. Jim REGAN (Tanya) is still with American out of Washington, DC, and recently bought a house in Springfield, VA, where Jim went to high school. Bob DESMOND is in his last semester of law school in L.A. and just got engaged. Bob, the terminal romantic, popped the big question in Vienna, Austria while traveling with his now wife-to-be. Paul SCHUBERT (Stephanie) is a lawyer and doing some high-powered investment-banking-related work in New Jersey. Mark VOLK (Karin) is living the good life in Oklahoma. Ken and Karen SNOY are expecting their fourth kid in March. Ken works for TRW. Greg ROUNTREE is flying DC-8s for Connie Kallita Cargo Haulers, Inc. Dave MARKL and Pat DAVIS (Helen), both former U-2 drivers, took the VSI and split.

Paul DIAMOND (Bonnie), who split before there was a VSI/SSB, called me the other day from Castle Rock, CO. Paul saw the writing on the wall in the aerospace industry and quit his job at Martin-Marietta to go into partnership with Pete BUNCE (Paulette) and open up a coffee shop on Tejon St. in C-Springs. The place is called “La Dolce Vita” (the sweet life in Italian), and if this shop works out, Paul and Pete hope to sell business packages (like a franchise only not as involved) for the price of $37,000 each. Sounds to me like a great thing for an underemployed airline pilot to get into.

Mike DONATELLI (Julie) passed on a letter from Tom CLAY (Venessa). Tom and Vanessa got married in May ’92 and are expecting a child in April. Tom is at Cape Canaveral AFS, FL, heading up the engineering organization that supports Titan IV launch operations. Tom writes that Phil DAVIS is on the Joint Staff as the East Africa Desk officer and is up to his ears in the Somalia relief effort. Ken MATTERN is attending George Washington University, getting a master’s in environmental law. Scott AHMIE is out of the service and living in Rapid City, SD. Craig BASH (Margaret) is still a doctor at Bethesda.

Other miscellaneous Air Force news: I got a letter from Jeff FRANKLIN’S wife, Gerry. I guess Jeff was too busy stiffing people with bad assignments at MPC to write. Anyway, Jeff is leaving MPC and heading north to Malmstrom AFB, MT. Jeff got picked up on the last return-to-fly board and will fly KC-135Rs. Others at Randolph AFB inelude Tim AYRES (Julie), Steve RAKEL (Michelle) and Roberto GARZA (Joyce). Ken TEBRINK (Donna) recently left MPC for Kirtland AFB, NM. Steve SPENCE (Audrey) is on his way to fly KC-lOs at March AFB and Don VANCE (Charlene) is working logistics type stuff at Eglin. Randy MEYER (Barb) survived Hurricane Andrew at Homestead AFB. Randy evacuated an F-16 to Shaw AFB and Barb evacuated the kids north by car. Randy is the ADO for a fighter squadron at Moody AFB, GA. Randy tells me that Frank GORENC is Gen Loh’s aide. Andy KRASKA is living in Satellite Beach, FL and naturally, he’s working at the Kennedy Space Center. Jim “Doc” COLVIN (Gail) is at Pete Field and Don LUSTIG is doing that staff thing at AMC HQ, Scott AFB. Also at AMC HQ are Brock ESHLEMAN and Ken WAVERING (Kelly). John CALVIN (Kathy) is working maintenance issues at ACC HQ, Langley AFB.

Bill LUUKKONEN (Cindy) is at RAF Croughton, U.K., where he’s the comm group chief of Maintenance. Also in England is Bill BARRY (Monica). Bill is getting his PhD from Oxford courtesy of USAFA. Pete HAYS (Dena) is also getting a PhD at Tufts University in Boston. Guy WALSH (Ann) is off to Army Command and General Staff College this summer. Guy has been at HQ ACC. Pat GERDEMANN is at Keflavic, Iceland flying HH-60s and Hal MOORE is rumored to be working for some Guard unit in Denver. In the recce world, Bryan GALBREATH is a U-2 detachment commander somewhere in the Third World.

One final note. I’ve been a class scribe for seven years now and would like to retire from the business. Any interested ’79ers please let me know.

Don Myers

Coast Guard Air Station

P.O. Box 190033

Kodiak, AK 99619-0033

Work: (907) 487-5218

DSN: 317-487-5218

Percent members: 44

TALK ABOUT TIMING. I just finished driving (with Kathy and cat) up the Alaskan Highway in the middle of winter, checked into temporary quarters, flew my first Alaska Search and Rescue case, deployed on my first Alaska Patrol (ALPAT), found out from my tenants in North Carolina that the Storm of the Century took half the roof, the dock is

gone, and the bulkhead is going (along with my backyard) and I get a letter forwarded from my North Carolina address from the editor of Checkpoints saying the absolute deadline is 20 Mar. Today is 19 Mar. Well, the Coast Guard’s unofficial motto is “Sempre Flexibilus,” and I went to task.

SHEMYA AFB is about as far west as you can go before speaking Russian. I went that direction last week while resupplying the Coast Guard LORAN station on ATTU Island. I figured there’d be some ’80 folks out there on a remote tour just dying to talk to their class scribe. No joy. Plenty of ’70s types and lots of late-model ’80s. (I did enjoy St. Pat’s Day with some folks at the “Cobra Den” the WWII-era SAR for the special radar that tracks missile launches.) My next bet was Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. I tried all the flying units first, figuring they were packed. The only grad, Paul FELIZ, was home packing to PCS to the Zoo. My AOG Register is in my household goods, so I called CBPO in hopes they could get a list of ’80 types. The computer was down, and even if it was up I had to have authorization approved by nobody I know.

GOING TO THE SOURCE. I remember in physics when the instructor used a gravitational pull equation to show us how little attraction cadets really have for their cars. I figured the cumulative pull of all the cadet cars at the Zoo would be high enough to attract some grads so I called. I took a chance on the Mil Stu Department first don’t ask me why. I found out from a ’78 grad that A1 DORN and Dan YINGER work there. The department has gone through even more changes since my last update. It was changed to the Professional Military Studies Department for a while. It’s now called Military Art and Science after a congressional delegation didn’t care of the “PMS” briefing they got.

Anyway, A1 just got back from INU. He’s hitting the library hard until summer to finish his doctorate in international relations. He’ll then bcome the deputy dept chief. Dan is the chief of the Center for Educational Multimedia/Planetarium. That was all I could get out of the ’78 grad as he and everyone else seemed to be hitting the road for spring break some things don’t change.

ANOTHER SHOT IN THE DARK. I called the First Group AOC office to see if any of us were there. The sergeant referred me to Eric PELL’s number. Eric came in from Hill AFB in early May after flying F-16s. In spite of the static and three-second delay due to the satellites and microwave transmission towers between here and Colorado, I could clearly hear the cadets’ feet pounding for the door yelling “ROAD TRIP!” as we talked.

Ginny (CAINE) and Larry TONNESON are both in the Springs. Ginny is AOC of CS-08 and Larry is at Peterson. Chas CAMERON is AOC of CS-01 and will be getting married as I fax this to the editor. It’s a cadet chapel wedding and lots of the folks on the hill are going to come back to the chapel (after packing their cars for the spring break getaway, of course) for the big event. Oh, the gal’s name is Denise welcome aboard, Denise!

Paul (Teri) FELIZ, as mentioned earlier, is coming from the Great White North. Paul is going to be assistant wrestling coach (rough job for a major) and Teri is going to the USAFA hospital as a nurse. Pat DAILY left the Astro Dept in Dec for the civilian world. Times are tight, and Eric said he was trying to get on with the unit at Buckley.

Jim KINZER has just returned after an advanced degree from Stanford and will be in the Poly Sci Dept. Eric pointed out that he, Paul, Pat, and Jim were all in the same UPT section at Reese. I asked Eric if he wanted to add anything else: “Life here is about as we remember it. It’s hard to believe I’m an AOC especially to those who knew me as a cadet. It’s a whole lot better than the Pentagon or Langley, I think.” Thanks, Eric.

PICTURES ARE GREAT, when I get them. I was going to put one of me in front of the wind sock at Shemya Base Ops a log hanging from a chain (which actually goes horizontal at times!), but I’ll hang on for some good stuff from you. By the way, word is, because of space limitations, no picture gets printed if it doesn’t have a grad in it. Help me out if you’re going to send me shots of cute little kids, have cute little grad in it as well.

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WE LOVE IT HERE, (we love it here, we finally found a home...) We hope to be moved into a real address soon. The fishing is world-class; the view spectacular. As always, our place is your place.

Scott Dering

Quarters 4207M

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Home: (719) 472-6936

Work: (719) 472-4191/2270

DSN: 259-4191/2270

Percent members: 42

I have been calling people out of the blue for more than a year now, but I learned only recently why so many of you are horrified when I introduce myself. I naively thought the trauma of being discovered by the class scribe explained your reaction, but I was wrong. I usually started my spiel with something like, “you probably don’t remember me, but we were classmates at the Air Force Academy.” Regrettably, 1 have learned that an opening like this makes many of you think I am soliciting an AOG contribution. Now I usually start off by saying, “we were Academy classmates, but I am not a telemarketer for the AOG.” Rest assured that when the scribe calls, it’s your reputation, not your wallet, that’s in jeopardy.

I must apologize to Andy MURPHY who sent me a letter several months ago that I promptly misplaced. (As if I needed to give you another reason not to send me updates.) I recently fouifd the “safe place” where I put it, so I can tell you that Andy is the exec to the vice commander of Intelligence Command at Kelly. By the time you read this, however, he should have moved to Charleston to be in the initial pilot cadre for the C-17.

I tracked down Gil CASTILLO to Melbourne, FL where he is a Raven on the JOINT STARS test program. Gil flew in the back of RC-135s at Offutt for several years before flying the FB-111 at both Plattsburgh and Pease. Once those airplanes were transferred to TAC, Gil was all set to transition to the B-l where he would have been unique in being qualified as both an offensive and defensive systems officer. Instead, he now flies in the Grumman-owned JOINT STARS 707 which proved the capability of its synthetic aperture radar during the Gulf War. Grumman still owned the plane at the time, but the Air Force promised to replace it if the unthinkable happened. Gil was more relieved than anyone when the plane emerged from the war unscathed since he had signed the hand receipt. Gil keeps track of Hans BUSS who flies C-141s at McChord, Mike BUCK who is taking the short course at Ft. Leavenworth, and Lori CROSS who is going to ACSC.

Doug and Julie (GRIMMIG ) GIER left just enough of a paper trail for me to find them in Klamath Falls, OR where Doug is full-time F-16 pilot in the Guard and Julie is a full-time mom. Prior to moving to the high desert climate of southern Oregon, Doug flew F-16s for the Texas Guard in Alamogordo, NM (that is not a misprint) while Julie was a supply officer at Holloman. They still keep in touch with Rick BURRUS who flies 727s for American out of Raleigh-Durham, John “Spock” GRIFFIN who flies for Delta out of L.A. and Larry CONNELL who is an Eagle driver at Mountain Home. John ADKISSON flies in the Guard with Doug, and Gary MAUPIN is a United pilot when he’s not flying F-16s for the Richmond Guard.

Two-time Wing Open and national champion boxer Larry STEUCK helps catch criminals for the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department when he’s not spending time with his wife, Cheryl, and their three boys. Larry was a B-52 EWO before he got out, and he is now in the National Guard. (That’s the ground-pounding variety.) Larry has kept track of Chuck COGHLIN who flies for Americn out of Chicago, Mark LEYBA who flies for Southwest in Phoenix, Jim LEVEILLE who flies for Delta out of Cincinnati, Tony HINEN who is going from ACSC to the Pentagon, and John EUNICE who teaches ROTC at the University of Georgia. Finally, Larry recently read a long newspaper special feature on Kevin GORTNEY who left C-5s and the Air Force to become a high school teacher in Sacramento.

Kelly OBERBILLIG is still living a life that many people can only experience vicariously. Kelly worked procurement issues in L.A. before getting out and working as an actor for a year. Several television commercials he made are still shown in certain markets around the country during the wee hours of the morning. He eventually married Suzanne, a chemical engineer, and they moved to Denver where Kelly works for a subsidiary of Raytheon. His current dilemma is whether or not to take a significant promotion with Raytheon and move to Lexington, MA or to stay in Denver. Kelly says he still looks pretty much the same except that longdistance running has made him lose his baby fat. (Sure. Those are the first words that pop into my mind when I think of Kelly baby fat.) There is

some truth to the rumor that Kelly appeared on the Love Connection television show several years ago, but can’t say any more about it since (1) Kelly politely asked me not to, (2) he lives less than an hour away, and (3) I have no desire to be twisted into a pretzel anytime soon. Kelly still talks to Beef HADDAD who lives in Florida even though he flies for TWA out of New York, and Drew GRANT who heads up a management consulting firm in Virginia.

I decided it might be nice to find out what our two Jabara Award winners were doing, so I hunted them down. Bob GABRESKI, who won his award flying AC-130s during the Panama invasion, now flies special operations MC-130s at Hurlburt and anticipates another ’130 flying assignment at Ft. Bragg soon. Thanks to Bob we know that Dan BELL works for a defense contractor in Michigan, Dave HOMBURGER flies for American out of Raleigh-Durham and hopes to move to Dallas, and Mark LUIKEN flies Strike Eagles at Seymour Johnson. Our other Jabara winner, Tom FERGUSON, flies for Northwest out of Minneapolis. Just like Bob, Tom is very modest about his accomplishments, so he didn’t want me to mention any of the details of how he won the award, especially since he was already the subject of a full-length article in this magazine. Suffice it to say that the families of several Marine A-4 pilots can thank Tom for their fathers still being around. Tom flew KC-lOs in the Air Force and the Reserves, including a six-month reactivation during the Gulf War. Tom and Roxanne (GOETZ ’82) are expecting their second child in May. Other Northwest pilots flying out of Minneapolis include Rich BROOK, Dave STONER, Jim KEMP, Danny CREWS, Mike SCHILZ, and Steve BURNS who lives in Colorado Springs.

I had a pleasant talk with Steve HENDERSON’S wife, Danette, who told me that Steve will be flying for United by the time you read this. Steve flew F-15s at Langley for several years before going to Nellis, flying first with the Thunderbirds and then as an aggressor. Steve is turning down a BTZ promotion, which would have taken him out of the cockpit, to join United. Our other Thunderbird classmates were Lenny COLEMAN, who may soon leave Nellis for an assignment in San Antonio, and Mo BEALE who flies F-16s at Ramstein.

Finally, I have an update on the five Air Force lawyers in our class, three of whom teach at the Academy. Greg PAVLIK started his career as an intel officer at Cannon before going to law school at the University of Texas. Then he was an area defense counsel at Minot and a prosecutor at Maxwell before coming to the Academy. Rick ALDRICH was a computer systems analyst at Offutt before going to law school at UCLA. Then he moved on to prosecutor duty at Sheppard and appellate defense work in Washington, DC before coming to the Academy last summer.

T.J. HASTY (another Wing Open boxing champ) was a civil engineer at March before going to law school at the University of Virginia. After working as an area defense counsel at Langley, T.J. taught at the Academy for two years before getting an LLM at Georgetown and a return ticket to the Academy. Bud RAFFERTY is following in T.J.’s footsteps at Georgetown after several years in the Academy’s law department. Finally, Karen MANOS is a lawyer for the Defense Logistics Agency in San Francisco after several years of working space law in Washington, DC and three years of law school at Duke.

That’s all for now.

Jim Ratti

6329 Pheasant Valley Road

Dayton, OH 45424

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Greetings Fellow Redtags.

This will be a somewhat short column, as I don’t really have a lot of news. Those of you who know me though, know that I’ll still talk a lot anyway! It’s been a busy few months since the last article. Life in the SPO is always interesting, and it sure keeps me hopping. Lately I’ve spent more time TDY (Ft. Worth, mostly) than I did at home. And, when I am at home, I spend most of my time wishing for grass. You see, we moved into our new house in early December, and they just don’t do landscaping in the winter in Ohio. We’ve kind of become accustomed to the color of mud.

Did that bike test thing bite any of you? For the civilians among you, the USAF instituted a new fitness test to replace the beloved 1.5 mile drag. We now get to ride a stationary bike, and they record your heart

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rate while working against a known resistance. This (somehow) equates to VO2 max (maximal oxygen uptake, a measure of aerobic fitness). You can’t cram for this test, as a lot of my friends and I found out. To make matters worse, Gen Yates (Ronald, ’60, AFMC commander) has decided that the normal AF passing standard (Cat III of six possible) isn’t good enough for his folks. We need to score in at least Cat IV to pass. Well, they were good enough to let us “pre-test” without penalty about three months before taking the test for real. I didn’t do real well my first try. As a cadet, I never really was into the athletic stuff, because I was never athletic (I checked those genes at the door at conception time). And, after I turned 30 or so, I started to pile on a few extra pounds. So, I decided that I’d better do something before Gen Yates made me do something, and so now I’m a fitness nut. I never thought I’d admit this, but I actually enjoy it. I’ve lost about 13 pounds since Thanksgiving, and I feel great. I do about 525-575 calories a day, five days a week, on the Lifecycle, and I cut my portions a bit (we’d already been doing the low-fat bit). I guess you can teach an old pilot new tricks.

I blew the dust and mold off a letter I got just after the last deadline. It was from Dave and Pat HAGGINBOTHOM, who are stationed at MeConnell. Dave is a B-l pilot, and the wing flight safety officer. Good thing that’s his job, because he had the fun of landing a 227,000 lb B-l without flaps and slats awhile back. This is probably the only place you’ll read about it, because he managed to make it an otherwise-uneventful landing. Didn’t even overheat the brakes! Pat keeps busy as a USAFA liaison officer and vacation Bible school teacher.

I also received a Christmas card from Bryon and Mary Lou HINES. They’ve moved again, for the last time. Bryon flies the Fokker-100 for an airline, but I can’t remember which one. They are doing well, just bought a new house, and survived the obligatory pilgrimage to Disney World, etc.

And just to prove that this E-Mail stuff really works, John CERRA zapped a note to me earlier this week. He’s a 1987 grad of the Test Pilot School, and is now a flight test engineer in the 4950th Test Wing here at Wright-Pat. He plans to stay in Dayton when the wing moves to Edwards next year, and will take an as-yet-unspecified SPO job. John, his wife, Colleen, and daughter Kate have been here since July of ’91 when they left Clark (remember Mt. Pinatubo?). John says that Mike GRAHAM is a program manager there in the wing, and that Eddie MCALLISTER is a pilot, also with the test wing. John also mentioned Dan MOKRIS’ name as well. As you’ve probably read in this forum before, Dan is a ’135 instructor pilot here. I just learned that he and his wife, Sheri, are expecting their fourth child sometime in the late fall.

That’s all folks. As always, I am available on E-Mail at the following addresses: CompuServe, 72477,1255; and INTERNET at either 72477.1255@COMPUSERVE.COM or RATTIJM@ASDYP2.ASDYP. WPAFB.AF.MIL. You may notice that I’ve dropped my PRODIGY ID. I rarely use the service, so don’t count on me getting any mail you send me there. I think they only keep mail there about two weeks, and I bet I’ve missed a lot of it. I look forward to hearing from you! RATMAN.

Jon Duresky

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Happy Anniversary! That’s right,.folks. In case you haven’t been keeping up with the passing of the seasons, or if you had yourself frozen ala Mel Gibson and think you are “forever young,” then maybe the significance of June 1, 1993 has escaped you. If it has, let me remind you 10 years since throwing the hat, returning the first salute, and fighting the out-processing line in the basement of Vandenburg Hall at 1-C4. How about giving yourself a present? J.C. Penney’s is having a sale on Lee’s Easy Rider jeans, for all of “us” who now need that relaxed fit!

Deciding who should be the star of my version of the class news caused me great consternation. I do not bestow this honor lightly. My candidates were: 1. The 22 of us who are BTZ for 0-4; 2. John ZAZWORSKY, because he drove down from McGuire to visit me; 3. John HESTERMAN, because he will probably be my senior rater one day soon; 4. Ray BLUST, Mr. “RDQ,” who wrote me three letters; or 5. Jeff FIEBIG, a Strike Eagle driver with a pool in his backyard, to which I demand a goldcard membership. Still trying to figure probability and statistics from third class math, I cast a die. Wouldn’t you know it the die came up on the 6! So the winner is... our own Cosmo girl herself, star of the March ’93 issue of Cosmopolitan, featured on page 189... Tammy Rank! Now

anyone can be a BTZoner or a general’s aide, but for some reason, I can never see Mike RAMPION or Dave SCHRECK as “Cosmo girls!” Sue (Newhouse) ROSS is candidate, but she obviously doesn’t have Tammy’s connections. So congratulations, Tammy!

The day the 0-4 list came out I called John W. Hesterman III (John got married in April) and he granted me a 30-minute telephonic audience during which we revelled in old times and compiled the list of those with the early promos.

Name

Brian BISHOP

The base I think he/she is at

F-16 at Shaw AFB

Anne (GETTLEMAN) CAMPBELL The USAFA womb, Poli Sci instructor

John CROWE MPC at Randolph, wrote his own name on the list

Dwyer DENNIS

Bob FUSCHINO

Scott GOODWIN

Gary HARENCAK

John HESTERMAN

Bill HORN

Carol (TARR ) JONES

Tom MAHONEY

Jim MCLAUGHLIN

Marcus MILLER

Steve “Moose” MILLER

Jim NORMAN

Mike RAMPINO

Sue (NEWHOUSE) ROSS

Wayne SCHATZ

Dave SCHRECK

Joe SCHWARZ

Nellis

Eglin

USAFA

Dyess AFB, surf the prairie Pentagon policy work

F-15 at Hill AFB, the ultimate closet striver Hanscom AFB

Edwards AFB, extending the envelope Cape Canaveral, Space Com ATC

Altus

Pentagon

Patrick AFB, working on his tan for the GQ photo layout

Washington, D.C. Yokota AB, Japan

Stuttgart, Germany, in hiding because Cosmo thought he was too big-boned to make the cover

Dhaharan, medical volunteer testing human perspiration

Bob STAMBAUGH Edwards AFB, stunt pilot for Deep Space Nine

There you have it. Congratulations and we wish your wallets speedy recoveries from the expense of the parties you must have thrown. To put things in perspective, I offer these numbers: 22/602/956/1516.

Translated as: BTZ/left on active duty from our class/number who graduated/number who reported on 25 June ’79.

From the Heartland of America, Schaumburg, IL, Dave LEIBBRAND sent me a Christmas card with the AFA falcon on his personalized return

HOMECOMING ’93

Tammy Rank, standing on the ladder to fame andfortune. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Stepaniak from March 1993 Cosmopolitan magazine.)

address labels. And this from an American Airlines Fokker 100 pilot. His phone number even ends in 0-96. The 10-year weird itch has infected him. Chris MOULTON also checks in from the Heartland, Little Rock AFB. It seems he bought a house. Something about closets. Mitch DELAROSA calls Dayton and Wright-Pat home. He and Liz are expecting their second child soon. Jerry VARNER also checked in from his house on the hill in Colorado Springs. Actually, he wrote while playing flight engineer in a 727. He has three kids. Robert GREGOR, you owe me a drink this fall, under the provisions of the “displaced persons” act, from our roommate days back in the Starship.

The Zazworsky Chronicles: John finally finished his exile in Honduras and is back in his C-141 and whipping the McGuire Stan/Eval shop into shape. He and Monica even drove down to visit us, bringing lots of good stories. As John sat in my chair, he passed on the following: Chip KOZAK has mellowed a bit. The NJ ANG and KC-135s keep him busy.

Chip, Maureen, John, and Monica made the trek to West Point for AF/Army football, with good times had by all. Pat FROST is flying C-130s with the Australians on the exchange program. Expecting another baby, too. Scott KIMSEY also has a hardship tour in the ’130, flying with the Hawaii ANG. And, a newlywed to top it off. Now that’s living right. Brad GUTIERREZ is in Monteray for language school, then he’s headed somewhere in eastern Europe to be an attache. And finally, an early cigar to Bob and Mary ULICH. They’re expecting a baby on June 13. Bob flies out of Boston for Delta and Dover for Uncle Sam; another man who knows how to live.

Andrews AFB NOTAMS: This is where I live! My local hero is Dan BRUNSKOLE. He has overcome that dreaded disease, male pattern baldness, to become our squadron’s Company Grade Officer of the Quarter. He got this really nice clock wall plaque, too. Jim ROBINSON also hangs his hat here. Rumor has it he may get married. Andy WISE, Mark MANNEY and Dan LALUMIA are also pilots out here. All do VIP air support, but with the current trend in Washington, we all may be going to Trailways driving school if we want to have a job. Jack FUSSELL is inbound to my unit, which makes me happy, because I can’t transition to the VC-137 until he takes my place as a C-12 instructor.

FOUND: Jeff FIEBIG, masquerading as an F-15E pilot at Luke AFB. It seems he can’t decide what airplane to fly. After he personally won the Gulf air war flying F-4Gs, he became a Strike Eagle student, even managing to stay awake through 50 percent of his classes, which is better than he did at USAFA. Ellen (NELSON) FIEBIG, Class of ’84, recently made civilian below the zone, so Jeff’s gang of four now has more time to enjoy their pool, their tennis court, their lake, and their many other bacchanalian excesses.

Ray, Julie, and Matthew Blust. “We use Ultra-Brite, do you?”

The “Beautiful People” Dept: Have you ever noticed that couples who are candidates for the “before” look of Ultra Slim Fast never send out those trendy Christmas photocards? I offer as exhibit A, the Ray BLUST family, complete with matching teddy bear sweatshirts, proof that the family that step-Reeboks together, smiles together. Exhibit B, the Brian GERRITY gang (minus their dogs). As “reformed” as Brian is these days, I’ll give odds that he made the gingerbread house in the background.

Newlyweds Mark and Sherry Abbott.

Spanning the Globe: Mark ABBOTT is our newest ambassador of good will, to Nairobi, Kenya of all places. He informs me that he is the “Africa representative for the vice pres” of a non-profit humanitarian airlift association. Impressive job title. Nice picture of him and, Sherry, his new wife. Oliver SEARS read scripture at the wedding, and Marty LOUTHAN, Class of ’84, was the best man and played quarterback.

Just a few more names to drop, then I’ll be done. Ron and Susan KLATT became parents back in January, adding a baby boy named Erik to their brood. Ron flies with American out of Chicago. So does Paul CARRUBBA. Poke your head in the cockpit when flying through the windy city, and maybe you’ll see a familiar face.

Beating the Deadline: It’s a race to the mailbox! I hope the famous March blizzard of ’93 doesn’t delay the mail, or all my literary wit will be wasted. Have you ever seen such a fuss about a snowstorm? Snow in Washington, D.C. on March 16 is unusual, but shutting down the city for days is ridiculous. Remember the storm right before Thanksgiving of our doolie year? Now that was a storm! Of course, that was also when men were men, women were women, and taking a shower wasn’t a political statement, one way or the other.

The Finishing Touch: If you didn’t see your name in print once again, and all your exploits are going unnoticed, fight back! Contact one of the class scribes and let us know what/who/how you are doing. Don’t languish in anonymity. Blow your own horn. Stu POPE writes the next column. Contact him at: Stu Pope, 340 The Village, Apt 315, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-2531. Ray Blust is also collecting snippets of information. His address: Ray Blust, 149 W. Park St., Wheeling, WV 26003.

As always, it has been nice visiting with everyone. See you at the reunion. Computer off/briefcase closed/check six/gear down.

Carlton P. Wickliffe

2801-B Quay Loop

Holloman AFB, NM 88330-8108

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Peace be upon you, and greetings from Khamis Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! After receiving such a good flow of mail the last two issues,

I hoped you folks would have kept up the pace, but alas, that was not to be. The spider has set up shop in the mailbox again, and things are looking mighty bleak.

Saudi Arabia’s an interesting place, and at least where I am, this is a downright excellent TDY. I think I got one of the better “best kept secrets.” Good weather, good accommodations, excellent work facilities, the local food’s good, and the Saudis in this area are excellent hosts. I’ve been to a couple of the other sites, and I know the same can’t be said for everyone over here.

So what’s left? Well, we had an interesting time back in January when our folks paid Saddam a visit with munitions of various shapes and sizes... What else? Oh yes, Mike HILTON sends his regards. Mike, one of our Stealth pilots here, is stationed back at Holloman, in the 416th Fighter Squadron. Other than our group commander (’75) and another pilot (’82), Mike and I are the only grads here.

HITHER AND YON... William ANONSEN from Oregon to Peachtree City, GA; Chris and Anne BOWMAN from Clovis, NM (Cannon) to Las Vegas, NV (Nellis); John and Gayle DENNY are still in Munster. IN; Stephen GILLEN’s still in Alexandria, VA; Craig HUGHES is in Austin, TX; Stephen KAUFFMAN from Clifton Park, NY to Cary, NC; Craig LARSON from Bremerhaven, Germany to Tucson, AZ to Davenport, IA (judging by the postmark dates, I think I got it in the right order); Wayne NOSAL from Chicago Heights, IL to Streamwood, IL; Tim SAKULICH from San Antonio, TX to Shefford, England; David VIAR’s in Manchester, CT; and Steve WAGONER from Fayetteville, NC to Goldsboro, NC.

Okay, folks, summer vacation’s coming up, and reunion’s next year! Write, and most of all, get your fellow classmates to update their addresses in the Register! Take care, God bless, and I’ll be visiting you from stateside in the next issue.

Shelly (Ginder) Grady

4756 Morning Mist Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80916

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Hello ’85. Boy, do I have news for you! If you want class news, Colorado Springs is the place to be. I gathered most of this wealth of news at a Superbowl party held in honor of a visit from Mike PIIRTO and his lovely wife, Brenda. Mike is a Marine search-and-rescue helicopter pilot based in Beaufort, SC, and he and Brenda are expecting #2 in April. We gathered at Mike and Kelly RITS’ house up on the Academy to watch the game. Mike and family arrived this fall after completing his master’s, and he now teaches in the Mech Department and works with the cadets in the OCF group. Bob and Linda CUMMINGS, Steve SUTHERLAND, and Todd WYNNE were also at the Superbowl extravaganza. Bob and family arrived in early summer, and he now teaches in the History Department. Steve and family arrived last December from Korea, and he is the Academy weather detachment commander. Todd WYNNE works out at Falcon. The funny thing about this Super Bowl party was no one watched the game! We spent the whole time in lively discussion about the gays in the military and telling Gulf War stories. Mike and Bob both flew in the war. I also asked everyone present for any class news, but before I pass on

the news, here’s a photo of our fine gathering.

Now for the news... Gordy and Kim HENDRICKS are out in Monterey, CA where Gordy is completing his master’s in Russian studies. They will probably end up at the Academy after this assignment. Del and Beth CHRISTMAN and family will soon be joining us here from Tinker AFB. Del will be a T-41 instructor pilot, and they’re due to arrive here in June. John and Kim MARSELUS are up at Elmendorf AFB, #3 was due this month. August HEIN has finally settled down to one permanent address. He’ll be at Scott AFB for the next two years for his residency. George LONCHAR married an English girl at his first assignment, separated from the service, and is now a missionary in Spain.

We ran into Ross DUDLEY and family up at Spring Canyon while they were on their way to L.A. Air Station. Our thoughts are with Todd REIGNS in the death of his wife after a long battle with cancer. Had and Alice JONES are here in CoS. Had is a history teacher at the Zoo, and Alice is out of the service. Brian LESHKO was in the C.E. Department and separted from the AF this last summer. Paul WATERS and Kim ROE are both mech instructors. Kim was “great with child” so hopefully til (or #3) has made a successful entry into the world.

Speaking of it3, Jean (GARVIN) STEPPE had her third, a little girl, in January. Jean is at Wright-Pat AFB completing her PhD in operations research. Greg and Marty FINNEY are at the University of Arkansas where he is also completing a PhD in physics. Ron GENDRON and Steve LAVELL are both at the Academy as associate AOCs. Steve will be off soon for another flying job. Larry HARGIS got out and is looking for a flying job in the Phoenix area. John FRAME and Kelly MICHAELS are also out of the service now. Jeff ROBERTS will soon be joining us as a T-41 IP. Paul HAMILTON and Lou CASALE were flying KC-135s up at Grand Forks as of last June.

I also have some other, rather dated, sightings of Marilyn GARCIA and Jay SILVARIA at the Apr/May ’92 SOS class. George WEATHERSBY came through for a visit in January. He will soon be stationed at Ft. Bragg as a SIGINT officer. He passed along some news of folks he’d run into in Saudi and here at the Zoo. Mike SANDQUIST has been to AC/IP school and is now flying the KC-135R models at Warner Robins. Mike PETROSH is flying KC-lOs at Bardsdale. Clive PAGE, the mystery man, has been hiding here in CoS out at Falcon since graduation! Mike HATFIELD is teaching in the Geography Department, Chad JONES is teaching astro and will be getting married in July. Congratulations! Quintel WILLIAMS will be in Florida in February to begin work as a safety launch officer for NASA.

And, now for the folks I keep in touch with... I should start off with Jackie CHARSAGUA since she’s the one who talked me into writing this column. She’s finding motherhood a challenge, and “Little Jackie” is the spitting image of her mother! John and Cathy WRIGHT sent a Christmas card with a family picture. Little Eric is one now, and he is a cutey. They are down in Lubbock, TX where John trains IPs to fly the new trainer. I ran into Steve VISEL at Peterson AFB clothing sales. He is newly arrived and works manpower for Space Command. Louise and Joshua McKnight, widow and son of our classmate Ivan MCKNIGHT, will be back in the states to visit grandparents this spring. Ruthann (LUEKEN) THOMPSON is at Wright-Pat, and she and J.T. are expecting their first child this spring. Tish BECKE1 was blessed with #2, Alexandria Kay, last June. She has PCSd to Montgomery, AL so if you’re in the area stop in and say hello. Tish, you are a wonder woman!

Rod and Susan SAMPSON have realized half of their American dream. They bought the house, but they still haven’t gotten the dog! Susan works for MCI, and they have a huge headquarters in CoS, so we’re trying to persuade them to come back West. Bill and Carol CASTILLO just moved to town in January. Bill got his master’s in EE and is working at Peterson. They also bought a house, but would rather have a baby than a dog! Kerri (BROUSSARD) TASHJIAN is back in Denver with the twins for a visit while the husband is TDY here in the States. A new addition to the Academy, Richard KLODNICKI, and his family arrived in February. Richard is the chief, Alumni Programs. He’s taking a step out of missiles for a while and will be working with the AOG and us grads. Richard’s wife, Desiree, is happy to be in the Springs area, as is the rest of the family.

Congratulations to Sara (HELLWIG) ELBERT-BECK who finally found her Mr. Wonderful! They are now stationed at Edwards AFB, and I’m sure Sara has found several dozen things to keep her busy! Wendi (LINK) and Kevin ROUTHIER added to their quiver this fall with a little girl. (Finally, right Wendi!) Kevin finished his master’s at Wright-Pat, and they moved the whole crew out to Hill AFB right before Christmas.

And finally, a mystery man we’ve tried for the last three years to track down, Geoff SEWELL! Geoff has married a lovely local and now lives down in Pueblo. Phew! I, Shelly (GRINDER) GRADY, guess I may as well put in a word or two. We were blessed with #3 this summer, and it

The Superbowl Gathering

looks like we won’t be here for much more than a year. Rod was selected for AFIT so we’ll either be heading to Penn State, University of Arizona at Tucson, or (heaven forbied) Texas A&M. Well, it was great catching up on what’s happening with ’85. Char JARDIN HARDING has the next issue so pass along all your news to her at 915 Royal Crown Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.

Gary L. Burg

2013 Timberline Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80920-3723

Home: (719) 548-8126

DSN: 259-3791

Percent members: 33

Time again to sit down and compose (wing) our class column. As I look out my office window at the mountains just west of the Academy I’m reflecting on all that has happened since I last wrote. We now have a new president and the military continues to change, almost on a daily basis. We congratulate the Class of ’93 as they enter the operational Air Force and wish them the best of luck!

Now down to class happenings. My first letter came from Paul and Kate (SCHAEFLERN) BENSON. Both are civilians and in school again. “Paul is three weeks into med school at the University of Massachusetts, and already deep into his cadaver. The quick pace of med school is very similar to the Academy experience so we think he’s been well prepared! I’m starting a physical therapy track at Northeastern University in Boston. Civilian life is a big change, but getting our careers back to where we want them is very exciting. No kids yet but we left a lot of grads behind that recently have expanded their families. Jerry and Angela TOMS had a beautiful boy, Cody Ryan, in May. Scott and Kathie LADNER had a little girl, Katherine Michelle, on New Years, and Ricky and Kim RODGERS should have expanded their family in February, but the result is unknown. Also, Mark and Lucy MEDVEC married on July 11th of this past year in California and Mark and Katie CANTRELL also got married this summer in a very quiet ceremony in Louisiana. 36ers Dan SNY and his wife, Linda, and Ron SCHRUPP and his wife, Jess, are apparently both stationed at Wright-Pat and having fun as bowling team members. Janet (KISNER) AUGUSTINE and her daughter, Megan, are back in the Springs working for one of her old astro instructors. Doug JAMES is apparently married and in our local area here in Massachusetts, but we don’t have his address (hint, hint).”

My next letter came from John TAYLOR. John wrote, “I just ran into a lot of our classmates who probably haven’t kept in touch either. In July, my unit, the 343rd WG, went down to Phoenix for Exercise Tandem Thrust. There I worked with Darleene SNIDER, who’s a targeteer with the 3rd WG at Elmendorf. A few weeks later I met up with her at Osan. There I worked with Terry CASKEY, who’s still single and ready to PCS to Boerfink in Germany. Lori BROWN had cross-trained into Intel and just finished a year on the 7 AF Watch. She’s waiting for a HUMINT assignment. While I was walking around the base, George YORK and his wife, Diane, drove by. They were on a grocery shopping and mail trip from Taejon. George had spent 4 A years at Eglin and is now in a US/ROK engineer exchange program.

I also heard that my roommate during Intel school, Jim BOEGMAN, is now assigned to the 15 Air Intelligence Sqdn at Hickam. It must be his payoff for an assignment to Offutt. Finally, squadron-mate Phil CELESTINI left Intel at Nellis to work for the FBI in Atlanta. As for me, after Intel school, I went to England AFB, LA for 2Vi years. There I met and married my wife, Renee. We PCSd to Keflavik, Iceland where our daughter Laura was born. I was working in the 59th FIS with Chuck WANEBO, John WIEGLAND, and Rick HEDGPETH. After a twoyear tour I went to Fighter Weapons School, where I saw Bill LEAKE and Rich BASAK from the F-l 11 FWS Det at Cannon AFB. Now the Taylors

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The next letter comes from John PUSTAY. John writes, “Bringing you up to date on myself, I left the Air Force after my commitment and am currently working with Loral Command and Control Systems as systems engineer. I worked on the SPADOC contract for a while. It involved a computer upgrade to Cheyenne Mountain in the Space Defense and Space Surveillance Centers. I got hired because my last assignment was as an orbital analyst in the Space Surveillance Center. As for what I really do, I work in the System Engineering, Integration, and Test Department (SEIT) for the missile launch and maintenance simulators that we are building in addition to the operational systems. I write and perform a lot of test procedures, write and verify specification compliance, process waivers and a bunch of other little stuff. It keeps me very busy to say the least! I am getting paid well, but the job security is not as solid as I would like.

Personally, I completed a master’s degree in space system management, and only have five classes left for my MBA. I am trying to get prepared for a non-DoD lifestyle if I have to. I am married and have three children, Ryan, Jacqui, and John III. Laurie and I have a house in Stetson Hills and have really grown to like Colorado Springs! Alan PARMATER, my fellow CA-16 roommate, is still stuck at K.I. Sawyer AFB in B-52s. He loves flying but feels it is time to move on to another assignment. Rumor has it he might come back to the Zoo as an AOC! I heard Scott TROTTER is an IP at Columbus.” John also brought up the idea of a class window sticker, just our ring symbol like the one used in this book. If there is any interest out there just let me know and I’ll pursue it further.

The last letter I received before this deadline was some unfortunate news from Bruce WAY, “I wish I had some upbeat class news to relate to you but unfortunately I don’t. I’m writing this letter to inform our class that Tony HOGAN’s wife, Kara, passed away on Jan. 13th. Tony is left not only with this tragedy on his mind, but also with the responsibility to care for his newborn son, Brandon, who was born a few days before his wife’s death. Tony arrived at Castle from Carswell just three months ago. Friends of his from Carswell who PCSd with him have been very helpful, but I know that Tony has a lot of other friends from CS-31, our class and the prep school who might like to help also. A trust fund for Brandon has been set up by some of Kara’s former coworkers in Texas. Contributions can be made to the Kara Hogan Memorial Fund for Brandon Anthony Hogan c/o Ameritrust, P.O. Box 901004, Fort Worth, TX 76101-2004”.

Personal news to pass along, I have run across Mike MEIER and Brian LLOYD both working at the Academy. I talked to Scott MARTIN at Holloman AFB. Scott is flying AT-38s at IFF (Initial Fighter Familiarization) training. I’m sure I’ve seen others but just can’t remember who or when. On the change-of-address scene, Ken and Summer BARTCZAK are at Little Rock, AR. David CARPENTER is at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; Michael CLARK is at Vacaville, CA; Ernest DEMETRIADES has changed addresses in San Antonio, TX; Matthew FENTON is at Eglin AFB, FL; and Chris FOREMAN is at Panama City, FL. Ross GOODING is out of the Air Force and working as an account executive for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. He is living in Kirkland, WA. Geoffrey and Shelley HILLS have changed addresses in Hampton, VA. Tim MCDONALD is somewhere in the Pacific; Wade TVETER is in Sherwood, AR; Jeff WAGNER is in Abilene, TX; and Steve WALLER is an F-15E pilot instructor at Luke AFB, AZ. Steve is married and has two children. Finally, Chuck WANEBO is now living in Grand Junction. CO.

That about does it from my end. Now that I’m settled in the Springs, if any of you pass by give me a call. It is always good to hear from fellow

’86ers. One other note if you send in photos make sure they have at least

Once again, this a rather short article. Be prepared, 1 will become a one grad in them. Due to space limitations family shots without grads in telephone solicitor the next time! Take care, and Godspeed, them cannot be printed. Until late summer!

Glenn L. Strebe

8774 Bellcove Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Home: (719) 282-9550

DSN: 259-2317/19

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Some more time has passed, and I once again find myself writing without a lot of information. By the time you read this article, we will have been out of the AFA for six years. How time does fly. It is also amazing how many our our classmates have come back although the rearview mirror was supposed to be the last time.

I ran into Bob CAVELLO who is the assistant athletic business manager and chief of the Financial Management Branch for the Dept of Athletics. Also in AH is Pat EVANS and I am sure a few others I don’t know about or have already mentioned in previous articles. Bob and his wife, Bianca, are expecting (March ’93) and if the ultrasound is right, it will be a boy. They are also building a house out in Gleneagle and will be ready for all visitors in June.

Bob writes that Marc MUNAFO is at McConnell flying ’135s, Johnny SMITH is at Vandenberg, Mike BRANCHE is upgrading in the B-52, and Scotty HAINES is flying KC-135s at Offutt. Steve SPEEWOK is still at Hanscom. Bob also said that he was the SDO at L.A. during the riots. They brought troops in from Edwards (recently back from the Gulf) to protect L.A. AFB. Also, John “J.T.” TAYLOR is getting married in July and is going to Nellis (our resident motel for all ’87 visits). Tim KUBES got out of the AF and is working in San Francisco. Jamie WHITLEY and his wife, Meling, just had a baby girl and got an assignment to Eglin. Matt RIORDAN and his wife, Katie, just had a baby boy and got an assignment to Edwards (from wonderful Minot).

Ken THERIOT gave me a call from RAF Alconbury where he is now a TQM officer. He has been there since August 1991, doing lots of traveling, and hopes to land a job back at Maxwell in ’94. Ken and his wife, Lisa, have a three-year-old. Tom KAUTH is in maintenance with the special ops squadron, Larry SPEER, who went to the Gulf for the third time, got married to a girl he met as a cadet (specifics unknown).

Caroline MOORE-MIRABLE writes and says she is still at Buckley ANGB. At her 10-year high school reunion (has it been that long?) she ran across Roger PIERCE and his wife. Roger was flying in Oklahoma. Back to Caroline, she and her husband, Rodney, were blessed with their second daughter named Kassandra Nicole in October 1992. Her oldest, Kimiko, is almost four. Mike SULEK and his wife, Michelle, are also in Denver and expecting their first child in September. Mike is getting his master’s degree at Denver University. Rhett BUTLER is still out in L.A. and getting married in June. Mike GERMANN is living large. Still a bachelor, Mike is looking. Mike just got an Australian cattledog which is keeping him busy.

Randy ROWE, Regis and Linda BAULDAFF are stationed at Onizuka. Randy and his wife, Suzie, are expecting sometime this year, and Regis and Linda are expecting in May. Kimberli JOHNSONSPEIGHT is being mom at Wright-Patterson. Lisa GUMMEL-TORRES is now stationed at Nellis with her son Nick. Jim ABBOT is doing quite well as a stand-up comic all along the Northwest Coast. Of course, he is using his experiences at the AFA as some of his material. (This can’t be was anything funny or stupid at AFA?)

Tidbits. I ran across Dave JENSEN who is working at Lockheed in Georgia in the SPO. Mike TOLIVER passed through COS on New Years with a cast on his foot from playing basketball at upgrade training (Castle). Ran across John STEIMLE in Phoenix (Willy AFB). Teri MAKI married a West Pointer. He is currently stationed at Rhein-Main and is still a combat controller. They have two children.

Mark Peters

22779 Mesa Springs Way

Moreno Valley, CA 92557-2628

Home: (909) 242-3442

DSN: 947-5604

Percent members: 38

The kind of stress I love: getting too much mail right at deadline! Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing!

Bill BROWN wrote quite the stellar letter from Dyess where he’s an instructor navigator in the C-130. He’s married (Julie) with two children, Patrick and Erin. I’ll let him tell the rest, “Right now I’m flying back from Mombasa, Kenya, where I was supporting Joint Task Force Provide Relief for two months. Here is a list of all the people I’ve seen and what they’re doing in Africa. Tim LAQUERRE, Tim MURRAY and Toni GIANGIULIO are C-130 navigators, also from Dyess. Tram KINCAID and Matt MILLER are C-130 pilots; Daren SEARS, a C-130 nav from Little Rock, was there as well.

“Bob CORRELL was chief of the Intel shop and Josie (KOSTYRA) QUIROZ was chief of Contracting. Chris FLETCHER was deployed from Ramstein working command and control and Greg ROSENMERKEL was running the Red Horse Team. Frank SCHMUCK passed through Mombasa on his ‘fini’ flight in C-141s from Norton. Today I stopped in Ramstein briefly and ran into Cori (MOSIER) CULVER who works in the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and recently married Curt CULVER, another ’88er. News from Dyess C-130s that I got while in Africa: Jim DART’s wife, Jill, delivered their first child, Connor James Dart, just after the New Year. Marty WINKLER, who is a C-130 navigator, leaves soon for an exchange assignment with the German Air Force. I’ve been fortunate to see so many of our classmates in such a short time period.” Bill’s DSN is 461-5969.

Neil HUBER’s letter arrived the same day as Bill’s note, “My wife, Pattie, and I moved in May of ’92 from Offutt AFB in Omaha. I was a HQ SAC computer weenie out there working on cruise missile flight simulation and mission planning. It was actually a fascinating job. I’m in AFIT getting my master’s along with a bunch of other ’88 grads. The following folks are scheduled to graduate in Dec of ’93: Neil HUBER, Jon DAVIS, Ann CHINNERY, Janet GOODER (LARUE), and Scott ALLEN/aeronautical engineering; Deb DAVIS (EDWARDS), Russel WARNER, Bob WELGAN, and Bill GERHARD/computer science; Randy WHITE, Gary WAGNER, Dave GAINES, and Neil ROBINSON/logistics; Joe TEGTMEYER/aerospace at Ohio State; Craig HEILMANN/electrical engineering; Jim BESSEL/systems engineering; and John BYSTROFF/space opertions.

“Here’s some info on other folks. Randy WHITE was married to the former Joy McGrath on 11 Oct ’92 in Washington, DC. Joy has just transferred to D.C. from L.A. so Randy has been making quite a few road trips. Hopefully, he will land a job in D.C. after graduation. Dave DANTZSCHER (Charleston AFB), Brad VAUGHAN (out of the Air Force and working in D.C./Ohio), Tim LAWRENCE (nuclear engineering at MIT), Matt MANGAN (Warner Robins AFB), and Mike MASON (L.A. AFB) were able to attend the wedding.

“Jim and Sandy DENNEDY are also here at Wright-Patterson. They recently had their second child. Jim is scheduled to become an instructor at the Academy after going to the University of Colorado (Boulder) next year. John and Mary Anne MCDONOUGH had their first child, Mathew, seven months ago. John is at Columbus AFB as a ’37 FAIP and is high on the list for reassignment.”

Kevin HILL’s mom wrote just before deadline with news about Kevin and others. Kevin was married in ’89 to Caroline Spear and they’ve been Rationed at Quantico, VA. “He served with the 1st Marine Division in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm and ran into several AFA grads while he was stationed in Okinawa before Desert Storm. George W. HOLT is married to Kelly Hill (Kevin’s sister) and they have just transferred from Columbus AFB where he was a T-37 instructor to Keesler AFB in Biloxi where he will be flying an EC-130. They have a 10-month-old baby boy, George Wilkie Holt III. Joel HARVEAUX is still at Fairchild in Washington and is getting married in June, 1993.

“Paul SCHAEFFER and Mike WHITE are here at March as T-38 instructors and between the both of them they know a few dozen grads: Jim DART is PCSing to Reese for ’37s from C-130s at Dyess. Mike THOMAS is at Altus for C-141s to Travis. Tim POWERS and Mike FLECK are

there also for C-5s to Dover and Travis. Steve MALL and Mark PERKO recently PCSed from Willy to McGuire for C-141s. Dawn DUNLOP left Willy and is going to Beale ACE. Steve HAJOSY is flying C-130s at Little Rock after leaving ’38s at Willy. Pete VANDERHYDEN went from ’37s at Willy to ’37s at Laughlin for another three years. Ken TURPEN and Rich SWEETEN went from ’37s at Wiliy to T-41s at the Academy.

Maurice NEWTON went from ’38s to T-41s also. Greg HARRIS is a ’38 IP at Vance and his wife is due in October. Shaun TURNER is a FAIP at Laughlin in the ’38. Hardy SELLERS is going to Dover in July for C-5s after also being a ’38 FAIP at Reese. Tyler ELDRED went to Willy after his master’s, became a ’37 FAIP and is soon to be an aero instructor at the Academy. Scott OSS is a quality assurance evaluator at Castle. Paul MALENKE was a ’38 FAIP at Reese and is possibly flying C-141s at McGuire. Derrick TONEY, also a ’38 FAIP at Reese, is now moving to the C-130 at Pope.”

John KOSS surprised me by walking into our ACE detachment here. I’m amazed that John still talks to me considering how much he had to put up with as my roommate during our fourthclass year. What’s not surprising is that John knows what almost everyone in ’88 is up to. Cliff WESTBROOK, a B-l copilot with John at Ellsworth, is getting out of the Air Force to be a missionary in Russia with the Navigators Ministry. Shane PETERSON and Quint MICHLOS are also B-l copilots at Ellsworth. Quint is married (Tina) and is the weapons flight copilot while Shane just spent a month in Guam. Wayne CHRISTENSEN got married on the 19th of March here in SoCal. He used to be a C-141 aircraft commander and is now going to Vance as a ’38 IP. Nebojsa “Solo” SOLUNAC is at Mountain Home as a KC-135 aircraft commander and is becoming dual qualified to be a ’38 IP for their ACE detachment. Ken and Lisa LEESON were also here in California for Wayne’s wedding; Ken is working for the Air Force in Ohio with General Electric (jet engines). Chris QUIROS and Josie (KOSTRYA), previously mentioned, are working at Travis where Chris is a C-141 pilot. Molly QUILLIN is also a C-141 pilot at Travis. John FENSKE is at Fairchild as a KC-135 aircraft commander. Jim ROBERTS is flying F-15s at Langley. Keith BRAHMS used to fly the WC-130, is now flying an EC-130 and looking for a U-2 assignment. Mike FITZSIMMONS is in the F-15 and is going to Soesterberg AB in the Netherlands. Rich HARTLAUB is flying the Academy’s T-41s.

Bill and Beverly Wilkinson

“I got tired of beautiful downtown Alamogordo, NM, so I cashed in my peace dividend in May of ’92 and headed for Dallas, TX, where I could sit in the stands and cheer Chad HENNINGS of the Dallas Cowboys on to his first of many Super Bowl rings. I’ve beaten my sword into a plowshare and am now chasing electrons for AT&T Bell Laboratories. Make phone calls, not war!” Bill and Beverly can be found at 27 Lakeway Drive, Rockwall, TX 75087.

I’ll be in serious trouble with the editor if I don’t call it quits ASAP; we’re limited on our column length so I’ll save the change-of-address cards for next time. Keep my postman busy!

Paul W. Tibbets IV

5303 Solitaire Drive

Rapid City, SD 57701

Home: (605) 393-2842

DSN: 675-2256

Percent members: 38

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Welcome! I hope everyone had an enjoyable winter. I am glad the summer is upon us now. I just returned from a month-long TDY to Guam, where the B-ls staged their operations from in order to participate in Team Spirit. Where else is it 78-85 Fahrenheit year round? Needless to say, it was an enjoyable experience. I am going to catch up on the letters I didn’t have space for in last issue. Please keep writing the well is about dry!

Todd WILKOWSKI dropped me a note with a list of several of our classmates and where they are stationed. In his letter he says Tom MATSCHEK is in Malmstrom where he’s flying KC-135s. He and his wife, Rebecca, are proud parents of a little girl. John MAXWELL is at Griffiss navigating KC-135s, with his wife, Christy. Don AYRES (wife Rhonda) is flying C-9s. Also at Malmstrom, Ray ROWE has PCSed to CIVLANT and is looking for new employment along the east coast. Bryan ZAWIKOWSKI has also opted for early out and has been hired on by Hitty, a company in Texas.

John, Mary and Samantha Koss

Since I’m way low on pictures, I talked John out of giving me one from his wallet for “the good of the column.” Samantha is 18 months old. In exchange for stealing his pictures, I promised John I’d publicize the Ellsworth Air Show on the 1st of August. If you have something interesting to fly up there, please call John at DSN 675-4950.

Bill WILKINSON responded to my plea for mail with a letter AND a picture. What a guy! “Enclosed is a photograph of myself and my lovely wife, Beverly. We were married last May in Holmdel, NJ. Several ’88ers were on hand to cause trouble and guzzle beer.

“Guy HOCKER is pursuing a master’s degree in ops research at MIT as a Draper Fellow. Steve DUNN is busy at Kirtland AFB sending hightech cryogenics equipment into space. Steve and Becky just had their second child, Joel, in March. Todd DIERLAM couldn’t get enough of the Mitchell Hall food and returned to USAFA as a banked pilot teaching astro. Tom DENNEDY is sailing Catalinas out at L.A. AFB and once in a while he does some work on communication satellites. John PAYNE is flying tankers out of Plattsburgh AFB.

Todd spoke with Kurt HEISER (wife Nancy), who is flying A-lOs at Shaw. He says Shaw will be getting one squadron of F-16s from Homestead. Scott CROGG will be flying his “Viper” to Moody for a PCS. Matt HOFFMAN has left the Air Force to pursue a modeling/singing/acting career. Eric SOLEM is also out and looking for an aerospace engineering position on the east coast. Matt MULLIGAN saved an F-16 by making an emergency landing at Myrtle Beach after encountering a flameout during routine maneuvers.

The following list was compiled by Vince WILD and Will REESE. Here we go: At Bitburg flying F-15s: Phil CAMPBELL, Phil ROSE, and Dave SILVA; at RAF Bentwaters flying A-lOs: Jim KLINE and Scott OSMAR; at RAF Lakenheath flying F-llls: Will REESE, Darren HIRSCHEY, Chris REA, Jim TRAVIS, Vance DRENKHAHN, and Eric FITZ; at RAF Upper Heyford flying F-llls: Doug MALONE, Bruce BROWN, Dave LOVELESS, and Ron ANDERSON; at Rhein-Main flying C-130s: Buck ELTON and Darren MATURI; at Offutt: Rolo DAREY in Intel, Scott OSKVAREK (wife Kristen BELDEN) and Steve WARRIOR flying RC-135s, and Scott ULRICH as an SP; at Minot: Mark DANIGOLE flying KC-135s, Doug STROPES in missiles, and

Tom HERRING as a banked pilot; at Grand Forks is Rich ALDERETE flying KC-135S.

At the Pentagon is Mary (MORGAN) HYMAN; at Andrews is John LOGRANDE flying C-21s; at Eglin: Kevin OLEEN flying HC-130s and Jack HEIDMAN flying F-15s; at Shaw: Dave COOKSEY in Communications and Jimmy PAYNE, Pete SMITH, and Chuck LOPEZ flying A-lOs; at Malmstrom is Shawn JANSEN in missiles; at Osan is Dean OSTOVICH flying F-16s; at Laughlin flying T-37s: Shawn PERKOWSKI and Tom Craig STEARMAN; Laughlin T-38s: Mark FRANK, Jamie TOOMBS, Rob FRINK, and Kerry GREEN; at Tinker is Mike PEEBLES flying E-3s; at Reese: Matt SARDELLI flying T-38s and Ed HENNIGAN and Scott LEDFORD flying T-37s; at Peterson flying C-21s: Mark SLIMKO, Karen (TILLEY) PETERSON, and JoLin BARREIRE; at Littie Rock flying C-130s are Carl LEVY and Doug KENNEDY; at Warner Robins flying KC-135s is Fred SINGLETON; at Dyess flying C-130s are Bruce BOSSART, and Walt MAHANY; at Pope flying C-130s: Sara FERRIER, Heather SCHOFIELD, Vince WILD, Tony POLLIZZI, Dave CAMPASSI, Richy PEDDYCORD, and Mitch MCCLAREN; at Cannon flying F-llls are John HRUBY and Ed “Fig” NEWTON; at Altus is Ted MATHEWS flying KC-135s. Thanks for the list guys!

My next letter comes from a fellow squadronmate, Jeff CASHMAN, who recently PCSed from Carswell to K.I. Sawyer, where he is a B-52 copilot. Scott OBEGINSKI also made the trip, with Craig DEBONI, Dave YOUNGDALE, and Ed REDMAN already stationed there. Jeff says Walt MAHANY, who flies C-130s at Dyess has put in his papers and has a C-130 job lined up at Willow Grove, PA. Mike HOHLS recently PCSed from Osan to Bitburg where he flies A-lOs. Jeff made a good suggestion I will pass along to all you ex-Homesteaders out there. If anyone has any “there I was” hurricane stories from Homestead, why not pass them along and I will include them in an upcoming article. Besides being interesting stories, you can update everyone on your whereabouts after the hurricane.

Jeff bumped into Griff RATLEY who was on a UPT student cross country, in Carswell base ops. He’s doing well, and even decided to grow a moustache. Matt MULLIGAN tied the knot in Nov to Kathleen Dikalb in Texas. At the wedding were Jeff, Mike “Guido” LONCAR, and Ken and Amy ROSENQUEST. Thanks for writing Jeff!

Rob Thompson and Matt Mulligan enjoy Matt’s bachelor party limo.

Next I heard from Alan BELL, who is flying S-3Bs for the Navy. Alan is stationed in San Diego and has been married just over a year. He says flying the S-3 is challenging and fun. The S-3 is an attack aircraft specifically designed for at-sea warfare. Alan says recently they have been moving away from those missions which we can “neither confirm nor deny,” and increasing their overland conventional attack capabilities.

Over Halloween last year Tim BARCLAY, Marc GIROUX, and Mark WEBSTER went to San Diego for a party on Mission Beach. ACE is a wonderful thing. Alan wanted me to pass along the invite to anyone headed out his way. The door is always open! Thanks for writing!

My last letter comes from Jeff LOUIE, who is in Intel at McChord AFB in Tacoma, WA. Jeff has been busy working on his graduate degree, which he hopes to have done this winter. A teaching position at the Air Force Special Operations School at Hurlburt Field was offered to Jeff, where he would be in charge of the Asia-Pacific branch. Jeff also met a

Halloween party at Mission Beach. From left top are Mark Giroux and Mark Webster. Kneeling is (Ens) Tom Gray. At bottom are Tim Barclay, Marc Vernick, Allen Bell, Karen Bell, Lori Lay, and Jeff Lay (USNA 87).

great girl he says she is intelligent, cute, funny, and a lawyer. Her name is Eden, and he met her while conducting a security investigation. Thanks for writing Jeff! Let me hear about the job (and the girl!).

Through the AOG Bio Info line I received a letter from Kelly (KRATOCHVIL) GREENE (’90), who married Christopher GREENE 28 Mar ’92 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. The wedding picture has 13 USAFA graduates in it. The bottom row are all saber bearers and they are, from left, Karl Maybury, Doug PATTERSON (’88), Yvonne (BENNETT) ALLEN, Nancy BAERWALD, Jay LOWELL (’90), Roger REDWOOD, Vicki Fraider, and Brian SMITH (’90).

The Greene Wedding Party.

The middle row includes Jennifer Rahn, Susan Schoemann, Kelly GREENE, Christopher GREENE, J.D. HAIG, Leslie SKINNER (’90), and Jacqui (MARTY) MATRAY (’90). Top row: Steve MEZHIR, Brian Dodson, and Brian HOY. Kelly says the guest list also included a slew of graduates, from Stuttgard AB, Germany to Laughlin AFB, TX. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception was one *&@# of a party. Thanks for writing!

Also from the AOG, Joe MATCHETTE writes that he recently PCSed from Osan to Ramstein. Others who are moving include Nate DICKMAN to Spangdahlem, Jon WALKER to Misawa, Japan and Miles DEMAYO also to Ramstein. Pete GERSTEN and Mike MCMILLIN will remain in Osan for awhile. Paul WEISS writes that he moved to Osan as a forward air controller after Myrtle Beach closed. While TDY at Davis-Monthan Paul saw Mitch HANSON, D.J. DRESSEL, and Eric ECKLUND, who are all waiting for a new A-10 squadron to open. Ramon WARE writes that he and his wife, Pamela, were recently blessed with a daughter, Simone Constance Maries Ware, born 18 July ’92. Bruce BEYERLY just called to let me know he will be PCSing to Dyess in June to switch from a radar nav in the B-52 to an OSO in the B-l. Congrats!

Once again I had a lot of information to pass along thanks to everyone who took the time to write. Please keep those letters coming. I can’t do it without you. Take care and God bless.

Joseph C. Richardson

906 Hackberry Court, Suite #2311

Bellevue, NE 68005-2046

Home: (402) 292-9373

Percent members: 35

Air Intelligence Squadron at Bergstrom AFB. Paul married his wife, Melissa, on 20 June ’92 (don’t forget that date Paul) and honeymooned in the Caribbean. He sends greetings to all of the most glorious class, and specifically to Bob HAINES, Ryan JARA, and Grant CHRISTIANSON.

For you three guys, I have Paul’s address and phone number so give me a call so you all can re-establish contact if you haven’t already.

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GREETINGS MOST GLORIOUS CLASS OF ’90!

Please take notice of my new address and phone number. I moved into a lavish suite with David JONES (aka D.J.). He arrived here at Offutt on 1 March ’93. He is a navigator on the RC-135. He sends greetings to all and says he’s glad to be in Omaha.

Lou and Laura DeFelice, Charlan Thorpe, James Jinnette, Ben and Michelle Davis, Bill Gideon and his fiance, Beth, and Mike and Denise Thirtle.

Ben DAVIS wrote me and sends his greetings to all. Ben got married last June to his lovely wife, Michelle. Attending his wedding were Lou DEFELICE and his wife, Laura; Charlan THORPE; James JINNETTE; Bill GIDEON and his fiance, Beth; and Mike THIRTLE and his wife, Denise. Bill and Beth should be married by the time of this printing and James and Charlan announced their engagement a day after Ben’s marriage. Boy, that love bug is going wild. (Gotta go out and buy an extra can of RAID!) Ben is still in AWACS maintenance at Tinker. Bill is an engineer at Kirtland, Mike is a scientific analyst at Wright-Pat, James is a ’38 IP at Columbus, Charlan is doing her banked time in admin at Hurlburt, and Lou is in hospital admin at Tyndall. Additonally, Ben reports that he and Michelle, as well as Lou and Laura, are expecting a baby girl soon. Steve BRANDT and his wife, Lisa, who were married a while back in Texas, are also expecting as well. Ben was out in Saudi a while back with John BELL and Jeff JOURNEY. Jeff, from what I understand, is working acquisition/contracting over there. Ben also reports that Shawn FAIRHURST is in the Springs doing the Space Ops thing. He also reports running into Jim FINNEY over in Rhein-Main. Jim is a C-9 pilot flying to exotic ports of call all over eastern and southern Europe. Thanks again Ben for an exciting update.

Paul M. Comeau and his wife, Melissa.

I got a shout out from my old roomdog Mike CONTRATTO. Mike is livin’ that life at Ohio State. He reports the contingent of zoomies out there to consist of Jay UPDEGRAFF, Wes HALLMAN, Chuck FINELY, and Ian BRYAN. Mike should be finished at Ohio State by the time of this printing and is still unsure of what will be next. Best of everything to you my brother and keep me posted.

Jay UPDEGRAFF also sent me greetings from Ohio State. He reports that he’s recently celebrated his first wedding anniversary with his wife, Becky. Jay also reports that Kevin HOPPIN was to get married last October to his long-time girlfriend Sue, and that Craig WILLIAMS should be over in Okinawa flying C-21s by now. If you’re reading this Craig, Jay says for you to WRITE HIM! Thanks for the update Jay.

Jay and Becky Updegraff

Ted WILSON has been faithfully keeping in touch. He’s still hanging out in the Kokomo, IN area. Mighty ’90 sends our greetings to you Ted and to your new family member Oreo (Ruff Ruff). Shawna KEASLY dropped a note in as well (finally). She’s down at Cannon AFB, NM working as the deputy chief of Air Traffic Control Operations. She’s certified in the control tower and radar approach control. She’s keeping the stress level down with tennis and jogging. She’s also working on her master’s in counseling. She reports that Ruthann (SHELTON) and her husband, John FISHER, got a join-spouse, joint-force assignment to Canada. JayCee STENNIS and his pretty wife, Nedra, are reportedly doing very well there at Cannon as well. (Write me JayCee!) JayCee is a maintenance officer there. Leslie DARBY should be at Sembach AB, Germany by now. That’s where Anita THOMPKINS and her husband are reported to be. Rob FLYNN is an intel officer at Cannon. Patricia GOODALL is reported to be doing well at Tyndall. Tink CARNAHAN and Sarah WILSON are at Holloman AFB where Sarah works in command post. Shawna’s final words were to send a shout out to Greg REESE. Thanks for keeping in touch Shawna. Peace!

Greg and Rachel (SLEEPER) LANGAS send most glorious greetings to everyone. Greg is flying AC-130s at Hurlburt (you big stud) and Rachel is a SP there. Greg says that he loves the job. He reports that he ran into

John Bell and Ben Davis in Saudi Arabia.

Paul COMEAU checked in from Austin, TX. Paul attended intel school after graduation and found himself holding down a senior captain’s/major’s slot as a collection manager for intel assets in the 12th

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Tony BUKATA and his wife, Lisa (DEGENHART, ’91), while TDY to McChord. Tony is a banked pilot working as a maintenance officer. Greg also reports that Bill PARCELLS flew his C-5 into Hurlburt. Bill is stationed at Travis. Ty SILLS is also dropping into Hurlburt from time to time. He is working at Randolph doing behavioral science stuff.

Mark BURMAN sends greetings from Robins AFB, GA. He is married to the former Lauren Hicks and is serving out his banked pilot time as a maintenance officer. He sends shouts out to everyone from the most glorious class and especially to his friends in the 34th Squadron. Much peace to you and Lauren, Mark.

Steve SENN also dropped me a line from Lubbock, TX. Steve reports that Eric KELM got his master’s in EE at the University of Washington and will be flying C-130s at Elmendorf. Alex MASTRIOANNI is flying C-12s at Elmendorf as well and is busy with a new set of twin girls to boot. J.P. MARTIN will be going to Kadena to fly KC-135s. He also has a baby girl. Steve is going to Dover to fly C-5s where he will be joining forces with Tony KRAWEITZ, Matt MORGAN, and Andy KITTELSON. Steve “the hearthrob” SENN breaks hearts across America as he announces his plans to marry the lovely Sophie DEFREITAS. Sophie is an intel officer at Cheyenne Mtn. Let’s all keep them in our prayers as they try to work a join-spouse to Dover. The marriage date was supposed to be 28 Nov ’92. Best of everything to you both!

The last of my letters comes from Sam SVITENKO. He hails greetings from Dover, DE. He is a banked transport pilot working off his time as a logistics plans officer working plans, programs and mobility. He is also working an additional duty assignment with the State Department where he serves as an escort pilot for Russian aircraft transiting our airspace. He reports to be engaged to Laurie A. MAHER (Class of ’91). She is stationed there with him and the wedding is slated to occur on 7 Aug ’93 in southern California. The best man will be his roomdog from the hill Mark E. WEATHERINGTON. Mark is out at McConnell AFB doing that cop thing while he awaits his bomber pilot assignment. He reportedly also has a serious woman and is standing by the “lights out’’ call. Other people at Dover that I have not mentioned yet include Darren and Melissa (STANLEY) JAMES, Alan THURBER, and Terri CARR. Darren is a C-5 pilot and Melissa is the wing protocol officer. Terri is a SP as well. Sam also reports that Mark VANWERT was recently married to his lovely wife, Brooke. He is at Barksdale. Brian HASTINGS finally got his fighter and is at Reese waiting his final assignment to the mighty A-10!

Renn and Carla (WALLER) BURLING are both stationed at March AFB in sunny California and doing well. Mark WISER is at Seymour-Johnson flying the F-15E after finishing first in his UPT class. Gray GROSS is at Cannon AFB doing the same job as Sam logistics plans. Pat MCNELIS is at Tyndall AFB waiting for a fighter assignment and is marking time as an SP. He has recently become a daddy with his wife, Margaret. Thanks for the input Sam.

Now as far as reports from the AOG. Patrick W. HAYES is a KC-10 pilot at Barksdale. Kenneth L. KEMPER is a logistics officer in charge of war reserve material at Luke AFB, AZ. He completed his master of science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in industrial organizational psychology in December of ’91. He is a banked fighter pilot. Navy Lt. j.g. Peter M. BERNSTEIN, recently completed intermediate jet training at the Naval Air Station, Kingsville, TX. Also, Zachery S. BELCHER is a contract manager of Brooks AFB, TX. There he’s run across Brad NORRIS, Greg JOHNSON, Rob WIDMANN, Rory SHRUM, Mike KOSCO, Marc RATHMANN, Jeff GROBMAN, and Jeff BOWLING. And there you have it.

Well, most glorious class, I’m reaching my length limit so I’d better close. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Peace and PALS!

Amy McLean

Box 121

Manvel, ND 58256

Home: (701) 696-8201

DSN: 362-3105

Percent members: 41

Greetings to ’91! It’s time to think spring, and along with that thought comes another graduation from the Zoo! Congratulations to the Class of ’93 from all of us in ’91.

I would like to start out with the very last two class assignments from Willy. Even with all the extra work of closing down a base, Karen STOFF (who is now off to Osan, Korea) always made sure to send me the class assignments, and I would like to thank her greatly. Karen’s description of Willy is like a ghost town. It must be strange not to hear any noise coming from the flight line on graduation day. Here is the way the planes went to

the Class of 93-02 and 04. Mike BALDINI is going to Malmstrom, MT to fly the ’135, and Dave BELL will fly the same in Mildenhall, England. Dave DENIZ is off to Charleston to fly his ’141, while Mike DESYLVA studies (or whatever you do on an AFIT scholarship) for a few years at the Univ of Washington while he waits for his fighter. Phillip VU will also wait out his banked time serving an AFIT scholarship to the same University. Lisa BROWN also qualified for an AFIT scholarship. Jeffrey GAST chose a C-130 to Little Rock. Rick LESAN and Mark FLANDERS (his wife’s name is Angelique) have big plans for their C-5 driving careers at Travis, CA. Steve MORAES is challenged to refuel ’141 students down in Altus, OK. Aaron REED and his wife, Kelly, will be moving to Dover AFB where Aaron will fly the C-5. Andrew SHELTON and Chris ALLEN will fly all of our distinguished grads around in their C-21s at Scott, IL, while Sara BEYER will fly her C-21 out of McClellan, CA. Doug SOHO chose a C-141 out of Charleston, SC and John WOLFORD (Wolfy) and John SHIRTZ picked C-5s to Travis, while Vanessa SAVAS has yet another C-5, this one to Dover.

Brad EVERMAN (Speedy) is doing a little engineering down at Langley. Jeff ARING (Skippy) is headed for Dyess, TX to fly the C-130. Sean BOSELY and his wife, Lisa, will take to the skies out of Mildenhall, UK where Sean has a KC-135 cockpit. Kevin KEITH and Kimberly will be headed the other direction to Kadena, Japan for a KC-135 tour. Mike STEWART will also be at Kadena, only flying a C-12 instead. Eric MOYER will be pumping Texaco out of his T35 at Robins, GA. Cory WORMACK decided to get a taste of mid-western life while flying his EC-135 from Offutt, NE.

There were five of us from 93-02 at Willy who chose banked fighters. They were Don FULLER, Mike BEBEAU, Jay BOYD, George GRIFFITHS, and Keith KELLY. If you were banked or know of what any other banked pilot is doing currently, please drop me a line and we’ll let everyone know of their existence and what their up to. Here are a few of the banked assignments that I know of: Diane MCCULLION will be waiting her transport at Hurlburt Field, Joe RUBBLER and Joe STEISS will serve their time as SPs at Andrews. Chris SULLIVAN has a hard life at L.A. Air Station, Tim RUNNETTE is heard to be drinking heavily at Travis, Pat CLANCY can be found at McGuire, Scott RYAN has an AFIT scholarship and will attend Oregon State, and Mike WOLLET has an assignment to Luke.

I finally received a complete list of assignments from Columbus, but there was no name or return address, so whoever you are... thanks. Here we go again: Richard AARON C-130 Dyess, Mark BLOUNT C-141 Travis, Jaime BURCHAM KC-135 Minot, Joe GAY RC-135 Offutt, Tete HAHN C-5 Travis, Steve HEDDEN C-141 Travis, Steve JAMISON

KC-135 Fairchild, Chris LUPLOW KC-135 Robins, Vern PENDLEY

C-141 McChord, Rick STOFFEL KC-10 Barksdale, Mike CAMERON

C-5 Travis, Mike SHINLUND MC-130 Hurlburt, Dawn DISHNER C-12

Andrews, Tim GREMINGER C-141 McChord, Jason MCDONALD

C-130 Yokota, Mitch MCDONALD C-130 Dyess, Marty MILLER

KC-135 Kadena, Joe MULL C-130 Dyess, Scot SALMINEN C-12 Kadena, Rick WILLIAMSON C-141 McGuire, and Tony BAURENFIEND MC-130 Kadena.

Also, Rick BELLANGER KC-135 Ellsworth, Kevin VANDEWATER

C-130 Pope, Bill BURCHETT T-37 Columbus, Colin KEEN C-141 MeChord, and Chris (Jughead) BAIR C-141 McGuire. Speaking of Jugheads, Chris finally got enough courage to ask Dana to be his wife, and they were married on 22 May. Congratulations! Mike STEVENS was also recently married. He received a C-9 to Scott AFB. Joe ROTH received the same assignment. Chris LANGLOIS is off to find the wonders of the Orient flying around in his C-130 at Yokota. Jeff HARRISON (Harry) ended up with a C-130 to Dyess.

Anna VINCENT sent me the rundown on assignments from Reese: Anna VINCENT C-141 Charleston, Mike ABAIR C-21 Howard, Brad ANDERSON and Doug ANNANIE KC-135s Plattsburg, Dave GARCIA KC-135 Altus, Mark HOPSON RC-135 Offutt, Paul RADES C-12 Kadena, Stephanie SHIELDS C-130 Yokota, Jean (FULMER) VORGT KC-135 Ellsworth, Frank PATRINOSTRO KC-135 Altus, Nick KOOTSIDAS C-5 Dover, and Sue RANK C-9 Rhein-Main. John MILLOY and Todd VALENTINE won’t be moving very far for their FAIP T-37s to Reese. Jeff ANDERSON however, is off to lovely Enid, OK for his T-37 to Vance, Mike EYELANDER (Eylo) can still drink his coffee in his C-5 to Travis, Hoang NGUYEN KC-135 Dyess, and Dave SEIGRIST (Seigs) will still be brewing his own beer at McConnell while flying his ’135.

Some other news from the folks at Reese include the following. Mike ABAIR married Crystal, and Frank PATRINOSTRO married Patrice. Gary and Diane (ROMAGLIA) HIGGENBOTHEM are expecting their first child. Mike BLADES is engaged to Carol. J.P. MARTIN (’90) and his wife, Marcy, had a baby girl, Savanah Jo, in September. For those of you who remember Tammy (Moore) Marsini, she and her husband John

(’89) had a baby boy, Ryan Joseph, in June last year. Anna VINCENT is currently at Altus for C-141 training and has run into Josh SMITH (MCGUIRE), Walt JOHNSON (Travis), and Vern PENDLEY (MeChord). Others that have been seen being blown around Altus include Jim ARMAGNO, Nick KOOTSIKAS and Diego WENTZ. Thanks for the letter Anna.

From the last of us at Vance the assignments looked like this: Rob DOTSON (Goose) chose a C-21 to Randolph and Kent LANDRETH (Mav) headed toward Alconbury, England to fly the HC-130. Sorry guys, I had to rip on your flight somehow. Brad KREMER decided why not and is on his way to Minot to fly his T35, Glenn RUHL chose a KC-135 to Barksdale, and Ed WOLD will fly the same up in Malmstrom. Joel and Vicky BURT will be at Scott AFB. Joel will be an acquisitions officer. Mike KAZLAUSKY is off to coach baseball at the Zoo and keep all those cadets out of trouble with social actions. C.J. VAUGHN was nicely surprised with an AFIT scholarship and last I heard was still trying to decide what sunny state to vacation in.

Here are a few other assignments that came to me through the changeof-address cards: Jeff ANDERSON was FAIPed to Vance, while Chuck WEBB will be an IP at Laughlin. Mike BROCKEY will fly the C-130E out of Little Rock, and Vernie PENDLEY will be a C-141 copilot at MeChord.

Kristi SWAIN recently finished intel school and will be going to Osan, Korea with her boyfriend. She didn’t send his name with the letter, but she did send a list of where others in her class are headed. Lisa VIERTEL is going to Scott AFB, Blake BREWER is going to Ellsworth AFB, Kelly FEDEL is headed to Andrews AFB, Mike HIGHT is going to Hurlburt, Belinda LYONS is waiting until her hubby (Dave Zeitouni) finishes pilot school before she gets her assignment and Mike VENERI has the best assignment he is going to Lakenheath, England. Thanks for the card Kristi and good luck to all of you.

I heard rumor that there are a few of us running wild down at Keesler AFB. Rick GRIFFIN and Kevin KENNELLY are going through ops management training. It’s a short TDY so they are probably at their duty station already. Chantal MURRAY, who is now a MCGEE is also attending ops mangement training. Christina HARVEY is now Christina BELL (David) and is the deputy chief of Public Affairs at Holloman AFB. She has already completed her master’s degree in English at the Univ of Arizona. Nancy RAVENSBERGEN is now Nancy DENNIS. She is currently stationed at Offutt. Colleen MCCRARY, no name change, is back at COS working satellite ops at Falcon Field. Callie CALHOUN, Shannen KARPEL and Sue HENKE represented us once again overseas on the interservice cross-country team. Last year they went to Africa, and this year they went to the Netherlands. Congrats, and run a few extra miles for the rest of us!

My apology if names were repeated from the last article. I thought it better to mention people twice than not at all. I ran into Tauni SEARCY at an aerobics class here at Grand Forks. She put her minor in Spanish to good work when she went to South America for a few months as an SP, but now she’s back up here toughing out the long winter. Adam and I are adapting to the Arctic weather up here. If you can’t find us at home, or the bar right next door, we’re probably cross-country skiing with our dog Mogul down on the river that runs through our front yard. I look forward to hearing about all of your summer activities. Have a great one! Take Care and God Bless. Amy

James S. Mehta

PSC Box 4424

Vance AFB, OK 73705-4424 (405) 242-5919

Percent members: 34

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Hello again True Bluers! I can’t believe that it’s been a whole year since we were released from the Zoo on that cold and soggy May afternoon. I think it would be appropriate to begin this column by congratulating the Class of 1993 on their graduation and commissioning, joining us as both officers and alumni.

Vance AFB and Enid, OK are about as I expected: windy, cold and flat. But I’ll be leaving here soon and moving again. That is both bad and good bad because I am no longer in UPT due to airsickness, but good because I’ll be escaping the clutches of Oklahoma. My new AFSC will be with the OSI and I’m working on an assignment to Bitburg AB, Germany.

I have heard from some of you in the past few months which makes this column more interesting and easier to write. Sean LONDRIGAN wrote to

me from George Washington University in D.C. where he is studying and working at NASA. Also, on similar scholarships, working with him are Teri and Mary Jo (DRAZDOWSKI) DUNCAN. In the last column I mentioned Scott HINES who is also out there with his wife, Stacey. He is at the University of Maryland, as is Rachel VANLANDINGHAM. They all attended one of the Inaugural Balls in January and I am waiting for them to tell us how it was.

Steve ANDERSON sent me a short note to let me know what he is busy doing. He’s at the Phillips Lab at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque working as an engineer. He says that Tina BRAGDON is also working down there. As far as his opinion about his job: “Let’s see, the weather is great, the skiing is great and I love my job. I guess I got lucky.” That about sums it up, Steve. And to all you old Trolls out there, Steve says, “Hi!”

The last letter in the mailbox comes from Jen (BOLLINGER)

SAMUELS who is married to Ben. Ben is in UPT at Columbus AFB and Jen is going to Gunter AFB, AL to work in communications. Besides Jen and Ben (rhyming names!), she sent names of some more True Blue marriages that I haven’t mentioned before in the Class Notes: Terri (POULTON) and Andy ELBERT, who incidentally are in the same UPT class; Linda (LEE) and Derek OLIVER, Val (MATTHEWS) and Dave PRICE, and Donna (DELANGO) and Andy BATES. Jen also just finished up at communications/computer tech school at Keesler AFB and sent me some new assignments: Dave SENA-Keesler AFB, Javier RAMOS-Maxwell AFB, Joe RICHARDS-Scott AFB, Mike SNAPP and Marcus FEATHERSTON- Tyndall AFB, Rob FRITZ-Langley AFB, Bill BOSCH-Randolph AFB, and Chad BREMMON-Pentagon. Chad also just got married in the Springs to Gracie.

Back last fall, Chase BARRETT got in touch with me to locate some friends to invite them to his wedding. It was scheduled for December and since I haven’t heard back from him, I guess everything went as planned. Scheduled to attend were Michelle MEYERS, Eric HODGE, Keith GIBSON, John TRESSLER, Dan ALLEN, Eric VITOSH, and Mike WEISS. Chase is at UPT down at Laughlin AFB. I’m sure they all had a great time, especially Chase.

Next, from the AOG files, new assignments and addresses keep trickling in. Tim SUNDVALL-Columbus AFB, Kent CURRIE and Regan RITCHIE-Reese AFB, Stephen GENUNG-Barksdale AFB, Dave SOUZA-Ft Ritchie, MD (wartime plans analyst), Jen RAWLINS-Yokota AB, Japan, Tani DUTCO-Dover AFB, Matt CARROLL-med school, Bethesda, MD; Paul HICKEY-Los Angeles AFB, and Orlando ACOSTA-Tinker AFB. Ally CHAUVIN is down there with Orlando where they are weapons directors. She was up here at Vance visiting Tom FINNERAN and Susan COREJ earlier this month. Tom PACHECO and Tracy SAILOR will be joining them soon from Tyndall AFB. Oh, here’s another ’92 marriage, Jen STREBECK and Paul KIRCHOFFER. They are both stationed at Tyndall AFB where Paul is a maintenance officer and Jen is a finance officer. Mark HAYES is married (Dana) and he is in UPT at Columbus AFB. And Sean SORENSON is here at Vance where he just started in the new UPT class. He is married to Kathy and even has on-base housing which he says sure beats Enid’s apartments. Nicole DAVIS-ANDERSON has also just started with the new class and is awaiting her husband’s arrival here from PIT.

Over the phone lines, I keep in contact with some of my old squadron mates. My roommate Don UNWIN says that all is well at Columbus AFB and that nothing is exceptionally newsworthy there. I did meet him in Memphis during the long weekend in Feb and we went out on Beale St. one night with Mark STEGER, who’s rooming with Don. Steve WOLF called me from Quantico where the Marines have granted his wish of sending him as an infantry officer to Hawaii for his first assignment. Oh boy, we better warn the beaches that the Sandwolf is coming. Jim MEGER is down at Reese AFB, and is among the first ’92ers to go through SUPT. He says that only a few guys went on to T-38s (he was one of them) and the rest went to the new T-l.

I also got a call from Patty GRIFFIN who was down visiting Laughlin AFB from intel school at Goodfellow AFB. She and Stan COLE were visiting with Dave KUMASHIRO. Patty is headed to Ramstein AFB, Germany for Intel work soon. Finally, while searching for a new career field, I called Pat MCCULLOUGH who is in systems acquisition at Hanscom AFB. Pat is married and living in the Boston area. He says the job is good, but the TDY always takes him back to the Springs.

Through the grapevine I’ve gotten word of some engagements: Brian CESSNA, James SHIGEKANE, and Andy ROSS who is engaged to Melissa JONES.

This is the last time to look for 1992’s Class Notes at the very end of Checkpoints. So pay attention next time. Now here’s my usual plea for letters, phone calls and pictures. Let me know what you and your buddies are up to and tell some interesting anecdotes as well. Summer is about here, and it’s time to hit the beach. So long until next time ’92. James.

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