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Author Archives: Matthew Elias

All Academy Challenge from John Semcken – UPDATE

Ok gentleman 2nd Company is at 50% of our graduates participating and there are more coming in.  I know you guys can convince classmates to make a donation even if it …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 18, 2020Posted inUncategorized

All Academy Challenge from John Semcken

Go Hard 78!  I sent an email to everyone in 2nd Company and told them that we need to beat the other 35 companies in 78 so can you guys beat …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 18, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Huge Thanks to Joe Stanik (23rdCo.)!

The class owes a huge thank you to Joe Stanik for a treasure trove of stuff that he sent for the website. First, Joe sent some great June Week stuff: …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 16, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Passing of Luke Ridenhour’s (6th Co.) Son

Classmates, I have some sad news to pass on from Luke (Chip) Ridenhour (6th CO).  Luke’s oldest son, Jacob Ridenhour, age 41, passed away last Thursday from complications of FAP, Familial adenomatous …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 16, 2020August 18, 2020Posted inUncategorized

John Hemry’s books, professional writings and videos added to the website!

One of the great things that I have found while building and populating the website is that it has uncovered for me and much of the class classmates who have …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 16, 2020August 23, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Passing of Luke Ridenhour’s (6th Co.) Son

From Luke’s Facebook page: “Classmates, it is with a heavy heart to inform you of the passing of my first child, Jacob. He fought a good fight, but cancer and …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 14, 2020March 26, 2021Posted inUncategorized

John Semcken buys lunch for his local police precinct!

On Thursday, August 6th, John Semcken (2nd Co.) dropped off 60 Chick fil A box lunches to the west LA Precinct in appreciation for all their work and sacrifice to keep us …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Authors David P. Brown, Scott Mobley and Joe Schmitz and their books added to the Class Authors page

In response to an appeal on Facebook to identify additional published authors in the class, seven new authors have been identified. Of them, authors David P. Brown (18th Co.), Scott …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 4, 2020August 5, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Carl Jensen’s Books Added to Class Authors Page

Carl Jensen’s first and second edition Introduction to Intelligence Studies were added to the Class Authors page. The books are written as a textbook for undergrads and a third edition …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 2, 2020August 2, 2020Posted inUncategorized

New Article in Professional Writings by Herb Nyberg

A new article written by Herb Nyberg (34th Co.) has been added to the Professional Writings page. The article is a scientific study that provides insights into larval mosquito respiration …

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Posted byMatthew EliasAugust 2, 2020Posted inUncategorized

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