September 23, 2019 Keith Davies retired from the Marine Corps in 1997, where he flew helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. After retirement, he worked in public education as a teacher and …
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Land of the Free Website Updated
To my friends, family and colleagues: We have recently upgraded our Land of the Free Foundation website, and we have launched our new Shop to Support store. Our Shop to …
John W. Martin, 23rd Company – Date and Time for Internment
Ahoy, Classmates,Just a reminder that we are just a few weeks away from John’s ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (1300 on 9 September 2019). John’s family will host a reception afterward …
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DID YOU KNOW … ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN
DID YOU KNOW … ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN The Class of 1969 brought four successful years of Another Link in the Chain support to the Class of 2019 with their final duty of …
Navy’s New Clear Bag Policy
After shocking leadership shakeup at NASA, new head of human exploration says moon 2024 is doable
Alex Stuckey July 11, 2019 Updated: July 11, 2019 6:11 p.m. Less than 24 hours after being named head of human exploration at NASA, former astronaut Ken Bowersox said the agency is trying …
John W. Martin, 23rd Company – Date for Internment Scheduled
Classmates, John’s family was notified that his internment at Arlington National Cemetery is now scheduled for 1300 on 9 September 2019. John’s family will host a reception afterward at the Fort Myer …
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Johns Hopkins announces seven honorary degree recipients
University will confer honorary degrees during May 23 Commencement ceremony A Canadian Supreme Court justice, a Johns Hopkins University board of trustees chair, an acclaimed economist, The Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief, a former …
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Passing of Bill Girrier (22nd Co.)
Classmates, Sadly, I must inform you that our classmate, Bill Girrier (22nd CO), passed away yesterday after a fight with cancer. A classmate and close friend described Bill as a “… …
Passing of John “Jack” Carpenter (29th Co.) and Funeral Arrangements
Classmates, It is with a heavy heart that I notify you of the passing of another classmate, Shipmate and friend, John “Jack” Carpenter (29th Company). He succumbed on Thursday morning, April …
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