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Team Captains Page Updated – Bill Throne (23rd Co.) added as Swim Team Co-Captain

The Team Captains Page was updated to include Bill Throne (23rd Co.) as Swim Team Co-Captain with Tom McElwee (20th.).

Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 11, 2023January 12, 2023Posted inUncategorized

Steven Champion (36th Co.) added to Memorial Page

It was recently learned that Steven Champion, a non-grad from 36th Co., passed away February 1, 2019. In trying to track down lost company mates, Jim Gafford (36th Co.) reached …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 11, 2023January 19, 2023Posted inUncategorized

Remembrance of Charles Davidson (29th Co.) added to the Memorial page

A brief remembrance of Charles Davidson (29th Co.) drafted by company mate Brett Ayotte and high school classmate Mike Patton (6th Co.) was added to the Memorial page: Charles D …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 9, 2023January 30, 2023Posted inUncategorized

New Year, Long Underwear & Ukraine: SITREP Dennis (Samurai OTOSHI-SAMA)

’78 Brothers, Sorry for the lack of Dennis updates.  Like many of you, the Baur family has been dealing with parent surgery (88 year old hip replacement) and numerous parent …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023Posted inUncategorized

Dennis Otoshi (33rd Co.) received Ukrainian Red Cross Award

Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 3, 2023January 3, 2023Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Dennis Otoshi (33rd Co.) received Ukrainian Red Cross Award

Shaun Bradley (5th Co.) book ‘Small Business Veteran’ added to Class Authors page

Shaun Bradley (5th Co.) is the 20th author added tothe Class Author’s page and his book ‘ Small Business Veteran’ has been added to Class Authors page.  On their website, …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 2, 2023January 2, 2023Posted inUncategorized

Shelters provide warmth on a frigid Christmas Eve (Don Aiken, 3rd Co.)

LUIS SANTANA | Times December 25, 2022Don Aiken welcomes people into a cold weather shelter hosted by the Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa. Hundreds find places to sleep …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 2, 2023January 2, 2023Posted inUncategorized

Passing of Janet Wilson, wife of Brad Wilson (26th Co.)

From Facebook: To my friends and classmates from Cheyenne Mountain High School Class of 1974. It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that I announce, on behalf of …

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Posted byMatthew EliasJanuary 1, 2023January 1, 2023Posted inUncategorized

From the Class President: USNA Class of 1978 Year in Review 2022

Classmates, Looking back on 2022, our Class accomplished many exciting things I want to review with you. First, we had our first classmate, Cecil Haney (29th Company), recognized by our Alumni …

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Posted byMatthew EliasDecember 29, 2022December 30, 2022Posted inUncategorized

Kevin O’Keefe’s (26th Co.) Annual Wreath Laying

As we have done every year for over a decade, we organized our hiking group to help lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery today. Stopped by to visit with several …

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Posted byMatthew EliasDecember 17, 2022December 17, 2022Posted inUncategorized

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