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Kim and Jeff Ewin (29th Co.) pay respect to Jim Buckley (29th Co.) at USNA Columbarium

Kim and Jeff Ewin visited the USNA Columbarium to pay respects to company mate Jim Buckley who passed away November 10, 2023, and was interred at the Academy July 24, …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 15, 2024October 17, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Dave Brown (18th Co.) and Andy Mohler (18th Co.) attend Central Florida Navy League Navy Ball

So despite Hurricane Milton’s best attempts to disrupt things Dave Brown (18th Co.) and his wife Barb were able to get to Orlando yesterday and join Andy and Cindy Mohler …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 13, 2024October 13, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Bob Vogt (35th Co.) Shoots His First Hole in One at Army Navy Country Club Fairfax

Bob Vogt scored his first hole in 1 at Army Navy Country Club Fairfax Sunday, October 7th. Bob scored it on Red 8, 150 yard Par 3.

Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 6, 2024October 8, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Klub 30 Has Annual Mini Reunion in Jacksonville

Klub 30 had a great annual mini reunion in Jax, hosted by Dick Boehme and Lew Wolfrom. Four great days of golf, dinners, tours and sea stories. Grand finale, a …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 5, 2024October 6, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Strong Showing from 78 at Navy – Air Force Game

78 had a strong showing at the Navy – Air Force game in Colorado Springs and got to see Navy break a four year losing streak to Air Force and …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 5, 2024October 17, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Passing of Elaine Stallings, wife of Jim Stallings (34th Co.)

Mrs. L. Elaine Stallings was the daughter of the late Mr. Paul Walker Sr., and Mrs. Lois Walker Hinton. Her sunrise began on January 3, 1955, and she finished her …

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Posted byMatthew EliasOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Greg Baur’s (33 Co.) Latest on Dennis Otoshi (33 Co.)

Team Ukraine/1978 Dennis support brothers–welcome! Please read to the end, because I get paid for each letter… 1)  I posted an update in OUR Ukraine/Samurai Dennis’s GoFundMe site (link below). …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 30, 2024October 1, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Fun One Returns to Sandbridge

Another Sandbridge Fun One ‘78 week starts… This year’s trip included a tour of the USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) in downtown Norfolk. Swimming sub-squad was also part of this year’s Fun …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 28, 2024October 7, 2024Posted inUncategorized

Request for Support from Brad “JB” Richardson (14th Co.)

Classmates, Yesterday I received a note from our classmate, Brad “JB” Richardson (14th CO), with a request of support from our ’78 brothers. His son, George Richardson, developed at the …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 25, 2024September 29, 2024Posted inUncategorized

John Young (4th Co.) Honored as DGA at Navy Memphis Game

On Saturday, September 21, the Naval Academy welcomed back three of our 2024 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients at the Navy vs Memphis football game: ADM Samuel J. Locklear III ’77, …

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Posted byMatthew EliasSeptember 21, 2024September 28, 2024Posted inUncategorized

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