April 2014 1 In Every Issue THE Bulletin Calendar of Coming Events...... 4 Vol. 76, No. 2 April 2014 From the Superintendent...... 6 From the Editor...... 8 Your Letters...... 10 Minding the Helm...... 12 Development News...... 16 In Memoriam...... 46 12 28 40 Class Notes...... 47 Features Staff Editor Association Affairs Tara King Clark Job Opening Announcement: President of the USCGAAA...... 14 Class Notes Editor Nominations Sought for the 2014 Annual Alumni Awards and Melissa Yuhas USCGA Athletic Hall of Fame...... 18 Opinions expressed in the magazine do not Nominations Sought for the 2015 USCGAAA Board of Directors...... 19 necessarily reflect the opinions, policy, or attitude of the Coast Guard, the Alumni Association, its 75th Bulletin Anniversary: From the “Purely Personal” to officers, or the editorial staff. The Association strives to provide a forum within The Bulletin that the “Class Notes”...... 20 welcomes free and open expression of opinions; by Tara King Clark, Editor however, the Association reserves the right to publish or omit submissions at its discretion. The 20 Questions with Dr. Gary Mason ’97...... 24 inclusion of advertisements in The Bulletin should not be construed as an endorsement of the advertiser by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Around the Academy Association, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, or the U.S. Coast Guard. 20 Questions with 4/c Carlie Gilligan...... 26 Next mailing of The Bulletin: June 5, 2014 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia vists Academy The Bulletin (ISSN 0191-9814) is published th bimonthly by the United States Coast Guard as 17 Hedrick Fellow...... 28 Academy Alumni Association, Inc., 47 by Jennifer McDermott, The Day Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320- 8111. Periodical postage paid at New London, CT, and at additional offices. In the Service and Beyond Postmaster: Please forward if address change is due to official orders. Domestic Mail Manual, Sector Boston’s New Take on a Long-Standing Training Model: Section 159.223. Send address changes to The A TAD Professional Development Program that aims to enhance Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni the experience for all involved...... 32 Association, 47 Mohegan Avenue, New by LTJG Justin S. Daniel ’12 and LTJG Clare M. Snyder ’10 London, CT 06320-8111. Broadening the Wings of EAGLE: Under sail in 2013-14 Cover with OCS/NOAA trainees & USCGA cadets...... 36 by LT Kristopher Ensley ’04, USCGC EAGLE Operations Officer and Navigator On April 3, 2014 ground was broken for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy History Lesson: LT James H. Scott, Class of 1891, Combat Operations Columbarium, which will be for those of the Revenue Cutter Hudson in the Spanish-American War...... 40 alumni and their spouses who choose to be inurned on the grounds of the Coast by William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Atlantic Area Historian, USCG Guard Academy. The widows of the very first alumni to be inurned later this year (CDR Robert Tuneski, USCG (ret), ’58; CAPT A. David Young, USCGR (ret), ’49; and Mr. Ronald Blendu, ’66) were on hand for this momentous occasion. From L-R: VADM Manson Brown, USCG, ’78, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support; Mrs. Barbara Tuneski; Mrs. Bonnie Young; Mrs. Betty Blendu; CAPT John Maxham, USCG (ret), ’66, Chairman of the USCGAAA Board of Directors; and RADM Sandra Stosz, USCG, ’82, USCGA Superintendent. To learn more about the columbarium ... see page 12 project, see page 12.

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The Association: The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association is a non-profit corporation which exists exclusively for educational and charitable purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. April 19 Bear Club Member Appreciation Day USCGA Alumni Association Mission Statement: at the Ballpark, Lower Fields, USCGA The Association shall provide services to and promote fellowship among its members. The organization shall raise funds to provide “margin of excellence” support for April 27 Chamber Players Concert Brass the Corps of Cadets to preserve traditions and enhance Extravaganza, Leamy Hall, USCGA the reputation of the Academy. Membership: Academy graduates and those who have attended the Academy are eligible for Regular April 27 USCGA Men’s Lacrosse Alumni membership; all others interested in the Academy and its Reception, Alumni Center Patio, USCGA Corps of Cadets are eligible for Associate membership. Annual Membership Fees: Regular members, $96; May 4 Academy Concert, The CAPT Lewis Associate members, $90. BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. Buckley Guest Artist Series, [email protected] Leamy Hall, USCGA CHAIRMAN: CAPT John C. Maxham, ’66 VICE CHAIRMAN: LCDR Christian E. Soto, ’03 DIRECTORS May 11 Chamber Players Concert, Leamy Hall, CAPT Domenico A. DiIulio, ’74 USCGA Mr. James Ellis II, ’66 Mr. Ian M. MacGregor ’97 CDR Eric D. Masson, ’97 May 21 Class of 2014 Commencement CAPT Robert E. McKenna, ’89 USCGA CAPT Sean R. Murtagh, ’89 LT Ginny R. Nadolny, ’05 LCDR Andrea J. Parker, ’01 May 21 USCGC Eagle Arrives, San Juan, PR CAPT Joseph D. Phillips, ’85 CDR Mikeal S. Staier, ’91 May 28 , Oranjestad, Aruba RADM Douglas H. Teeson, ’65 USCGC Eagle Arrives Mr. William Thompson, ’64 CDR Eva Van Camp, ’97 May 29 Service Academy Career Conference CAPT Douglas J. Wisniewski (Ret), ’79 (SACC), Washington, D.C. (see page 15) USCGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ph: 860.442.2683 Fax: 860.442.2690 June 7 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Cozumel, Mexico www.CGAalumni.org PRESIDENT June 14 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Miami, Florida CDR James A. Sylvester (Ret), ’71, ext. 10 [email protected] June 28 USCGC Eagle Arrives, Sydney, Canada VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT David Obedzinski, ext. 13 [email protected] July 4 USCGC Eagle Arrives, St. Johns, Canada DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING & ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT July 18 USCGC Eagle Arrives, New York City, NY Matt Glasz, ext. 12 [email protected] September 6 Bear Club Football Tailgate, DATABASE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Trish Laros, ext. 22 USCGA vs. St. Lawrence, USCGA [email protected] DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR September 24 Otto Graham Golf Classic, Nancy McDonald, ext. 17 [email protected] Fishers Island, NY DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS Eileen Kelly, ext. 16 Homecoming 2014 — October 10-11 [email protected] MEMBER SERVICES/ALUMNI CENTER MGR. Homecoming 2015 — October 15-17 Sue Fage, ext. 14 [email protected] DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS/ Note: All USCG Band concerts are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. unless EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN otherwise noted. They are free and open to the general public. For latest Tara King Clark, ext. 21 [email protected] concert information about USCG Band performances call 860.701.6826 COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT or on-line @ www.uscg.mil/band Melissa Yuhas, ext. 23 [email protected] CONTROLLER Sports Schedules: Up to the minute schedules and results for sporting Chris Franklin events are available at the CGA Sports website: www.uscgasports.com. [email protected] FINANCIAL & OFFICE MANAGER Audio and video webcasts of selected events may also be available there. Karen Licitra, ext. 11 [email protected] OFFICE ASSISTANT

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From the Superintendent Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz, ’82

ear Members of the Coast Guard his time; in addition to delivering the DAcademy Family, Hedrick Address to the entire Corps, Although it is nearly April, we are officer candidates, faculty, staff and eagerly awaiting signs of Spring here in members of the local community, he New London. Regardless of the weather, taught a Constitutional Law Class, we are in the busy season, and there is high attended receptions and dined with excitement as the cadets have returned cadets. from Spring Break and are eager to either We were also honored to host graduate or embark on their summer Commissioner General Kim, Head of the programs. South Korean Coast Guard, for an official The Class of 2014 celebrated their visit, Mr. Paul Bucha, medal of honor first assignments at Billet Night, during winner, as opening keynote speaker for which 212 of them received orders to our annual Ethics Forum and RADM cutters (88%), aviation (9%) or sectors Ted Carter, President of the Naval War (3%). This year, the firsties were able to College, as closing keynote speaker. share their good news with many of their The Ethics Forum is a day on which commanding officers because for the first we replace the normal class schedule time ever, we hosted the Major Cutter with a series of remarkable session Commanding Officers’ Conference onboard speakers, including an opening and the Academy. In addition to attending Billet closing keynote. This year, our speakers Night, all conference attendees and local addressed the theme “Duty Demands cuttermen were invited to participate in an Courage,” helping our cadets and other inaugural cuttermen’s Dining In held in the visiting cadets and students understand Officer’s Club. We were honored to host the principles of ethical leadership. the Commandant as President of the Mess Winter sports season is over and we and Vice Admiral Rob Parker as our guest have some great team and individual speaker. results. This year, our women’s We progressed in our goal to be basketball team excelled by advancing “Locally Relevant and Nationally to the NEWMAC Championship and Prominent” by hosting Justice Antonin finishing an impressive 19-7 winning Scalia as our Coast Guard Foundation season. Individually, I am proud to Hedrick Fellow. This is the first time the announce that 2/c Christian Brindamour Academy has hosted a sitting Associate WON the D-III swimming Nationals Supreme Court Justice. Justice Scalia was in the 50-meter freestyle with a school- incredibly gracious and generous with record time of 20.06 seconds – the first male swimmer to win a national championship since 1996. He was also named NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year. Super track athlete 1/c Adam Scalesse placed 5th in the D-III Nationals in the 60-meter hurdles, earning All American status for the fifth time. In wrestling, 2/c Nate Giorgio took 8th place in the 133-pound class at D-III Nationals earning All American status for the second time. And in addition to being great athletes, eight of our cadets were named to NEWMAC All-Academic teams. Go Bears!

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia visits the U.S. Fair winds, Coast Guard Academy March 18, 2014, as the 17th Coast Guard Foundation Hedrick Fellow. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

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From the Editor Connect with us! Mrs. Tara King Clark ne of the stated missions of the Alumni Association is to O“promote fellowship among its members.” There are a number of ways in which we strive to do that, this magazine being one of them. The news shared within the pages of the facebook.com/cgaalumni Class Notes strengthens the bonds between classmates by keeping them informed of the most important events in each other’s lives. As we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of The Bulletin this year, it seemed appropriate to recognize and honor this well- @CGA_Alumni loved section of the magazine. So for this special issue, we’ve printed the class notes in full color for the first time ever. In fact, you’ve probably already noticed because the notes were most likely your first stop. It is also the first time since I’ve been editing the magazine that we received notes from almost every class. From 1947-2017 all but one class is represented Group: U.S. Coast Guard starting on page 47. That’s a lot of news! I’d like to thank the Academy Alumni Association class correspondents, who six times a year spend time tracking down their classmates, compiling their news, and sending it to us. Without their efforts, this section would not exist! Also, be Have a smartphone? sure to check out the article “From the Purely Personal to the Scan the following QR Code Class Notes” on page 20 to learn about the history of including for direct access! class news within The Bulletin. Finally, I’m proud to announce the launch of The Bulletin’s online archive, where you will find every issue from 1939-2013 in a word-searchable format. See page 22 for more information about how to access this latest member benefit. Enjoy,

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Left to Right: LT Kyle Ensley ‘06 at Yaxchilan, an ancient and remote Mayan city on the border of Guatemala & Mexico; Paul Duddy ‘71 in front of the Olympic flame in Barcelona, Spain; Gary Nelson ‘64 and Bob Heid ‘64 in Tavernier Key, Florida

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Letters to the Editor

Thank You Admiral Leamy that the SAR line in the middle Re: Frank A. Leamy ’25: Aviation Hero of the ocean, at which ships are and “Father of the Modern Coast Guard supposed to send position messages Academy” (February 2014, p. 50) when they cross it, just did not work. CDR X explained that the hen I was a math instructor merchants normally send two kinds at the Academy, a new W of messages: those required by the Superintendent came on board, vessel’s company and selected vessels RADM Frank Leamy. I was tabbed that send weather messages. CDR X with the collateral duty as his aide. suggested that the AMVER program We made many calls on local officials. should cover the whole Atlantic RADM Leamy expressed his anger and do away with the SAR line. I that the Academy was bypassed on indicated that we should suggest this modernization. Cadets were housed to upper management. CDR X had in old WWII barracks, which he already done so. His boss said that it considered to be firetraps. He also was a political decision that must be stated that Treasury did not give made at Headquarters. I checked at funds for new barracks. However, he HQ and discovered that HQ believed was going to do something about it. it to be an operational function of He declared a Parents Weekend. He the Area Commander. CDR X and I showed them the firetraps that their discussed the issue and came to the sons had to put up with. I remember conclusion that we should do it. If we his words, “ I cannot tell you to write got thrown out, we felt that we could your Congressmen, but when you get work to support our families. If do….” Suggestions followed. RADM Leamy could put his career The parents got organized on the line, so could I. So CDR X and put on a campaign. The reprogramed the computers and I Commandant made a surprise rewrote the instructions and made visit to the Academy. I was serving the rounds of the embassies with coffee in RADM Leamy’s office and the new instructions. AMVER grew. was privy to the conversations. Each Admiral thought that the other The Commandant came to warn had made the change. So we had Leamy to stop the parents. Treasury done our job and were home free. As was angry and indicated that they RADM Leamy taught me, you got to would take action if the parents do what you got to do! persisted. RADM Leamy responded with a bit of sharpness. He stated, CDR Jules DuPeza, USCG (ret), ’49 “who is going to fight for the Coast Guard, the lieutenants? Admirals are supposed to put their careers on the line. That is what they get paid for. If you can’t do that, you shouldn’t be an admiral! If they want to come after me, so be it. I will not stop.” Needless to say, the rest is history and the Academy received a special appropriation from Congress and Parents Weekend became an institution. Did RADM Leamy’s action have an influence on me? It is funny how his influence came home to roost. I was managing the AMVER program in Headquarters, when my counterpart in New York who operated the computers and communications called me and said that the program was dying. Since I do not have permission to use his name, I will refer to him as CDR X. He said

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