ski trip. (Send your notes to Dave Frost, 17164 Uke to pass on to all of us: Class Crests. Who out there worked on our design? Libertad Drive, San Diego, Calif. 92127.) Dear Classmates, If you have any information on this, please let me Chariie Mahon and Kevin Nietmann are I had a great time during the Homecoming know at your earUest opportunity. mainstays at Calvert Chffs nuclear p)ower plant in weekend. Just seeing so many of you again really By the time you read this, I will hopyefully be Maryland, while Sandy McCormick is puUing made me feel special. Extra thanks to Keith and back in Norfolk. The Med is nice, but there's no similar duty in Hixon, Tennessee. Susan Weaver, Brian and Sarah Edington, Kenny place Uke home. Until next month — Happy and Deb Holmes, and Frank Rennie. You Guys I certainly thank Dave for the update. Trails, Bill. Now its once again time for the Home Town and girls really made me feel Uke a part of the company again. You accepted me for what I am News Releases! BUI Wolff participated in a three- and made no assumptions. It's the best I've felt submarine surfacing at the North Pole. The in years. I still think Navy should have tried one foUowing decorations were received: Robert field goal at 50+ yards rather than go for the 78 Membership: 80% Warmbrann the Navy Achievement Medal, fust down. BEAT ARMY! Humiliate them! Richard Hammond the Navy Commendation Best of luck, Pres., Lt. Kenneth E. Waldie USN Medal, and Richard Rush the Meritorious Service Tom Smith Sec'y, Lt. Bob Schmermund USN (Ret.) Medal. Congratulations to all. I would Uke to add a special note of thanks to 2917 Tapered Lane, Bowie, Md. 20715 That's it for this month. Take care, don't let Tom's brother, Gregg Smith '77, who also sent 301/390-6754 the Dark Ages get the best of you, write me or your some pictures from the occasion. That's all the news I have for now — let me hear from you. Hi Sportsfans! Just a brief note from the cam­ company rep a letter and as always BEAT ARMY. paign trail to apologize for not getting an article in the November or December Shipmate. There are a lot of loyal folks out there who have taken the time to write, and I assure you that your 76 Membership: 63% Uterary legends were not lost on deaf ears. This Pres., Lt. Morgan B. Pearsall USN 77 Membership: 81% election cycle has been crazy, but that's no excuse Sec'y, Capt. Joe Buranosky USMC for missing deadUnes. For Rose and Bobby Scott, Pres., Peter W. Grieve Kevin Liddy and aU the rest, your news is included #32 Tanglewood Lane, 250 Forest Ridge Road Sec'y, LCdr. Bill Millward, USN Monterey, Calif. 93940 below. 1026 Magnolia Avenue In the meantime, let me include a brief personal Correspondence has been slow during the past Norfolk, Va. 23508 note. My son Robert James was bom 26 August month. I'm sure that the hoUdays will bring more West Coast, Lt. Dempsey Butler, USN joining his sister Kathleen at the Schmermund news, but for now I have only a few notes to pass Management Dept. USS CARL VWSON (CVN-70) household. Bobby's middle name is in memory of on. I received a letter from Rich O'Hanlon who FPO San Francisco, CA 96629 a dear friend and Classmate name Jim Mclnemey was completing a tour with Carrier Group Three Another month — and stiU no mail. Isn't any­ who was kiUed in an automobile accident in 1982, staff embarked in USS CARL VmsoN (CVN-70). body doing anything worthwhUe? the night before Homecoming. We sent a note to At the time he was getting ready to leave for I did receive one "spy" report from an anony­ Jim's sister teUing her of Bobby's birth, and that JacksonviUe to fly F/A-18's with VFA-106. Rich mous source in the D.C. area. I'll take anything he would be named for "Mac" and me. The next and his wife, Eileen, have three daughters — I can get! Let's have a run-down of the informa­ week we got a caU from Linda, thanking us for Brynn, Dara, and Caitlin. Mark Anthony, Gerry tion that he included. It's all quick and to-the- remembering Jim and commenting on the coin­ Spraitzar, and Jerry Buck were also aboard VIN­ point. Bob Atwood is an engineer with TRW and cidence of Bobby's birth. I told Linda I wasn't sure SON. Mark is the Flag Secretary and wiU be leav­ is the proud father of four daughters. Christie and what coincidence she was talking about and she ing sometime in Febmary or March to join VP-I6 J.T. Hardy also have four daughters and Uve in said, "Oh, didn't you know, your son was bom at NAS JacksonviUe. Mark and his wife, Margie, Olney, Maryland. IBM's Marketing Division keeps on Jim's birthday." WeU that was too much for have two children — Marcus and Marcia. Gerry J.T. busy and off the streets. (After hearing about me and I just started crying. The point I'm trying Spraitzar was the EW Officer but was due to leave these two large families, I wonder if anyone else to make is that Mother B is a part of us aU. Not VINSON for the War CoUege at Newport, Rhode has this many, or more, kids? Let me know.) all the times we had at USNA were great, I've got Island. Jerry Buck is the Combat Systems Officer Bob Bender is in marketing for Martin Mari­ two D's in wires to prove it, but it's the friend­ with Destroyer Squadron Nine. etta. David "Skip" Wagner is in aerospace ships we've made, the people we know that I received one other letter that Tom Smith would marketing with Westinghouse. Another marketing whether it's tomorrow or 10 years from now we exec is Carl Fisher who is with Gould, Inc. Laselle can call up and say, "Hey, John I'm in town for B. Booker is in Burlington, Vermont, as a Business three hours between flights, let's have a beer," Development/Marketing Manager with General that's what's important. Electric. Scott Lutterioh is working for Syscon So it's at this joyous time of year, whether the Corp. Guess who's with Proctor and Gamble in celebration is Christmas, Hanukah, or just "the Jackson, Tennessee manufacturing Pringle's hoUdays" let's aU be thankful for our family, our Potato Chips . Kelvin Grahmam! He, Phair, friends and our Shipmates. I didn't mean to make Kelvin II and Christopher are doing well. (My this sound like a Hallmark commercial, but the source mentioned something about a swimming one thing I miss most about being on active duty pool?) Angle and Clint Hallman are fine and live is the Navy "family," and the things I cherish most in the Manassas, Virginia, area while Clint toils about four years at USNA (other than having Al daily at MobU. Lastly, the word is that great parties CanteUo teach me how to do a handstand) are the are the norm at the home of David "Gator" Gates friendships which will always be there. Back in the Wardroom — Tom Smith, Kenny Holmes, and Paul "Grapes" Hollich on Gentle Lane in As you read this, the focus should be on all- Gregg Smith, and Keith Weaver Alexandria. Thanks "source" for all the info. American David Robinson and Navy's stellar Since I have nothing else to fall back on, here hoops team. But as I write this, it is the day before are a few more Home Town News Releases. Jim the annual war in PhiUy and the battie of the good Meisaac is stationed aboard USS OLDENDORF guys against the Woopoos from the Hudson. homeported in Yokosuka. Stationed with Marine Filled with anticipation I submit the following: Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at El Toro is Jona­ Kevin Liddy has made the first official nomina­ than Kolp. He recently participated in RimPac 86. tion for Class Officer, that of Sam Tangredi for Cameron Blake is the Program Manager for Class Secretary (Think he's trying to tell me VS-0294, the only Reserve VS unit on the West something?). Kevin and wife Cassie are residing Coast. David Williams is with the 3rd Marine Air­ in Stamford, Connecticut, with Kevin at the in­ craft Wing at Camp Pendleton. Deployed aboard vestment bank of Morgan Stanley and Cassie USS KENNEDY is Marine Capt. James R. Rowan. working at a travel agency. Sounds like these two He is with the Marine Attack Squadron AU- have been doing a bit of traveling on their own Weather-533 which, when land-based, is in Cherry sailing on the Long Island Sound nearly every Point. weekend. Kevin has even eamed a number of silver Homecoming — Frank Rennie, Tom Smith, Sarah I received a letter from Ken Wheeler, '62. He platters racing out of the Stamford Yacht Club. Eddington (hiding) and Brian Eddington is trying to compile a history of all the different Kevin is attending NYU to get his MBA, but also 88 Shipmate, January-February 1987 found time to organize a reunion for USS CAP- ADANO in Newport last August. A gala attended by that "security systems kinda guy," Kevin Lynch, who still resides in Newport with Kathy and the clan.