Coming Events
Class Cruise in '10
The four documents that Sam Morthland and Max Kovel have
tried to disseminate are below:
1 -
Promo flyer
2 - Staterooms/suites
available
3 - Cruise Insurance
info
4 - Cruise
Order Form
Added:
5 -
Who's coming?
(updated 11/30/09)
6 - Cruise Letter #1A
(posted 11/6/09)
7 - Cruise Letter #2
(posted 11/8/09)
Files are in PDF, which
requires you have Adobe Reader!
DC Events
Spring '10 "Poop
Sheet"
(Download)
Our Class
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Graduated -- 546
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Deceased -- 141
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Missing --
4
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Widows -- 101
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Ex-cadets -- 23
(whereabouts known)
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Dec ex-cadets -- 15
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Former cadets whose whereabouts are unknown are on latest roster. If you can be any help providing info on missing classmates / ex-cadets,
let us hear from you!
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All info on class
(see link above)
Memorial for Jack Wiegner
We all
remember Jack Wiegner, a stellar member of '57 who
was our first casualty. Jack was killed in a
mid-air collision at Bartow Air Base, Florida in
primary pilot training. Those of us who were there,
and his K-2 cadet company classmates, arranged for a
paver to be placed in his memory at Herbert Hall,
the alumni center.

Should
you wish to view it when visiting West Point, here
are some directions. It is not in the class
section, since only bricks, not the larger pavers,
are used there:
Standing
facing the front door of the building, there is a
single row of pavers parallel to the front of the
building in the walkway, which is mostly of brick.
Proceed about 20 feet to your left along
that row and you'll see a double line of pavers at a
90 degree angle extending toward the roadway.
Jack's is in this grouping.
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Army - Air Force Photos

(click on photo for additional pictures taken that day)
John Follansbee Update

Dear Friends
I am nearing the end of two years of active
duty. I have been serving in Germany with a
few side trips including Iraq. I am eager to
get home. My last active duty day is 14
January 2010. I have some leave accrued so I
will be driving back to England on 7
December. This is the end of my third , and
I am sure my last recall. I feel fortunate
to have been able to do this. I have been
blessed with adequate good health and have
fortunately been working continuously in my
profession since I left medical school in
1964. As I write this I am feeling a bit sad
about ending my active service once and for
all. This time around I got a leadership
position, but I am keenly aware that I am
out of the career stream. People leading my
specialty were not even on board when I
retired for the first time in 1978.
In September when I was in Iraq I was flying
from FOB top FOB in Blackhawk helicopters.
Most times someone would pick up my duffel
bag or my rucksack and take it out to the
chopper. After all I AM a full colonel. It
wasn't just because I look a bit old. But
one day, nobody picked up anything. So there
I was wearing 60 pounds of body army, my
weapon, and carrying both my duffel bag and
my ruck. I swear that they kept moving that
helicopter away from me as I walked across
the helipad. My legs burned and my knees
hurt - 130 pounds of load. I was determined
not to stop, drop anything fall down or even
look distressed. After all I graduated from
the university of 'Don't Let 'Em See You
Sweat', in at 130 degrees F.
My body was telling me something, I think.
Time to go. And go I will. I have enormous
respect for our soldiers. The soldier ethic
is strong. Loyalty to buddies and unit run
very high. West point officers do stand out
a bit.
I leave with a few thoughts. The foremost
one is that we as a people must work
together better. The level antipathy between
political persuasions will damage us as a
nation. I see that as our biggest threat. I
think we need to revamp our approach to
dealing with those who would do us harm. I
hope that the Commander-in-Chief is taking
his time to construct a truly effective
strategy. The answer is somewhere out of the
box.
It is a privilege to be a member of the
Class of 1957. If I have represented you all
these last two years I am proud of that
too. Pray for our country, pray for national
unity, and for our leadership. God Help
America.
John Follansbee
Joe House '57, Receives
Tampa Ethics Award
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Col. Joseph House, chairman of the
advisory board for BECK, will received the Tampa Bay
Ethics Award at a breakfast and ceremony on Friday,
Sept. 25 in the Vaughn Center Crescent Club on The
University of Tampa campus. The Award is presented
by UT’s Center for Ethics.
The person who nominated House wrote, “Joe has
exhibited a commitment to ethics since his early
years in the military. His philosophy was to always
take care of the troops, and this was not just a
saying to him. He provided the right tools to have
an atmosphere and environment that was healthy and
team oriented.”
As general manager for the USAA Southeast Regional
office in Tampa, House sponsored Friday night
barbecues and volleyball in the company parking lot.
When Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992, House ensured
that the USAA support team was in Homestead, Fla.,
within 24 hours. He had remote offices set up with
insurance agents ready to help homeowners by
providing immediate housing checks. When House heard
people were running out of supplies, he directed his
team to purchase and shuttle food rations, water and
diapers from the Tampa area to Homestead.
After nearly 13 years, House retired from USAA to
become chairman of the advisory board for BECK, an
nternationally known construction, architecture and
development firm that has built several of UT’s new
residence halls. In this capacity, House advises on
strategic planning, marketing, proposals,
presentations and community relations.
House was chair of the Board of Trustees at The
University of Tampa from 1993-1995. He has supported
Metropolitan Ministries and the Alpha House for
Battered Women and Children and has served on the
board of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
“He is a passionate and consummate professional,
which is evident by the number of community
activities he is involved in,” says Kim Scheeler,
former president and CEO of the chamber. “Because of
his principled concern on issues, his counsel is
still sought by Chamber staff and leadership more
than 13 years after his term as chair of the board
has ended.”
This is the nineteenth annual Business Ethics
Breakfast put on by the Center for Ethics at The
University of Tampa. The Center for Ethics conducts
many programs throughout the year that combine
education and business services, and is supported by
an advisory board of business and community leaders.
Faculty and staff associated with the center
conduct research that aids in ethics curriculum
development and usable information for the
professional community.
Former winners of the ethics award include Gov. Bob
Martinez, Freddie Solomon and Frederick B. Karl.
Nominees for the award must live and work in the
Tampa Bay area, and must demonstrate high ethical
character in the course of their everyday lives.
They must also promote and encourage ethics and
integrity in the workplace or other organizations,
and they must exhibit respect, trustworthiness and
fairness.
If your in the Tampa Florida area Sept. 25 the price
to attend the Tampa Bay Ethics Awards is $25 per
person or $150 per table of eight. For information
or reservations, contact Angie Ballard at (813)
258-7415 or
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