New Year's Eve in the Lee Housing Area, West Point received 18 inches of snow on the 30th. |
Parker and Kelsey Morris (of Bob and Belinda Morris) enjoy a snow fort in front of their house. |
Genevra, daughter of Alden and Lisa Rhein. |
Alden and Lisa Rhein (C-3) share a moment together after dinner on 17 December. |
 Alden Rhein celebrating his birthday on 17 December. |
 Doug Adams (A-4) and Debbie Lewis (D-2) pose for a family picture after their holiday open house on 17 December. Also in the picture are Debbie's parents, LTG and Mrs. Lewis, and her daughter, Emily. |
 A few of the strap hangers after Doug and Debbie's open house: Doug, Bob Morris (C-3), Bob Carrington (D-2), Mike Greer (I-3), Debbie, Donna Newell (A-3) and Robin Carrington (E-2). Also attending were Donna Newell, Collin Agee, Alden Rhein, Ed Weinberg, Ed Shanahan, Bob Davis, Liz O'Brien, John Luce, Erin Misner, Chuck Horn, Lori Krist and many spouses and children. |
Golden Knights jumping into PSINet Stadium in Baltimore for the 101st Army-Navy football game, 2 December. |
Nice touchdown by a Golden Knight. |
In comes the "Go Army" flag. |
The Navy Leapfrogs demonstrating a maneuver accomplished by the Golden Knights minutes earlier. |
The Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering puts on a skit every year for the EV203 "Dirt" students. In this scene, LTC Dirt (aka LTC Frank Galgano) is sad because CDT Cory Olis lost his Goode's World Atlas. |
Also part of the EV203 skit - two songs performed live by the Dirt Band: Prof Jon Malinowski, Dr. Z of the Center for Enhanced Performance and Dr Mike Butkus. |
Army football team send off rally in front of Washington Hall on 1 December. |
The Cadet Band and some of the Rabble Rousers at the rally. |
 The Commandant, BG Olsen, making a point as he leads the parade of Army fans to Thayer Gate. |
 Yard decoration in front of COL Palka's house on Partridge Place, overlooking Lusk Reservoir. |
 The pep band at the Quarterback Luncheon, West Point Club, 7 September. |
 Donna (A-3) and Mike Newell (E-3), Jeff Weart (B-1) and wife, Carol (the current Cadet Hostess), and Dorreen and Bob Smith (B-4) enjoying the opening football game, 9 September. |
 The pep band at the pre Army-Navy game Quarterback Luncheon in Eisenhower Hall, 30 November. |
CDT Aaron Burger presents MAJ John Shimkus (F-4) with an Army-Navy t-shirt following John's lecture to SS202 students. Aaron is also an offensive guard on the football team. |
John taking a few minutes to lecture his classmates on the intricacies of Congress. On the receiving end are George Prohoda (D-3), Donna Newell (A-3) and Smitty Smith (B-4). |
Christmas decoration at the Superintendent's house. |
Coach Todd Berry speaking to the faithful at the Army Quarterback Luncheon on 30 November. |
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EV203, Physical Geography (aka "Dirt"), students taking WPR 2 in one of the Drafting Rooms of Washington Hall on 1 November 2000. |
EV203 is a core course taken as a yearling; the cadets are wearing BDU's as part of the build up to the Army-Air Force football game on 4 November. |
West Point flag pole with the flag standing straight out. Since our reunion, the weather has been cooler and very windy. |
 Looking from the Class of 1933 Garden in front of Eisenhower Hall up towards the Catholic Chapel. |
Given our recent forum discussions on the USS Cole attack, I thought I would include photos of the USS Cole on the Blue Marlin, preparing for her journey back to the U.S. |
 Full length shot of the USS Cole on the Blue Marlin. |
 Looking at the USS Cole bow on. |
Steve Plutt and Paul Oettinger (both B-1) resort to cadet ways as they "decorate" Jeff Weart's (B-1) office in Washington Hall. |
 The full story of Steve's and Paul's exploit can be found on the Tales from the Old Corps page. We appreciate the efforts of the Cadet Hostess, Mrs Carol Weart, to record this event for posterity. |
 Memories shared at our reunion brought Geoff Lea (F-4) to share these pictures of the speakers he purchased (and modified) as a cadet and still owns. They look like standard speakers . . . |
Open the concealed doors and the bar is open! The walls are upholstered with the lining from the cadet issue balck raincoat and buttons from our dress white India uniform. Each compartment has battery powered lights that go on when the door is opened. As graduation approached, Geoff refused offers of $$$ for these unique speakers which he still owns. |
 Steve Plutt (B-1) with his wife, Heather, and daughter, Lauren celebrating summertime at a party in Los Angeles in August. |
Class of 1980 panel at the Integrating Women into the Corps of Cadets panel discussion at Eisenhower Hall, 18 October 2000. The panel followed the Margaret Chase Smith dinner and provided a forum for our classmates to share experiences with cadets from USMA, USNA, USCGA, USMMA, the Citadel and VMI. From left to right: Jan Meyer (G-2), Sue Fulton (E-4), Nancy Gucwa (E-3), Jane McKeon (D-2), Mike Conrad (E-4), Karen Strang (D-4), Debbie Lewis (D-2), Sonya Martin (A-4), Bob Smith (B-4), Carol Barkalow (A-3), Lil Pfluke (G-1) and Diane Bracey (F-1). |
 Sonya Martin tackles a question during the panel discussion while Debbie Lewis and Bob Smith look on. |
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 Carol Barkalow's turn to answer a question. Lil Pfluke looks on while Bob Smith gets pensive. |
Anyone guess who this high school freshman is? Hint: he went to Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, VA, was on the debate team, and is well known to our class for his photographic talents. That should be a dead giveaway. He was in B-3 . . . |
 Doug Lobdell (A-3) takes time off from moderating our class list server. He's helping a fellow reservist with a booth in the annual Taste of Colorado festival in Denver over the Labor Day weekend. |
Doug claims the festival was "fun, mildly profitable" and that he worked his tail off. He said something about being almost as hard as a 4-day ARTEP. The last photo I had seen of Doug was sometime around REFORGER 82 and Doug was rafting down a river in Europe with his unit (captured in the "Stars and Stripes"). |
Dave Shelley (H-3) doing the amusement park scene with son, Nelson. Dave is doing undercover work for the USPS IG at Universal Studios. |
Dave Shelley boating at Disney World. |
 Dave Shelley and wife, Kathy, take a well deserved break from the rigors of amusement park entertainment. |
JB Becker (E-4), Russ Vernon (F-3), and Nancy Gucwa (E-3) all primed for the start of the 15-mile Plebe March from Lake Frederick to the Supe's House. Coffee cups in hand are a reminder of the 0100 report time to Herbert Hall to catch the buses that would link us up with the new cadet companies. The Class of 1980 had 7 marchers, the 4th largest class representation. All told, 40 consecutive classes were represented on the 15-mile hike (1954-1994, except 1992) and the Class of 1945 joined the group for the final two miles to the Supe's House. |
That wasn't so bad! Russ, Mike Trusty, Nancy, Mike Beans (C-4), Steve Dwyer (B-2), and Bob Morris (C-3) gather for a group shot at the Ski Slope where all the Old Grads left the new cadet companies in order to march in as a unit. Steve is a Regimental Tactical Officer. Also marching but not in the photo was George Prohoda (D-3). |
 The Old Grads, all 162, marching from Washington Gate towards the Supe's House. |
 LTG Christman, BG(P) Olsen and COL Adamcyk (Brigade Tactical Officer) giving "high-fives" to the Old Grads. |
 Russ, Bob, Mike Trusty, Mike Beans, George, Nancy, and JB are joined by Jeff and Carol Weart, Donna Newell, and LTG Christman at the end of the march - Pride and Excellence! Steve Dwyer was off doing RTO duties already (Photo by John Pellino, DOIM, USMA). |
6 August 2000 - New cadets studying knowledge while waiting for "fall in". This was the day prior to their march out to Lake Frederick. |
Army's new logo for athletic teams. ODIA and SME Power branding unveiled a "new visual identity" for Army athletic teams on 19 July. The logo replaces the "kicking A" mule logo. Rick Greenspan, Athletic Director, was quoted in this week's Pointer View as saying, "We felt the old symbols used to represent the U.S. Military Academy's intercollegiate athletic program did not effectively communicate the progressive and dynamic nature of our department." The preferred moniker for the athletic teams will be "Black Knights" instead of "Cadets". For more information, go to the web site www.usma.edu/athletics. |
 Jeff Weart (B-1) contemplating a course of action for the reunion while Bob "Smitty" Smith (B-4) and George Prohoda (D-3) wait with baited breath . . . NOT! Reunion meeting on 18 July. |
Our trustworthy administrative guru, Joanie Emmer, getting ready to update the Reunion Committee. |
 George reviews the list of registered attendees while John Canby (H-4) listens to Smitty pontificating. |
 Multiple conversations keep Scott (H-4) and Kathi (Gerard) (D-4) Snook occupied during the meeting. |
 Colonel/Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein, daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, addresses cadets in Arnold Auditorium, on the integration of women into the Jordanian armed forces (1 May 2000). Princess Aisha earned her airborne wings before graduating from high school. She is a graduate of Oxford and Sandhurst. |
Princess Aisha talks with cadets following the lecture. The Princess is the Director of Women's Affairs in the Jordanian Armed Forces. Women are primarily in the medical professions and clerical roles in the General Headquarters but she pointed out they are currently expanding into the military police and other branches. When asked about women in combat units, she said that Jordanian women do not have the desire to go in that direction at the current time. |
 Donna (Alesch) (A-3) and Katie Newell with Princess Aisha following the lecture. |
 Bob Morris, Donna, and Dave Jesmer (C-1) following Princess Aisha's lecture. Donna's daughter, Katie, is in front. Dave is the Army Attaché to Jordan, Donna is in the Directorate of Admissions and Bob teaches in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. |
 Army football resumed the Annual Black-Gold Game to conclude the spring practice season. The good news is that Army won! Seriously, we'll see a lot more passing (pass to #98, Andrew Potocki, in the photo above) and it was fun to see something besides the wishbone (that has done us well over the years). The final score of the scrimmage was Black 17 - Gold 7. |
 Mission Specialist Jeff Williams (A-4), second row on the right, preparing for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test prior to his trip to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Mission STS-101 (planned liftoff is 24 April, 4:15 pm EDT) - NASA photo. |
 A United Space Technician points out the Power Drive Unit that is being replaced to prepare the Shuttle Atlantis for its mission to the International Space Station - NASA photo. |
 Angela Palumbo ready for her Sweet 16 Party in Farmingdale, Long Island, on 18 March 2000. Standing with Angie is her brother, Joey; her parents, Pete and Wanda Palumbo (A-2); and her youngest brother, Mike. |
 5th Floor racquetball courts coming down - One Shot, One Kill! Taken on 13 March 2000. |
 More of the Arvin demolition, taken on 13 March 2000. And we still do not have an agreement on the replacement facility . . . |
 The guts of Arvin are gone. To the right is Hayes Gym (Indoor Obstacle Course Test site) and to the left is the wing with the racquetball courts and 6th floor gym. |
 Arvin Gym Renovation, 22 Feb 00 - 5th floor racquetball courts going, Central Gym gone. |
 Arvin Gym renovation, 29 January 2000 |
 "Go Army" still remains on the 6th Floor Gym |
 Post Flag looking through the 6th Floor Gym |
 View of Cadet Chapel from Lee Area . . . |
 Thayer Walk construction in front of Pershing Barracks. |
 Proposed Calvary Hall project - a possible class gift idea. Talk to Debbie Lewis if you want more information . . . |
