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(The following was submitted by Mike Lee '83 who attended his 25th Reunion during the third weekend of September...with all apologies to LTG(R) Lennox, his old English P!) The Class of 83 celebrated it's 25th this past weekend. Some thoughts and memories... - Woops has perfected it's own version of the Fountain of Youth. For a little over three days, we were all 22 again. In spirit, if not in body. - Although there have been many changes (physical as well as fundamental), the place really is timeless. But ultimately, it's not about the place - how it's changed or remained the same. It's about the core of our shared experiences. And there are far more things that bind us than separate us. - The memorial service was overwhelmingly sad, but also comforting. And I can't help but think the list of names will start growing rapidly soon. - There are far too many fresh graves in the cemetery. - The beauty of the place remains stunning. And four near-perfect early fall days only complemented its majesty. - The IOCT was set up in the recently renovated gym and a bunch of us (with our spouses) stopped by to take a look. Bad mistake. 20 more years of therapy. - There is something incredibly ironic, if not a bit sad (in a "Death of a Salesman" sort of way) in seeing each one of us fail to make it onto the ledge and then have a 5' 0" female cadet scamper up like it was nothing. - We had a couple of DPE P's who were kind enough to give Billy K. a "high zero" on his leap over the vault. |
