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Written by Paul Krajeski
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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Afghanis celebrate their independence from Soviet occupation on April 28th. The Afghan National Army commemorates the day with a military parade, attended by President Karzai and a who’s who of Afghan and foreign dignitaries. The parade is a throw back to Communist era spectacles, designed as a show of strength for potential adversaries. Based on the amount of time dedicated to parade rehearsals, the Afghans believe there is much political capital to be gained by flawless marching. With an ongoing insurgency, I wonder if “the parade juice was worth the squeeze.” Clearly, I have much to learn about Afghan politics. Nevertheless, the cadets looked great at the parade.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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Written by Val Coffey
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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Sibylla (Meine) Andrean provided the following note (and picture) about her and her brother, CJ:
Hi Val, All is well here. I retired on 1 Sept 05. I am teaching a class online for Troy University. I am currently living in Tucson, Arizona. My husband Clark is in the Air Force and stationed at Davis Monthan AFB. He left on 1 May to go to Kuwait for about 5 months. He just came back last July from a 9 month deployment to Iraq :-(
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 May 2007 )
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Written by Class of '85 Officers
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Saturday, 12 May 2007 |
Classmates,
Below you will find a link to the Class of '85 Eulogy page, which provides a repository for our collective memories of those classmates who are no longer with us.
Many of us formed very close friendships while at West Point only to find that the pace of daily life changed our priorities and made it difficult to stay in touch. We can start reforming connections now by recording the stories of our past.
Please contribute to the eulogy page and help us record the stories of our classmates who are no longer able to tell their own. The memories you provide will be a valuable contribution to our class web site and a testament to the spirit of our class.
For Excellence We Strive, '85
Class of '85 Officers
http://defender.west-point.org/service/eulogy/1,1123,usma1985,00.html |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 May 2007 )
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Written by Paul Krajeski
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Saturday, 05 May 2007 |
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Nine USMA alumni celebrated West Point Founder's Day on March 25th with the cadets, staff, and faculty of the National Military Academy of Afghanistan. Founder's Day is an annual event, celebrated wherever there are West Pointers, recognizing President Jefferson's signature that authorized the United States Military Academy on March 16, 1802. The celebration included speeches by the NMAA Commander and MG Bob Durbin ('75), a traditional Afghan lunch, and a memorial tree planting in honor of the four West Pointers who have died in Afghanistan. LTC Herman Asberry ('85) and I had the privilege of planting a tree with an Afghan cadet in honor of our classmate, LTC Mike McMahon. The "Kabul Chapter" celebration was another infusion of West Point's DNA into the young Afghan academy.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 May 2007 )
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Written by Kevin Casey
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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I have been serving on my 2nd involuntary deployment for the last 15 months in Southwest Asia and the CENTCOM AOR. Upon the completion of my Reserve deployment in May 07, I will go back to Active Duty after serving 9 years part time under a Call to Active Duty LTC program. |
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Written by Bob Sinnema
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Sunday, 18 March 2007 |
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Val Coffey has collected several Christmas letters from classmates, to be published on the web page as a way to stay caught up with each other.
If you have a Christmas letter that you would like posted, send it (including digital pix if you have them) to Val (
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 March 2007 )
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Written by Paul Krajeski
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Saturday, 17 March 2007 |
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[See name tag in photo first] This is Rambo. His real name is Jamal Udin. A Taliban rocket killed his wife in 1996. A couple years ago Jamal showed up at the Camp Phoenix front gate with a big red pipe. He became a self-appointed security guard, screening vehicular and pedestrian traffic entering the American camp. After a while, GIs “adopted” him, outfitting him with the Army Combat Uniform and a nickname. On January 16th a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the front gate. While the bomber fumbled with the detonator, Rambo pulled him out through the broken windshield. Later, engineers blew the vehicle in place, destroying the guard post. Rambo saved the lives of several American Soldiers. A grateful nation thanks him! |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 17 March 2007 |
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By LTC Dave Jones '85 |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 18 March 2007 )
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 17 March 2007 |
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FORT MONROE, Va. – The Wentworth Military Academy Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program’s “Dragon” Battalion located in Lexington, Missouri was recently named a recipient of the MacArthur Award for 2006.
The awards are presented each year by The U.S. Army Cadet Command, the parent organization of the Army ROTC, in conjunction with Norfolk’s General Douglas MacArthur Foundation.
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We're compiling a list of class "firsts". What memorable thing was our class the first (or last) to experience? Who was the first in our class to -get married, have a child attend USMA, join the Navy? If you have suggestions, send them to
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Army Headline News
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Late Goals Lift RIT Past Army
RIT scored twice the final eight minutes and came back to beat Army, 2-1, Saturday night in an Atlantic Hockey Association matchup at Frank Ritter Arena. Army scored a short-handed goal in the second period before the Tigers stormed back to win their fourth game of the season in front of more than 1,900 fans.
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Army Men, UConn Women, Victorious In Swimming & Diving Saturday
The Army swimming & diving team split a dual meet with visiting Connecticut this afternoon. The Black Knight men won a 160-140 decision, while it was the Huskie women taking a 204-94 result at Crandall Pool. For Army, sophomore Cody Reeb and sophomore Brody Blickle each won a pair of individual events, while freshman Alyssa Tran won three individual events to spearhead the women.
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Rifle Captures President's Trophy Match
Following a one-year hiatus, the President's Trophy Match is back home in Tronsrue Marksmanship Center following Army's domination in smallbore as the rifle team wrestled the trophy from defending champion Navy Saturday afternoon. The host Black Knights' 5789 aggregate edged the Midshipmen's 5784 by five points for the title with Air Force close behind at 5781 followed by Coast Guard (5164).
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Wrestling Opens Season With Strong Showing At Clarion Open
Army senior captain Richard Starks (197), senior Lance Penhale (125) and freshman Jordan Thome (133) each won individual titles to lead the wrestling team at the season-opening Clarion Open on Saturday.
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Army Falls 3-1 At American
The Army volleyball team suffered its second loss in a row, dropping a 3-1 (22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 21-25) decision to American in Patriot League volleyball action on Saturday afternoon at the Eagles' Bender Arena.
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