Thomas Bazemore
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Sent: Friday,
August 12, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: pictures
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[a] web page of pictures…
Thomas is the kid with the afro …
Carol Bazemore
[click here or on the picture to the
right to see the whole page Carol sent]
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Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 8:37 AM
Subject: RE:
R-day
Hi All,
We had a great drop off with Thomas.
He seemed ready and more relaxed and confident than Richard 3 years
ago. Our highlight was seeing Thomas
in the Supe’s slide show for the parents. He was getting his afro cut. What a riot. I thought he would get it cut before we
went to NY but he and his brother decided it was too great a potential
story. I will say we did have lots
of stares and gawks as we stood in line for the buses. Barry and I quickly put on sunglasses to
avoid eye contact with others!
Another highlight was meeting the Critchfield family while we were
both hanging out in Ike Hall.
Overall and with a lonely heart, we are doing well and hope Thomas
is as well. We are still touring in
the East and don’t expect to be back to Kansas for
another week or more. One of our
planned stops will be Ft. Campbell
where Richard, ‘06, is doing CTLT.
We will be hanging by our cell phone on July 6.
Mary, unfortunately I haven’t met the other plebe parents yet
so I will add that in addition to Thomas as a new cadet our older son,
Richard, is a firstie. R-Day was a
lot less stressful because we knew what to expect but not any less painful
the second time around.
Our next trip to West Point is
in late August for Ring Week-end! We
plan on taking advantage of the year when both boys are in one place.
Army, Beat Navy!
Barry & Carol Bazemore
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Byron Critchfield (click
on pictures to enlarge them)
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Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: Byron
at WP
Greetings Family and Friends,
I just wanted to keep everyone updated about Byron. We received
a third letter from him today and he sounded great. He wanted me to
tell everyone to keep those letters coming. He loves to get mail from
the extended family and friends and wants to be kept informed about
everything. Byron said that he loves ruck marches, that the MREs are
really good food and Sundays are nice because they get to sleep in until
0630. He has two roommates, one from Davenport, IA and
the other from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
All of the football players are in A Company so that they can do PT
together. Byron said that he likes running with the Black Group for
PT, which is the fastest group, but describes it as being “pleasantly
tough”. They did close quarters combat (CQC) a few days ago
which he said was awesome and that he would show us a few moves later.
Thank you and please keep sending those letters of encouragement,
jokes and entertaining news to Byron. It helps a lot.
Galen Critchfield
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Jonathan (Jon) H. Mathis (click
on pictures to enlarge them)
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: New Cadet Jonathan H. Mathis
I would like to submit some photos and information
regarding my son Jonathan (Jon) H. Mathis, Class of 2009.Jon's
situation is a little different from most new cadets as Jon has already
served almost two years active duty in the Army and was deployed to Iraq
when he received his appointment. So, some of the information I will
provide includes his prior service.
Description of pictures:
R Day - Jon is on the far
right.
06-12-05 007 - Jon with little sister Lauren upon
his return from Iraq
OIF III 2005 - 15 - Jon with
his unit in Iraq
OIF III Awards 20014 - Jon
was awarded the Army Achievement Medal while serving in Iraq
OIF III 2005 - 3 - A little
leisure time, sitting on the AL FAW Palace Throne
Mike Mathis
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Jacob Weber
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