You'll recognize those attending the 65th, they look thusly now.

Michael Davis W Lisa

Marie W Pete Foss (nd)

Marie the Parachutist

Sel Graham WO Pat

Update on Michael ...After retirement Mike went back to school and earned an MBA from the University of Texas in 1978. He was appointed President of Excalibur Aviation Company in San Antonio in 1986. Mike makes his home in San Antonio, Texas.

Update on Marie ...The November 1997 Assembly notes, "Pete and Marie enjoy life on the Atlantic shore in Rockport MA. They have three married children and delight in their five grandchildren. Pete has retired from full time teaching but still teaches one evening class and subs in the local school system as needed. He writes a guest column for our local paper and also guest lectures on "The Conflicts between the Press and the Courts" (an expertise he mastered while handling the Lt Calley Court Martial). Marie has retired as administrator at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge MA and is involved in a number of volunteer activities. Pete also taught one class at North Shore Community College until 2005. He was named Professor Emeritus of the College in 2003. Pete had a total knee replacement in 1996 with an excellent recovery". Pete's brother, John (USMA 1956) retired as a four star. Both served in Viet Nam in 1969-1970.

On 4-30-11 Marie was one of the Black '51 Jumpers at the 60th Reunion. See Marie Jump!!!!

On 5-5-11 Marie wrote, " Andy - gosh, what a incomparable resource for the class! Fantastic, painstaking job! Thanks for my "jump" photo...it will be a part of the G2 history forever! It was an amazing, unforgettable day but we all got too much praise for bravery. This was a tandem jump at the facility where the Army Parachute Team trains (the Capt.of the team and the Col in charge jumped with us). My instructor was fantastic, a former 82nd Abn trooper with over 1,000 jumps - packed the chute himself and gave me so much confidence that I was not even afraid (both Anne and I expected to be terrified but we were not). The jump could not have been safer nor more controlled. We all were probably in more danger driving to and from the site! For me, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would do it again but only under similar circumstances. " m Also on 5-5, after visiting at my suggestion she do that jump. She said, "I don't think so."


On June 25, 2013 Marie writes, "Although my intentions were to get this email on line on my BIG day, June 18th, events worked against me. My celebration(s) lasted for a week, thanks to our terrific children and the rest of the family along with amazing friends. The biggest event was a brunch at a great restaurant on Sunday, the 16th. I am still feeling overwhelmed by all the family and friends who came, even five sisters-in-law from MN, here for four days. It was an incredible time; one we'll never forget. All of us still feel the loss of Peter on 09 June 07....but we carry on. We were blessed with three children all of whom have really been "there" for me. Our oldest, Deborah (56), lives in Rochester NY with husband Steve, grandson Steven (20) and daughter, Kristin (28), married to Ben for the past two years. Michael (55), wife, Jen, daughters Charlotte (12)and Lena Marie (10) bought our family home in Rockport MA. Our youngest, Mary (53), husband Bob with grandson, Kellen Peter (30) live in Beverly MA only seven miles from me. When Mike and family bought our home of 38 years, I moved to a wonderful retirement community in Peabody MA, "Brooksby Village" (check out at Ericksonliving.com). I am back in Rockport, two or three days a week as I still have obligations there with our church and Rockport Music. Here at Brooksby, there is more to do than I will ever have time for. Our pool and Fitness Center are open 24/7, the staff and residents are so friendly, no one passes without a cheery "Hello. The campus is beautiful; we are so safe and secure here; need to be more conscious outside because one could become quite complacent. Travel this year has been to Washington a couple of times (sadly, for funerals); to West Point to "visit" Peter, a happy occasion for the DGA awards to Bob Yerks and to Peter's brother, John (USMA 1956) and also for a couple of funerals. Am traveling to Block Island RI this week, to the Canadian Rockies for ten days starting on July 3rd, two trips to visit family in MN and also a trip to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. Our memories of Peter remain with all of us. I am so very blessed with wonderful family and friends and a happy life. The Class net is an important factor in my life. For those that may be unaware, I am the Widow's Representative for the Class so if there is any way that I can be of assistance to YOU, do not hesitate to be in touch. I mentioned earlier, I didn't get this email sent on the correct day and do hope that others will join in; either on their birthdays or on their husband's. Since Peter's is in April, I decided to go with mine. This comes with greetings for all - and prayers that all are doing OK! God bless," Marie (Foss)

Update on Sel ...Sel earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas in 1970 and immediately accepted a position as Attorney with the Exxon Company from where he retired in 1985. Sel has been a practicing attorney, specializing in the oil business, in Austin, Texas where he and his wife Pat make their home. Sel authored a Dissent to the Strategic Studies Institute report “Reducing Oil Vulnerability”, and a Houston Chronicle article, “Real Danger in America’s Big Hang-up Over Oil” on 11?10?91, both argued that the Gulf War could have been prevented. Sel has also authored articles on the mission of the United States Military Academy which can be obtained from the Web; they are; (a) If I Were the Commander-in-Chief; and (b) Betting Everything on no More War. Sel also represented the estate of classmate Ab Webber after Webber’s untimely death. The May 1995 Assembly noted, "Sel and Pat report that daughter Laurie, writer and artist, is now a mom. Noah was born in September. Sel practices oil and gas law while Pat serves as receptionist for Sel's business." The Grahams are avid hikers. One of their favorite hiking areas is the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico.

On 3-2-10 Sel inquired; "I am badly in need of more facts regarding the Camp Buckner Reveille Cannon caper. I am going to tell that story at Founders Day, having been designated as the "Oldest Grad" who will be present Saturday. I was in charge of the ill-fated landing across the lake operation, so I know all about that. What I need are more facts on the other phases of that operation. Please gather and send facts on "Operation Reveille Cannon." Sel.

On 3-15-10 Sel reports that the Reveille Cannon caper mistery has been solvled: "Jim Hackleman and Willie Winner devised this night amphibious exercise. The plan was to baffle the tactical department at reveille by having the reveille cannon not to be found at its regular position on the shore of Lake Popolopen near the barracks and mess hall but instead to have it appear on the shore across the lake. The plan would require four separate operations, namely, the raft group, the loading group, the rowing group, and the offloading group. Assignments were made and instructions were given on a need-to-know basis. I was assigned as leader of the offloading group. Instructions were to wait on the far shore of the lake until the raft with the reveille cannon arrived, then unload the cannon and position it on the shore. As I recall, I enlisted about a dozen “volunteers” from my barracks as helpers. Ted Post, who was on the swimming team, was the leader of the raft group. His helpers, presumably also on the swimming team, were to unlatch the raft from its anchor in the swimming area and move the raft to the reveille cannon. A photograph of the raft, heavily loaded with members of the class, is on page 277 of the 1951 Howitzer. The leader of the loading group seems to be lost in history. That may be either deliberate or a happenstance. A low profile may be appropriate because this is the segment which provided the ramp boards for loading the cannon on the raft. A usually reliable source tells us that Frank Waldman was a member of this group. Lew Casbon remembers that he was a member of the rowing group. So was Arlie Sherman. Arlie gives us the important clue that when the raft reached the opposite shore, it was discovered that the embankment—Arlie called it a “cliff”—was about two feet above the water line, not a gradually inclining shore as thought. More about this embankment later. As previously noted, I was in charge of unloading the cannon. Bob Lerner remembers being a member of this group. The ramp boards were on the raft. We positioned these ramp boards to roll the cannon to the shore. When the cannon was clear of the raft but not yet on shore, there was a might CRACK and SPLASH (a 1948 version of “shock and awe”), with the cannon plunging into the water. Fortunately, no one was injured. About a foot of barrel was above water. It was quickly determined that muscle-power alone would not get the cannon up the embankment. All parties returned to barracks. The next morning, it was fortunate for all concerned that the Officer of the Day (whose name has faded from memory) was more concerned with finding the missing reveille gun than punishing the culprits who caused it to disappear. I remember being called into his office, and the conversation went something like this. “There is a rumor that you might have some knowledge as to the present location of the reveille gun.” “Yes, Sir.” “If the reveille gun is returned to its regular position, there will be no punishment for anyone.” “Sir, in that case, may I check out a 2-1/2 ton truck with winch from the motor pool?” “You may.” And, thus, a deal was struck. Was this the first contract between the West Point Class of 1951 and the Tactical Department of the United States Military Academy? The truck was loaded with “volunteers,” mostly my unloading group. We drove to the cannon’s location, attached the winch hook, and winched the cannon out of the water. This daylight recovery operation was recorded on camera by Ted Picado, who has identified two of the nine or so crew as Chuck Canham and Doug Wainer. The cannon was hooked to the back of the truck, hauled back to its original position, and cleaned, thus ending the saga of Operation Reveille Cannon. But, a 61 and a butt year old mystery may have been solved by Arlie’s clue. We now have a theory as to why the ramp boards broke, causing the gun to go into the water. With a two foot embankment, the ramp boards were horizontal instead of inclined. Physics! F = MA, and all that stuff! It is all there on page 138 of the Hudson Engineers’ Manual. Picture a triangle with 30 degree, 60 degree, and 90 degree angles as the loading ramp at the reveille gun site. Weight of the gun is not through the smallest cross-section of the ramp board. But, if the ramp board is horizontal, weight of the gun is through the smallest cross-section of the ramp board — and the ramp board breaks, leaving a nine-tenths submerged reveille gun, not just a half submerged gun as reported in the Howitzer.

Bob Howes adds; "I give it as my fixed opinnion that the back row is as follows: Gus Villaret, Jack Craigie, Joe Sites, Don Roloff and Ted Post." UFA adds, "Looks like Bill Edler in the middle and Willie on the right."

On 4-18-10 Sel writes; "Pat and I usually walk four or five miles on the Camp Mabry track at 5:30 a.m. on weekdays. Then, we are ready for breakfast and the rest of the day. Grandchildren: Jared is at Apache training at Fort Rucker; Texas A&M junior Elise got a hard-to-get summer internship at Lock- heed-Martin; 15 year old Noah is youngest-ever Certified Texas Master Naturalist which has earned him a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded in Washington, D.C. in June; and 12 year old Bridger gets Life Scout rank Tuesday evening. End of "My Day" report."

For Sel's views on energy go to: American Thinker or to: More of The Same.

On 4-14-11 Sel reports, "This is my birthday report on April 14, one week before San Jacinto Day and two weeks before our 60th Reunion. The real pleasure of life is enjoying children and grandchildren, which Pat and I are doing. Our children and grandchildren are the greatest! No brag, just fact! Those in the immediate area will be gathering for supper at Threadgill's, a venerable Austin institution since 1933. Janis Joplin used to sing there. Pat and I are looking forward to a week from today, when those who could not make it here on my birthday will be coming in for the long Easter holidays. That will include our beautiful granddaughter, Elise, from Texas A&M who will be graduating from the business school next month, and her brother, grandson Jared, the '08 grad Apache pilot from Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah. Pat has a full time job keeping me in line. That's a very demanding job. I'm still practicing law, helping folks with oil & gas lease offers, and participating in the Joseph Bonnell history project. Please look at our 11 minute educational video at the bottom of the home page. Credits at the end of the video include my 13 year old grandson, Bridger Lambert. Pat and I are looking forward to seeing many of you at the 60th Reunion. Until then, I continue charging onward through the smoke and mirrors!" Sel

On 4-15-12 (Tax Anniversary) Sel writes, "This is my birthday after-action report for April 14, 2012. It was not a typical Saturday. 0600 Alarm clock goes off. Shower, shave, dress, eat breakfast, read newspapers. 0800 Email Wes Riddle, '83, Candidate for Congress, my analysis of "The Mass Exodus of Refineries" article. Wes is running in our 25th congressional district. The candidate with the best energy advisor should win, so how can he lose? 0830 Leave for Mount Bonnell to meet State Representative Donna Howard (friendly) and reporter from the West Austin News to explain why the Texas Historical Commission, being sued by the West Point Society for it failure to allow a fair hearing on why the peak was named for Joseph Bonnell, USMA 1825, should settle the case before I appeal to the Texas Court of Appeals which publishes its opinion for all the world to see the Commission's stubborn unreasonableness. 0930 Return home and uniform formation: change to funeral attire. 1000 Leave for funeral of Associate Minister of our church who dropped dead from a heart attack Tuesday. 1100-1310 Funeral of Ron Campbell. 1330 Return home and uniform formation: change to boots and jeans. 1345 File Income Tax Report, a routine birthday activity when birthday is on IRS Day Minus One. 1400 Leave with son Kyle, an Austin residential real estate broker, and my wife Pat to go to Kyle's Whistleville Farm near Flatonia in Fayette County, about 90 minute drive from Austin. Kyle wants to show us his latest work on bunk room in barn and a peacock pen in the woods. 1530-1630 Tromp around Whistleville Farm on Whistleville Road. Tanks are full, unlike last year. It gets its name by being about a mile from the railroad which runs from Houston to San Antonio, which also makes it near the route of the famous and historical "Runaway Scrape" in 1836. 1700-1730 Visit nearby Gooseland Farm, owned by former AF and now Southwest Airlines pilot "Goose" Geeselen and his wife who own this exotic animal farm and bed & breakfast. 1800 Birthday supper at Robert's Restaurant, Flatonia, Texas, just off I-10, midway between Houston and San Antonio. Entire waitstaff sings "Happy Birthday." 1900-2030 Return to Austin. 2100 Open birthday cards at home while eating ice cream and chocolate chip cookie. 2200 Bedtime, lights out, end of report. God bless each and every one of you. I am so blessed." Sel Graham (Pretty busy day for a young kid!!!!)

. Appellate attorney Kevin Terrazas, '99, is in the No. 1 "heavy lifting" chair, and I'm in the No. 2 "cheerleading" chair. (3) I wrote Chapter 18 in a book, An American Crisis: Veterans Unemployment. . It is just being published, and I do not have a copy yet. I am writing this on a brand new iMac. The hyperlink has not yet taught me how to operate it, thus the URLs above are to transfer to your search engine. Warmest regards to all of you youngsters." Sel Graham

John Hook

John Hook family on vacation

Charles Satulloff W Elaine

Charles Satulloff W Family

Bob Volk W Diane

Update on John ...John retired from the United States Army after a distinguished career as a Colonel. In retirement, he was Chairman of the Business and Economics Department at Mount Saint Marys College in Emmitsburg, Maryland where the writer had the pleasure of teaching two semesters of economics under his leadership in 1982. In 1995, John gave up the Chairmanship for the more leisurely pace of a tenured Professor of Business. John and his wife Pat made their home in Walkersville, Maryland. She died in 1999 after a three-year battle with cancer.

Update on Charles ...In 1953, on his return to stateside Chuck resigned his First Lieutenant's commission to pursue a business career. In 1961 Chuck was named President of Cane Technical Sales and in 1985 he was named President of the Channel Group. Chuck and his wife Elaine make their home in Harrison, New York. The November 1997 Assembly notes, "Elaine and Chuck in Harrison, NY, say that he is active in the computer-communications business and they both enjoy bridge, reading, and travel. Daughter Amy and son-in-law Craig Lemie live nearby with their 3 teenagers, Jon, Cliff, and Tracey, while daughter Nancy, studying for a Masters in Early Childhood Education at Sarah Lawrence College, has a son Eden."

On 4-10-11 Chuck reports as follows; "Good morning, Classmates. Happy to report in on this 82nd b'day. Special greetings to my company mates, John Hook and Sel Graham, who also are celebrating April birthdays and to our other Classmates also born in April. The very best news in our family is that we have two weddings being planned. My daughter, Nancy, who with her son, Eden, have lived with us during the past 20 years following a divorce, will be marrying in late August. Elaine and I haven't seen her this happy in those two decades. Three weeks later my oldest grandson, Jon, will wed his lovely fiancee. Jon is the kind of guy who would like everyone he has ever met to come to the wedding. He'll have to be handcuffed as the invitations are addressed! So far, good health has blessed both Elaine and me, enabling us to keep productively active. Never a hobby enthusiast, I find business, particularly technology and management , to keep me quite occupied. Besides some management consulting with a real estate company, I'm also affiliated with a capital investment company that buys and funds smaller technology companies, with sales of some $25 million to $200 million, for growth. It's fascinating to me to so frequently draw on our engineering and related courses in the process of evaluating the worth and potential of each investment. Elaine and I both play bridge as frequently as time permits, love the movies (saw a great one yesterday - Winter in Wartime - about a Dutch family and its WW11 exploits) , theater and concerts, belong to book clubs, exercise routinely and relish being with family and friends. Eager to be with you to celebrate our 60th. Keep strong." Chuck

Update on Bob ...Bob retired in 1971 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Bob and his wife Diane make their home in St. Petersburg, Florida.