Rich Cardillo

[23 APR 1933 - B2 - 20568]



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Betty Schepps, Jim Cutchin, Ted Gay, Dick Wargowsky,
Sandy Wargowsky, Inez Cardillo, Rich Cardillo, Matt Schepps,
Bob Carpenter, Rich Miller. (Marly Carpenter took the photos)
[DC MAY 2023 Lunch]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo, Connie Franklin, John Sloan,
Kip Volkstadt, Ruth Sloan, Dick and Sandy Wargowsky,
Jim Cutchin, Matt Schepps. (Betty Schepps took the picture.)
[DC Class Lunch - JAN 2023]



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Inez and Rich Cardillo
[Don Hilbert Funeral - JAN 2021]



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Rich Cardillo and John Sloan
[Don Hilbert Funeral - JAN 2021]



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[FEB 2020 NOVA Lunch]



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[NOV 2019 NOVA Lunch]



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[SEP 2019 NOVA Lunch]



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Cardillo, Smetana, Inez Cardillo, Finley, Elaine Smetana, Todd Graham, Sally
Bean, Tom and Helen Wilkinson [CO Front Range Luncheon - DEC 2017]



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Auer - T. Graham - Finley - Wilkinson - Smetana - Cardillo - Camp - chairback
of Griggs (photographer) [CO Front Range Luncheon - SEP 2017]



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Inez Cardillo - Sally Bean - Helen Wilkinson - Susan Griggs - Elaine Smetana -
Judy Finley - Norma Auer [CO Front Range Luncheon - SEP 2017]



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Cardillo - Smetana - Tom and Helen Wilkinson - T Graham - Inez Cardillo - Sally Bean - Cynthia and Bob Camp - Elaine Smetana [CO Front Range Luncheon - MAY 2017]



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Elaine and Smitty Smetana - Inez Cardillo - Sally Bean - Rich Cardillo -
Helen and Tom Wilkinson [FEB 2017 CO Front Range Luncheon]



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Smetana - Cardillo - Elaine Smetana - Inez Cardillo - Cynthia and Bob Camp - T Graham - Sally Bean - Tom and Helen Wilkinson - Dave and Judy Finley [SEP 2016 CO Front Range Luncheon]



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Helen and Tom Wilkinson - Elaine Smetana - Norma Auer - Smetana - Cardillo - Auer - Inez Cardillo - T. Graham - Sally Bean - Dave and Judy Finley [JUN 2016 CO Front Range Luncheon]



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['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Inez Cardillo - Don and Mary Andrews
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Bob Meisenheimer and Inez Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Rich Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Inez Cardillo and Enslow's
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Rich Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Rich Cardillo and Dave Wheeler
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Inez Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Darrah - Inez Cardillo - Andrews"
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Ellen Schick - Nancy Joseph - Inez Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Rich Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Inez Cardillo - Mary Ellen Meisenheimer - Phil Enslow
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Ellen Schick - Nancy Joseph - Inez Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Don Andrews and Rich Cardillo
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Rich Cardillo and Willard Robinson Jr. '84
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Cardillo - Werner's - Michalove
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Don Hilbert and Cardillo's
['55 Mini-Cruise: APR 2016]



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Dave Finley - Rich Cardillo - Todd Graham - Cynthia Camp - Tom and Helen Wilkinson - Judy Finley - Bob Camp - Sally Bean - Inez Cardillo [CO Front Range Luncheon - MAR 2016]



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Rear: Smetana - Wilkinson - Finley - Cardillo - T Graham - Camp - Front: Inez Cardillo - Elaine Smetana - Helen Wilkinson - Cynthia Camp - Sally Bean [CO Front Range Luncheon - DEC 2015]



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Rich Cardillo - Tom and Helen Wilkinson - Inez Cardillo - Elaine Smetana - Sally Bean - Smitty Smetana - Cynthia and Bob Camp - Dave Finley [CO Front Range Luncheon - SEP 2015]



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Rich Cardillo - Smitty Smetana - Dick Auer - Sally Bean - Judy Finley - Inez Cardillo - Elaine Smetana - Ann Crock - Bob Strickland - Dave Finley [CO Front Range Luncheon - JUN 2015]



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Feagin - Secord's - Connie (daughter) and Marty McGuire - Eduardo Moreno-Cerez
(Marty's SIL) - Cardillo's - Fikaris' [60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Vitty - Hilbert - Cardillo - Wargowsky's
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Rich Cardillo and Pirkey's
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Hilbert - Cardillo's - Marlowe Viney and Bruce Henry
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Finley's - Bergen's - Cardillo's - Gay
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Mary Helen Cooper - Cardillo - Suzanne Pirkey
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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Todd Graham/Rich Cardillo 60th Reunion Memento
[60th Reunion - May 2015]



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George Kennebeck. Inez and Rich Cardillo
[MAR 2015 Facebook Picture]



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Smitty and Elaine Smetana - Inez Cardillo - T. Graham - Jack and Katherine Jeter - Cardillo - Camp - Feagin [CO Front Range Luncheon - FEB 2015]



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T. Graham - Wilkinson - Elaine Smetana - Finley - Rich and Inez Cardillo - Helen Wilkinson - Cynthia Camp - Smetana - Camp [CO Front Range Luncheon - NOV 2014]



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Cardillo's and Vitty's
[Army Sports HOF - OCT 2014



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Dave Finley - Smitty and Elaine Smetana - Susan and Jack Griggs - Todd Graham - Helen and Tom Wilkinson - Bob Camp - Sally Bean - Rich and Inez Cardillo. Also attending but broke ranks to serve as photographer was Dick and Sally's son - LTC (Ret) Bob Bean [CO Front Range Luncheon - SEP 2014]



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Elaine Smetana - Helen Wilkinson - T. Graham - Judy Finley - Wilkinson - Bob and Cynthia Camp - Faurer - Rich and Inez Cardillo - Ute Bergen - Finley - Bergen - Smetana [CO Front Range Luncheon - April 2014]



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Sally Bean - Todd Graham - Inez and Rich Cardillo - Elaine Smetana - Bob Camp - Smitty Smetana - Helen Wilkinson - Dave Finley - Tom Wilkinson [CO Front Range Luncheon - OCT 2013]



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Rich Cardillo
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Rich Cardillo and Buddy Roberts
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Inez Cardillo - Mary Andrews - Sandra Lynn
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Maggie Miller - Rich Cardillo - Tommy West
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Billie Darrah - Libby Munroe - Rich Cardillo
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Pam Trobaugh - Dianne Enslow - Inez Cardillo
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Enslow's - Inez Cardillo - Carla Hilbert
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Rich Cardillo - Hilbert's - Dave Pemberton
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Rich Cardillo - Dave Pemberton - Don Hilbert
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Cardillo's - Ed Anderson - Charlie Johnson
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Rich Cardillo and Sybil Michalove
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Cardillo's and Pam Trobaugh
[Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Prater's - Nancy Joseph - Woerner's - Cardillo's -
Tommy West [Birmingham Mini - APR 2013]



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Auer - Finley - Bergen - Graham - Wilkinson -
Camp - Cardillo [CO Luncheon - MAR 2013]



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Dave and Judy Finley - Jim and Ute Bergen - Todd Graham - Helen and Tom Wilkinson - Bob Camp - Inez and Rich Cardillo - Sally Bean - Dick Auer [CO Luncheon - MAR 2013]



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Rich Cardillo - Jack Jeter - Howie Stone - Todd Graham - Jim Bergen - Bob Camp - Smitty Smetana - Tom Wilkinson [Dick Bean Services - JAN 2013]



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Tom Wilkinson - Todd Graham - Dave Finley - Jim Bergen - Bob Camp - Rich Cardillo - Jack Jeter [Dick Bean Services - JAN 2013]



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Katherine Jeter - Inez Cardillo - Sally Bean - Ute Bergen - Helen
Wilkinson - Judy Finley [Dick Bean Services - JAN 2013]



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Rich Cardillo
[JUL 2012]



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Smetana with Elaine - Wilkinson with Helen - Cardillo with Inez - Bergen with Ute - T. Graham - Finley - and Feagin [CO Front Range Lunch - MAY 2012]



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Left to Right with wives: Bean - Smetana - Bergen - Wilkinson - Camp - Auer - Cardillo [CO Front Range Lunch - NOV 2011]



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Bob Camp - Tom Wilkinson - Kitty Millard - Elaine and Smitty Smetana - Inez and Rich Cardillo [Bob Millard Services @ AF Academy - 12 SEP 2011]



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Tommy West - Carl McNair - Rich Cardillo
[DG Mini - MAY 2011]



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Rich Cardillo and Rod Vitty
[DG Mini - May 2011]



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Rich Cardillo and Bob Strati
[DG Mini - May 2011]



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Inez Cardillo - Don and Mary Andrews
[DG Mini - May 2011]



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Rich Cardillo - Sam Johnson - Bob Strati -
Quent Bates [DG Mini - May 2011]



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Rich Cardillo - Bob Strati - Quent Bates
[DG Mini - May 2011]



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[CO Front Range Lunch - NOV 2010]



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Tom Wilkinson - Smitty Smetana - Bob Camp - Jim Bergen -
Rich Cardillo [CO Front Range Lunch - SEP 2010]



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John Feagin - Inez Cardillo - Nancy Joseph - Dorothy
Crancer - Rich Cardillo [Pagosa Springs CO - AUG 2010]



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John Feagin and Rich Cardillo
[Pagosa Springs CO - AUG 2010]



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Dick Auer - Jud Faurer - Jim Bergen - Tom Wilkinson - Smitty Smetana - Rich Cardillo - Bob Camp [CO Front Range Lunch - JUN 2010]



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Inez and Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rod Vitty and Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Fikaris' - Feagin's - Cardillo's - Auger -
Spaulding's [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Carl McNair - Rich Cardillo - Rod Vitty
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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? - Rod Vitty - Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Ellen Schick - Rich and Inez Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Inez Cardillo - Hyer's - Trobaugh's - Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rich Cardillo and Jeanne Drummond
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Inez Cardillo and Nancy Joseph
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rich Cardillo
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Donne Olvey - Dorothy Crancer - Nancy Joseph - Rich
and Inez Cardillo - Joe Dado [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Jack Strom - Dan Ludwig - Jack Jeter - Marlowe
Viney - Rich Cardillo [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Standing: Dan Ludwig - Jack Jeter - Rich Cardillo - Donne Olvey - Sitting: Libby Munroe - Candy and Jack Strom - Marlowe Viney - Natalie Wilcox [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Inez Cardillo and Nancy Joseph
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Paul Parks - Rich Cardillo - Inez Cardillo - Charron Parks
Rumple - Mellie Parks [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Pat and Bob Strati - Ellen Schick - Rich Cardillo -
Jill Wiegand [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Todd Graham - Pete Fikaris - Rod Vitty - Rich
Cardillo [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Todd Graham - Inez Cardillo - Pat Strati - Pat Vitty -
Bob Strati [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Nancy Joseph - Inez Cardillo - Tommy and
Elaine West [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Bob Strati - Rich Cardillo - Pat Strati
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Dan Ludwig - Rich Cardillo - Charlie Johnson -
Bob Strati [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Charlie Johnson - Rich Cardillo - Bill Haas - Bob Strati -
Jim Bergen - Pat Vitty [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Dick Wargowsky - Rich Cardillo - Jim Ryan
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Charlie Johnson - Rich Cardillo - Bill Haas - Bob Strati -
Jim Bergen - Pat Vitty [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rich Cardillo - Del Jacobs - Jack Strom
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Marcia Cathey - Inez Cardillo - Nancy Joseph
[55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo - Rod Vitty - Nancy
Joseph [55th Reunion - May 2010]



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Coach K and Rich Cardillo
[Feagin Leadership Weekend - OCT 2009]



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Rich Cardillo and Jack Jeter
[Feagin Leadership Weekend - OCT 2009]



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Wilkinson - Auer - Smetana - Faurer - and Cardillo
[CO Front Range Lunch - OCT 2009]



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Cardillo - Camp - Faurer - Bean - Todd Graham - Roades - Bergen -
Wilkinson - Smetana [CO Front Range Lunch - JUN 2009]



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Don Hilbert - Gay - Jim Ryan - Cardillo - Charlie Johnson - Ludwig -
Roades - McNair (Photo by Welter) [EXCOM - FEB 2009]



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Pat Vitty and Rich Cardillo
[Ski Vail - JAN 2009]



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Inez Cardillo - Jeter - Cardillo - Quent and Anna Bates -
Katherine Jeter [Bob Camp's 75th - DEC 2008]



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Todd Graham - Bergen - Cardillo - Smetana - Bean - Faurer -
Wilkinson - Auer [CO Front Range Lunch - SEP 2008]



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Gay - Strati - Jim Ryan - Hilbert - McNair - Wargowsky - Charlie
Johnson - Ludwig - Cardillo - Roades [EXCOM - JUL 2008]



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Faurer - Bean - Smetana - Cardillo - Bergen - Auer
[CO Front Range Lunch - JUL 2008]



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Ellie and Al Raymond - Don and Mary Andrews - Ed and Pam Trobaugh - Ellen Schick - Rich and Inez Cardillo [Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Bettie and Jim Heye - Rich Cardillo
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Bob Strati and Inez Cardillo
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Ellen Schick and Rich Cardillo
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Rich Cardillo - Susan Griggs - Quent Bates
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Phil Enslow and Rich Cardillo
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Jim Heye and Rich Cardillo
[Austin Mini - APR 2008]



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Regnier - Fikaris - Bates - Lynn - Vitty - McNair - Dave Young - Hilbert - C. Johnson - Pemberton ? - Enslow - Wargowsky - Gallup - Hornbarger - Jim Ryan - Ludwig - Cardillo - Feagin - Robinson [DG Mini - May 2007]



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Feagin - Pirkey - Sanderson - Dave Young -
Cardillo [DG Mini - May 2007]



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Inez Cardillo - Mary Andrews - Cardillo
[DG Mini - May 2007]



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Sue and Todd Graham - Mary and Don Andrews - Sandra and Roy Lynn - Inez and Rich Cardillo - Donna and Dan Ludwig [DG Mini - May 2007]



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Rich Cardillo and Rod Vitty
[c2006]



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May - Carpenter - Heyer x55 - Norm Smith - Andrews - Welter - Lichtenberg - Streett - Cardillo - Fralen - Drummond - Vitty - Sloan [DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Rich Cardillo and Bill Welter
[DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Street - C. Johnson - Roades - J. Ryan - Donna Ludwig - Lo Dienst - McNair - Ellen Schick - Cardillo - West - Dienst - Ludwig - Strati [DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Ellen Schick and Inez Cardillo
[DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Heyer x55 - Andrews - Cardillo - Fralen -
Norm Smith [DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Fralen - Ginter - Cardillo - Lichtenberg
[DG Mini - MAY 2006]



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Cardillo
[MAY 2006]



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Cardillo - Sherry Welter - Fikaris
[MAY 2006]



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Cardillo
[MAY 2006]



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Jim Ryan - Roades - Dienst - C. Johnson - Streett - Ludwig -
McNair - Strati - Cardillo - Welter [MAY 2006 EXCOM]



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Streett - C. Johnson - Strati - Cardillo
[MAY 2006 EXCOM]



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Dienst - Strati - Cardillo - Street - McNair
[MAY 2006 EXCOM]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo [Jack Poirier's
Services @ USAF Academy - APR 2006]



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Welter - Cardillo - C. Johnson - Streett - McNair -
Ludwig - Roades [JAN 2006 EXCOM]



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C. Johnson - Cardillo - Ludwig - Roades - Welter -
McNair - Streett [JUL 2005 EXCOM]



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[50th Reunion Bio]



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Cardillo
[50th Reunion]



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Bob and Marly Carpenter - Rich Cardillo -
Chuck and Sally Gersitz [50th Reunion]



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Cardillo Clan
[50th Reunion]



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Cardillo Clan
[50th Reunion]



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Doyle - Rich Cardillo Jr. - Father Oscar
[50th Reunion]



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Pirkey - Regnier - Cardillo - Ute Ordway
[JAN 2005 Ski Club Trip]



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Andrews - Cardillo and Feagin
[JAN 2005 Ski Club Trip]



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Cardillo - Jacobs - Mike Hinrichs - Mary
Keegan [JAN 2005 Ski Club Trip]



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Fred Pirkey and Rich Cardillo
[JAN 2005 Ski Club Trip]



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Don Andrews - Cliff Fralen - Inez Cardillo - Jean Fralen - Sue Graham
[John Schick Memorial Service - West Point DEC 2004]



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Rich Cardillo - Cliff Fralen - Marly Carpenter
[John Schick Memorial Service - West Point DEC 2004]



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Inez Cardillo - Mary Andrews -
Fikaris - Pirkey [c2004]



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Andrews - Cardillo's - Drummond
[DG Mini - MAY 2004]



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Don Andrews and Rich Cardillo
[DG Mini - MAY 2004]



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Camp - Cardillo - Martling - Smetana -
Todd Graham [APR 2004]



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Woody Black - Rich Cardillo - Don Andrews -
Bob Strati - John Schick [Ski Utah - 2004]



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Rich Cardillo
[Ski Utah - 2004]



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Black and Inez Cardillo
[Ski Utah - 2004]



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B-2: Bob and Marly Carpenter - Feagin -
Inez and Rich Cardillo [Ski Utah - 2004]



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Andrews - Dienst - Ute Ordway - Cardillo
[Ski Utah - 2004]



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Martling - Bates' - Smetana's - Auer's - Finley's -
Cardillo's - Camp - Cynthia Hymes [cDEC 2003]



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Dienst - Bates - Rich Miller - Cardillo - Joe Franklin -
Lynn - Hinrichs - Jacobs [SEP 2002 Ski Club Bike Trip]



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Rich Cardillo and Joe Franklin
[2002 Ski Trip]



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Rich Cardillo
[SEP 2002 Ski Club Bike Trip]



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Rich Cardillo
[2002 Ski Trip]



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Newton - Cardillo - Pirkey
[2002 Ski Trip]



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Cardillo - Pirkey - Jacobs
[2002 Ski Trip]



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Ordway's - Cardillo's - Pirkey
[2002 Ski Trip]



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Cardillo - Ordway - Bean - Todd
Graham [MAY 2002]



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Camp - Cardillo - Ordway - Bean -
Todd Graham [MAY 2002]



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John and Ellen Schick - George Kennebeck - Ed and Pam
Trobaugh - Rich Cardillo [2001 Jackson Hole Mini]



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Viney - Cardillo - LaFrenz - Bates - Maurer - Strati's - Tennant's -
Kennebeck's - Wilcox [2001 Jackson Hole Mini]



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Schick - Rich and Inez Cardillo - Pam and
Ed Trobaugh - Bergen [2001 Jackson Hole Mini]



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Rich Cardillo - Ellen Schick - Mary Andrews and sister -
Inez Cardillo - John Schick [2001 Jackson Hole Mini]



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DeMaris - Hinrichs - Maurer - Newton - Bergen - Camp - Andrews - Cardillo - Schick - Phillips - Tennant - Streett [2001 Jackson Hole Mini]



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Rich Cardillo
[c2001]



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Martling - Finley - Smetana - Faurer - Bates -
Auer - Camp - Ordway - Cardillo [c2001]



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Hinrichs' - Cardillo's - Katherine Jeter -
Todd Graham [c2001]



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Strati's - Cardillo's - Maurer's -
? - Andrews' - Feagin [c2001]



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Helga Hinrichs - Maurers' -
Cardillo's - ? [c2001]



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Ellen Schick - Cardillo's - Trobaugh
[Ski Trip - c2001]



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Cardillo - Del and Shirley Jacobs - Sanderson
[FEB 2001 Sun Valley Ski Trip]



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Pete Fikaris and Rich Cardillo
[FEB 2001 Sun Valley Ski Trip]



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Cardillo and Pirkey
[45th Reunion - SEP 2000]



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Mary Andrews - Inez Cardillo - Jill Wiegand -
Ellen Schick [45th Reunion - SEP 2000]



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Bob Johnson - Cardillo - Patton
[45th Reunion - SEP 2000]



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Cardillo's and Andrews"
[c2000]



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Cardillo's - Black's - Camp - Cooper's
[c2000]



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Strati - Parks - Bobby Knight - Cardillo
[c1999]



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Gen. Christman - Newton - Cardillo - Roades - Ludwig - Dienst - Fikaris -
Ed Anderson - Cathey - Joe Franklin - Strati - Lichtenberg [c1999]



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Strari - Roades - Ludwig - Newton - Cardillo - Ed Anderson -
Fikaris - Lichtenberg - Dienst - Joe Franklin - Cathey [c1999]



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Camp - Ordway - Wayne Smith -
Cardillo - ? [c1999]



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Paul Parks - Rita Flynn - Don and Mary Andrews - Inez Cardillo -
Pam Trobaugh - Ellen and John Schick [CO Mini - SEP 1998]



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Cardillo - ? - Bean -
Roades [c1998]



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Bean's - Cardillo - Todd Graham's -
Auer - Ordway [c1997]



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Auer's - Cardillo's - Sue Graham
[c1997]



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Auer's - Cardillo - Todd Graham -
Ordway [c1997]



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Sally Bean - Inez Cardillo - ? -
Bates' - Auer [c1997]



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Auer- Bean - Cardillo
[c1997]



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Cardillo's - Bean's - Graham's -
Auer's - Ordway [c1997]



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Rich Cardillo and Quent Bates
[Ski Trip - c1997]



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Todd Graham - Inez Cardillo - Ordway
[c1996]



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Cardillo's - Cooper's - ? - Dinwiddie's
[c1996]



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Cardillo - Todd Graham - Bergen - Ordway
[c1996]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo
[c1995]



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Ski Ordway and Rich Cardillo
[c1995]



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Dienst - Cardillo - Strati - Vitty
[c1995]



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Cardillo's - Strati's - Dienst's - Vitty
[c1995]



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Rich Cardillo and Lo Dienst
[1995]



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Rich Cardillo - Mary Andrews - Jean Fralen - Inez Cardillo -
John Schick [40th Reunion - MAY 1995]



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Inez and Rich Cardillo
[c1993]



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Rich Cardillo and Don Hilbert
[OCT 1993]



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Bob Newton - Kelly Lichtenberg - Inez Cardillo - Pat Strati -
Mary Andrews - Ellen Schick [CO Mini - AUG 1993]



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? - Rich and Inez Cardillo - ? - Bobbie Parks
[CO Mini - AUG 1993]



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Bean - Sue Graham - Dick and Norma Auer - Sally Bean - Martling - Inez Cardillo - Ski and Ute Ordway - Todd Graham - Erma Martling - Cardillo [CO Mini - AUG 1993]



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Cardillo - Camp - Ordway - Bean - Newton - Martling
[Ski Club Founders: Ski Club Mini - 1993]



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Heyer - Dienst - Vitty - Cardillo
[Ski Club Mini - 1993]



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Meisenheimer - Newton - Todd Graham - Martling - Linda Newton
Ordway - Vitty - Cardillo - Camp [Ski Club Mini - 1993]



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Meisenheimer - Newton - Todd Graham - Martling - Linda Newton
Ordway - Vitty - Cardillo - Camp [Ski Club Mini - 1993]



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Griggs - Bates - Roth - Ordway
Camp - Martling - Bean - Cardillo [1991]



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Martling's - Crancer's - Cardillo's
[1991]



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Inez and Rich Cardillo - Bob Strati
[35th Reunion - NOV 1990]



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Rear: Susan Griggs - Anna Bates - Sally Bean - Inez Cardillo - Lo Dienst - Front: Helen Stone - Ute Ordway - Ruthann Walton - Irma Raeber [1987]



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Front: Howie Stone - Ski Ordway - Pete Walton - Middle: Dick Bean - Bob Camp - Rich Cardillo - Rear: Jack Griggs - Quint Bates - John Martling - Danny Dienst [1987]



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Matteson's - Strati's - Cardillo's
[c1985]



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Martha Feagin - ? - Weaver's - Cardillo - Feagin
[c1985]



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Paul Parks - Cardillo - Cooper's
[c1985]



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Stone's - Terrio's - Cardillo's
[Heidelberg FD - MAR 1984]



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Rich Cardillo and ?
[c1983]



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Rich Cardillo and ?
[c1983]



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Rich Cardillo
[APR 1983]



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Bob Brown - Inez and Rich Cardillo -
Helen and Howie Stone [1983]



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Bobbie Parks - Inez and Rich Cardillo
[Hawaii - c1980]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo
[Hawaii - c1980]



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Rich and Inez Cardillo - Bobbie Parks
[Hawaii - c1980]



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[25th Reunion - 1980]

Row 10: Bergen - Cathey - Chapman - Gamble - Todd Graham - Don Smith - ? - Polly - McCloskey - Row 9: Blitch - Secord - Jim Ryan - Wing - ? - Row 8: ? - Matuszak - Wayne Smith - ? - Fleeger - Lynn - Joe Franklin - Charlie Johnson - Gunderson - Row 7: Regnier - ? - Reed - Stone - Herren - Weaver - Matteson - Hayes - ? - Enslow - Cliff Jones - ? - Reid - Feagin - Row 6: Wargowsky - Lichtenberg - Sanderson - Baker - Dienst - McCulla - Schick - Ludwig - Soper - Bean - Shideler - Lenio - Pirkey - Row 5: Goldstein - Fralen - Le Cates - Meisenheimer - Wheeler - Horst - Whittaker ? - Cardillo - Page - Newton - Prater - Lucas - Row 4: ? - Sloan - Traut - Rich Miller - Hoeferkamp - Heye - ? - West - Bill Graham - Row 3: Andrews - Perkins - Gay - Pace - Olvey - Strati - Dugan - Jackson - Whtitaker ? - Ralph Henry - Gallup - Murray - Ewing - Fikaris - Row 2: Hornbarger - Al Edwards - Robinson - ? - Thorsen - Dickson - Vitty - Tom Phillips - Bill Anderson - Giddings - Jacobs - Dryer - Row 1: Bazilwich - Samos - Wray - Trobaugh - Brokenshire - Bossert - Hagedorn - Walton - Poirier - Hasbrouck - LaFrenz - Nourse - Malooley



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Robert and Inez Cardillo - Christopher - Charron and Charles
Parks - Eric Rumple [Paul's Retirement Parade - DEC 1979]



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Cooper - MacDonald - Cardillo
[FD - 1974]



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[15th Reunion - 1970]

Row 8: Auer - McNair - Street - Wix - Row 7: Horst - Paul Parks - ? - Dugan - Grubbs - Domeck - Bliss - Row 6: Howie Stone - Newton - Booras - Strom - McDonald - Row 5: Fikaris - Schick - Gallup - Cardillo - Wheeler - Masson - Row 4: Katenbrink - Spellman - Joseph - ? - Schlotter - Row 3: Bergen - Fralen - ? - Andrews - Dunaway - Bob Johnson - Jim Ryan - Row 2: Bean - Strati - Soper - Jeter - Wiegand - Lenio - Price - Row 1: Prater - Thorsen - Meisenheimer - Reid - Zaborowski - Feagin - Joe Franklin

Larger Size



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[10th Reunion - 1965]

Standing [L to R]: Weaver - Lewis - Turner - Chikalla - Gallup - O'Brien - Freed - Hadly - Wix - ? - Streett - ? - Reb Young - Quinn - Lenio - ? - Perkins - Thorsen - ? - Nieves - Sherman - Burroughs - Giza - Traut - Sloan - Gay - Paul Parks - Andrews - Ginter - Bates - McNair - ? - Lichtenberg - Nidever - Secord - Feagin - Cathey - Herren - ? - ? - Ludwig - ? - ? - ? - Ralls - ? - Shimunek - Macdonald - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - Bob Strickland - Front [L to R]: Soper - Newton - Dax - Chance - Schmidt - Shideler - Bergen - Matteson - Hargrove - Hornbarger - Steakley - Stevens - Drummond - Rudzki - Knierem - Wargowsky - ? - Stern - ? - ? - Livesay - Dickson - Michalove - Hagan - Landers - ? - Blitch - ? - Cardillo - Ordway - Trobaugh - Crancer - Maus - LaFrenz - Sydenham - Strom - ? - Howie Stone - Schepps - Raymond - Spellman - Sanderson ? - Wray - Fikaris - Stevenson - Sims - ?

Larger Size



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[Ft. Benning Jump Class - JAN 1956]

Row 1: Coyle (2) - Meekison (7) - C. Johnson (8) - Row 2: Nidever (5) - Cardillo (6) - Bergen (10) - Row 3: Sietman (4) - Landers (8) - Row 4: Tebodo (3) - Grubbs (8) - Row 5: Strati (1) - Hadly (4) - McIlroy (5) - Strom (7) - Kinzer (9) - Joseph (10) - Row 6: Nieves-Rivera (1) - H. Stone (6) - Holbrook (8) - Wells (9) - Row 7: Whittaker (5) - Row 9: Martling (1) - T. McCarthy (2) - Macdonald (3) - Devereaux (4) - Row 10: Meetze (9)



Rich Cardillo
[MAY 1955]



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B-2 Firsties - 1st Row: Feagin - Shimunek - Glidden - McKelvey - Deardorff - Gersitz - 2nd Row: McGuire - Straus - Parker - Stevens - 3rd Row: Waterstrat - Calley - Cardillo - Rod Davis - 4th Row: Carpenter - Trentman - Poirier - Frear (CO)



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Left: West - Funkhouser - Lucas - Freed - Peterson x55 - Cardillo - Right: Klett x55 - Wargowsky - Weissenborn - Peterson - Lauer x55 - Skaff [The Iron Squad - AUG 1951]



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2015 AOG Online Register
(Updated JUL 2019)

Richard G. Cardillo Cullum No: 20568 Class of: 1955 Born: NJ Appointment: Branch: Inf-Arm History: 20568 Richard George Cardillo B-NJ: Inf-Arm: TARS 61: 3ACR 61-64: TacDept USMA 64-67 [MSM]: AFSC 67: HqUSARV 68-69 [BSM]: ODCS O DA 69-72: CO 2/67Arm 2AD 72 (G1 74-75): AWC 76, MPA Shippensburg State College: RRVIII 76-78: CO 3ACR 78-80: DCdr WESTCOM HI 80-82: ADC 8Div Ger 82-84 [MSM]: CS VIICps 84-85 [DSM]: Ret 85 BG: S&F UCO 86, AssocAD 89-Ret 99

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How I got my appointment to West Point

Like most of you, I have been impressed with the many discussions about 'How we got to West Point'. Also like many, I have written an autobiography as part of my Family History for those of my family who may at some time wish to know more about their past. By the way I have titled this 'history' 'Never Lower the Crossbar' which is another way of defining the West Point Motto - Duty - Honor - Country.

Here is my story somewhat abbreviated:

I was attending Clifford J Scott High School in East Orange New Jersey where I was doing pretty well as an athlete and very poorly as a student. But the athlete in me earned me an opportunity to seek a higher education. I survived the 'recruiting' by many colleges in the East and settled on accepting a scholarship to play football for George Munger at the University Of Pennsylvania. Soon after this verbal acceptance..(there were no Letters of Intent in those days.) . I was notified by my High School Coach that two members of the Football staff at West Point would like to speak with me about West Point. At this time I only knew that West Point was in New York and Blanchard and Davis were great players there. Living but fifty miles from West Point, I had no idea of the background and history of this great institution but that the football program generated great interest.

A few days later I was introduced to two members of the West Point football staff...Captain John Greene and a civilian coach ..Vince Lombardi. I knew of Mr Lombardi from his high school coaching at St. Cecilia's in New Jersey but had never met an Army officer especially one who chewed tobacco. They asked of my interest in West Point and I allowed as I had little knowledge of this institution but would get back to them as soon as possible. After a discussion with my parents, who could not afford to pay for a college education, and after an extended family meeting I decided West Point would be my best choice. I notified Mr Lombardi of my decision and he informed me that he and Captain Greene had looked deeper into my high school grades and concluded that I needed to attend a Preparatory School to prepare for the Entrance Exam; that I needed to secure an appointment from my Congressman: and I would need to pass the West Point Entrance Exam.

Vince Lombardi and Captain Greene suggested that I leave High School (this was in April 1951 and HS graduation was June 1951) come to West Point and spend the next few months in a Preparatory 'school' run by the Athletic Department. This 'school was known as The Blaik School. ( Before I could go to West point I took a Civil Service Exam given, by my local congressman, to about eight other West Point Applicants to determine who would receive the appointment. (I would find out later that I was selected as the Primary) My high school administrators OK'd my early departure and I made plans to go to West Point. (Never been there before).

I reported in to the Athletic Department on or about 5 April 1951. Here I was introduced to 22 other athletes, mostly football players, in the same situation as I was. Among those was Pete Vann, Howie Glock, George Kavalchek, and Dumbo Millar. We were housed in the old Smith Rink..slept in bunks set up in the visiting team dressing room, had meals in the various mess's on post, worked out daily at Howze Field and attended class 4-5 hours during the day and a few hours in the evening. Most of the instructors were in civilian clothes, except one AF major who taught English in uniform. The teaching methodology used was to 'teach the test'. This school had been in operation for many years and after each Entrance Exam taken by the group, they were asked to remember the test questions which were then put into a file which formed the basis for instructing the next class of The Blaik School. In June we were transported to Stewart Field to take the June Entrance Exam. When I opened the test booklet I was surprised to see that the Exam format had been changed, the questions were in no way similar to those we were schooled on. My heart skipped a few beats but I managed to answer all of the questions. In the past 98% of those attending The Blaik School had passed the Entrance Exam and were admitted to West Point. In our case less than 50% passed, most likely because of the change in the Exam. (Recall that the Cheating Scandal had just been made public and I believe this led the Academy to make changes to the June Entrance Exam.) About thirty days later I was notified that I had passed the entrance exam and should report to West Point on July 3, 1951 - which I did!!

However, I still needed to close the loop with the University Of Pennsylvania. I called Coach Munger and after a brief discussion he verbally released me from my commitment to Penn.

The rest is history.

Rich Cardillo
4 AUG 2010

PS: Although I never completed High School, I was given High School credit for attending the Prep School, was considered a graduate and did receive a diploma sometime that summer.

Also of interest is that eleven athletes in The Blaik School of 1951 passed the Entrance Exam, seven were admitted as Cadets, (four turned down admission), three graduated and only one did so in four years. (The Blaik School ended in June 1951).


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BRIGADIER GENERAL RICHARD G CARDILLO

(Updated May 2011)

General Cardillo was born on 23 April 1933 in East Orange, New Jersey. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy in 1955. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg State College, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. His military education includes completion of the Infantry Basic Course, The Armor Advance Course, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the United States Army War College.

He has held a variety of important command and staff positions culminating in his last assignment as Chief of Staff of V Corps in Europe during the period 1983-85. Other key assignments held include Commander of the 2nd Battalion 67th Armor at Fort Hood, Texas; Commander of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas; Assistant Division Commander of the 8th Infantry Division in Mainz, Germany; and Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff of The United States Army's Western Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Awards and decorations which General Cardillo has received include the Distinguished Service Medal, The Bronze Star Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal and the Parachutist Badge.

Upon retirement in 1985, General and Mrs. Cardillo retired to Colorado and currently reside in Westminster, Colorado. In 1986 he was employed by the University of Colorado for duty in the Athletic Department as an Academic Advisor/ Counselor to athletes, a position he held for three years. In 1989 he was selected as an associate Athletic Director and the first Director of the Athletic Department's Student Services Directorate. There he managed the day to day services provided all student-athletes to include their academic support, their health and well being, their equipment needs, their strength and conditioning, and their nutritional needs. In his role as an Associate Athletic Director he was also assigned the responsibility to manage all of the Department's Twelve Non Revenue producing Sports programs, The Athletic Department's Compliance Program, The Title IX Program, The Departments first Life Skills Program, and the Athletic Departments Gender Equity Program. He served two Athletic Directors and six University Presidents before he retired in 1999.

For the past fifty - five years General Cardillo has been married to the former Inez W Stewart. They have two married sons, three granddaughters, three grandsons and one great grandson and two great granddaughters. Their oldest son, Richard Jr., after 30 years of military service with the US Army retired as a Colonel and currently resides in Monument Colorado Their youngest son, Robert, is the Deputy Director of Intelligence and lives in the Washington DC area.


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