Classmates,
Hope you are having a great Easter Holiday and a pleasant Spring.
Your Class skiers have put away their skis for another year and our Golfers
are dusting off their clubs. Let's pray for a healthy and successful year and
please remember our Classmates and Wives who are fighting some serious
illnesses. We hope to have all of them back for our 50th Reunion in two
years!
are dusting off their clubs. Let's pray for a healthy and successful year and
please remember our Classmates and Wives who are fighting some serious
illnesses. We hope to have all of them back for our 50th Reunion in two
years!
This is a busy note and most important – seems that we get busier and
busier as each year goes by.
busier as each year goes by.
Recommend you print this message and save.
Here goes:
- Class Reunion: Scheduled for 16-21 May of 2014 (Friday-Wednesday). The
reunion culminates with the "Old Grad" Parade to Thayer Monument and lunch in
the Mess Hall on Tuesday the 20th. Some of us (all are invited) will stick
around for Graduation activities for the Class of 2014 (our 50 Year Affiliate)
the rest of the week. For starters, as we decided at our last reunion, we have
arranged for a reunion coordinator to handle future reunions. The AOG is now
providing this function. We will provide guidance and they will take care of
everything. It is important to start this because the day is coming when we will
no longer be able to handle these chores. If you recall at our last Class
meeting we decided that it is also important to get the Class in one facility
for the 50th. We will need over 200 rooms and a large ballroom to fit about 400+
folks. For this, I have been working with the management of the Crowne Plaza in
Suffern, NY. You may recall the old Holidome (35th and 25th(?)). The Holidome
was gutted and reopened last year as a Crowne Plaza. You will not recognize the
place. Some of your committee have checked it out and I have put an
unbinding hold on the dates of our reunion. FYI – all other hotels that can
handle our Class size are another 20-30 minutes away from West Point. Check out
www.cpsuffernhotel.com. A number of you have asked to
have a trip to New York City to visit the World Trade Center and the Intrepid
Museum. We will probably schedule these for Friday or Saturday of the reunion.
In addition to the reunion, Classmates are working on a cruise and golfing
events before and after the reunion. - 50 Year Affiliate Program with the Class of 2014. Tom Kullman has and is
doing a superb job of planning and coordinating this effort. We have two
upcoming events:- Class of 2014 official visit to the West Point Cemetery. Thursday, 3 May
1PM. This is an event that has been going on for a number of years at the end of
Yearling Year. John Graham '87 (our John Graham's son) has been coordinating
this event for us. We have always tried to get a few local Classmates to be
present. The Yearlings arrive in company groups, take a guided tour and stroll
around the cemetery. John normally gives a talk on his father and the other
members of '64 who are at rest in the cemetery. All Classmates are invited. If
you can attend, please let me know (devans1964@aol.com). - Our next event will be the Affirmation Ceremony for the Class of 2014 on
Sunday night, August 19th. Barry McCaffrey will represent the Class of '64
as our guest speaker. At this event, we will present each member of the Class of
2014 with a coin depicting our Class Crest on one side and the Class of '14
Crest on the other. We will make these coins available to our Class – more to
come on this in a few months. All are invited. Please let Tom Kullman (tlkullman@verizon.net) if you can make this
event.
- Class of 2014 official visit to the West Point Cemetery. Thursday, 3 May
- Professional Military Ethic (PME) Program with the Class of 2014. For almost
two years, Mike Conway has been doing a superb job of planning and coordinating
this effort. We have about a dozen Classmates who have been participating in
this most worthwhile and rewarding program. We have just finished Year 2 of the
program and resume in the fall semester. I have asked Mike to put together an
After Action Report on the first two years. We will share this with the Class
before the summer. - Ward Book for 50th Reunion: I just about have complete company coverage to
work on this effort. Thanks to all the volunteers. Our game plan here is to get
the book updated electronically by mid 2013. This will provide a great working
tool for our reunion. Then, after the reunion, we will do another update with
reunion photos and such and then perhaps publish as a hard copy or CD. More on
this to come soon. - Jim/Marylee Adams Annual Class Picnic (Clifton, Virginia). Mark your
calendars for the afternoon of Saturday, June 2nd. More on this to come soon. - Ryder Cup Golf Event and Mini-Reunion at Cordillera, Colorado: 29 July – 2
August. Bill Annan has been planning this for two years. We stand at 123
possible attendees and 71 golfers! If you are interested in joining us, Bill
will be opening a final registration later this month. Contact Bill at Bill_Annan@Comcast.net. - The Golf Fall Brawl Warning Order is out. October 21 – 24 at Williamsburg,
VA. Contact Howie Bachman for questions: hbachman1@comcast.net. - Army Football Season is around the corner. Seven home games this year! A
number of us have season tickets and we always have a Class of '64 Tailgate
before and after the game. Join us for a game or more. Let's see if we can get a
crowd for the Army/Air Force Game – November 3rd. For more information, drop me
a note. - By now, all of you should have received a mailing for our 50th Reunion Fund
Drive. You should also receive a copy via e-mail from the AOG later this week.
You will notice that the automatic reply goes to Elena Meskill at the AOG.
Elena, Class of '99, is our Class Rep in the AOG Development Office. She is most
dedicated to helping us and will be a big help to Dick Nowak, Seth Hudgins, Bill
Murdy and me as we work our way through this fund drive. Please keep in mind
that I will always be available to answer your specific questions. If you have
not received this letter in the mail by now, please let me know. In addition, if
you do not receive the e-mail version by the end of next week, please let me
know. I want to thank you in advance for your interest in this most important
Class project. I have received many encouraging notes from Classmates already;
most indicating their hopes that our gift be a meaningful contribution to assist
the Corps of Cadets and support the Superintendent's needs. - Now, a request from Tammy Flint at the AOG. Many of you know Tammy, the
daughter of our Kim Flint. Tammy keeps tabs on all of us from the AOG data base
and helps me update addresses and e-mails. Let's do Tammy (and me) a favor and
visit the AOG website at www.westpointaog.org, log in (follow instructions if
you don't have a password), and update your profile. While you are at the
Website, check out the new "Class Notes" section. This is where George Jacunski
posts the old "Assembly" Class Notes. And, while I'm on this subject, keep
sending George memos/notes/pictures for posting (hork@sprintmail.com). - Last but not least, our good friends at West-Point.Org, are embarking on
their semi annual fund drive. Let's not forget that they are the folks who keep
our Class communications going. All we ask for is a modest contribution of $64
twice a year. It's called communications "Bang for the Buck"! You should have
received Jack Price's message this morning. Just go to http://www.west-point.org/donate and make your
donation. '64 is already leading the way! As a bonus, let's see who can take
Buffalo (or Beehive) Jack up on his offer: "It is Spring here in the Blue Ridge
Mountains, and my bee hives are getting ready to swarm. The largest donation in
the first 24 hours after the time stamp on this message will receive two pounds
of pure Buffalo Mountain honey. Ties will be settled by time stamp. And, you'll
only know about this if you have read to the bottom of this Email!"
I promised all a busy update – that's it for now. This will be posted on
our Class Website (http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1964/).
our Class Website (http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1964/).
If you have any questions an any of the above, please do not hesitate to
send me a note. Thanks for your continued support.
send me a note. Thanks for your continued support.
Dan Evans
Class Chairman
703-915-3980