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  • Founder’s Day

    WEST POINT SOCIETY OF DC
    and the NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
     
    CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN YOUR
    FELLOW WEST POINT ALUMNI
                           for
    A   GALA  FOUNDERS  DAY  DINNER
    "Our 205th Anniversary — 1802-2007"
    Saturday, March 17th, 2007
    Location:  Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
        7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22102, (703) 847-5000
    Cocktails : 6:30 pm    –    Cash Bar
    Dinner: 7:30 pm    –    Seating by Class
    Dancing: 10:00 pm    –    1:00 am
    Cost: $50 per person.  [ Classes 1997 & later – $32 per person ]   Cadets $0.00               
    Menu:   Mesclun Greens and Sundried Cranberries, with Glazed Walnuts, Goat Cheese and Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette; Stuffed Chicken Breast with Boursin Cheese and Shitake Mushroom Served with Couscous Pilaf, Roasted Squash, Zucchini, Red Pepper, Broccoli and Red Pepper Beurre Blanc; Apricots and Cherries baked in a Sweet Crust and topped with Amaretto Crumble; Fresh Brewed Central American Coffee, Selection of Imported and Herbal Teas.
    Dress:   Black Tie, Dress Blues, Winter Mess Dress, Dark Suit, or USMA Blazer with Bow Tie; Formal or Semi-Formal attire for spouses.
    Entertainment:   The Alex Smith Combo will provide after dinner dancing music.
    Guest of Honor and Principal Speaker: BG(P) Robert L. Caslen, Jr. ‘75, 70th Commandant of Cadets, United States Corps of Cadets.
    Castle Memorial  and Distinguished Member Awards:   Presented to deserving alumni whose lifetime service exemplifies the Academy's motto  "Duty, Honor, Country." The 2007 recipients will be honored at this Founders Day Dinner.
    Invitees:   All West Point graduates and former cadets, whether a member of the West Point Society of the District of Columbia or not. Spouses/Guests are cordially invited.
    Reservations:   In order to ensure seating by Class, you are requested to complete the reservation flap on the enclosed envelope and return it with your check made payable to the West Point Society of D.C.(WPSDC), to the West Point Society of D.C., 4348 Autumn Olive Court, Amissville, VA 20106, or on line pay by credit card at www.wpsdc.org, as soon as possible, but not later than Noon, Wednesday, March 14th, 2007.
    Cancellations:   Cancellations cannot be accepted after Noon, Friday, March 16th, 2007. The Society's phone number is (703) 237-7958 , or e-mail djwilloughby@adelphia.net for last minute reservations or cancellations. In the event of severe weather which may interfere with Founders Day Dinner, call the Society's phone number for up-to-date information. Additionally, an e-mail message will be put out to area residents on the DC Society list.
    Overnight Accommodations:   The Hilton McLean Tysons Corner has a number of rooms available at a special rate of $99 + tax. Please call 1-800-445-8667 (reservations) and indicate you are participating in West Point Society of DC Founders Day for the special rate.
     JOIN YOUR CLASSMATES FOR A GALA EVENING

  • Stratfor report on terrorism

    Interesting report on terrorism prepared by Stratfor   Read it at:  http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1964/stratterror.doc

  • Scholar Athlete Banquet March 18

    The NFF College Hall of Fame was founded in 1947 by General Macarthur, Col Red Blaik and Grantland Rice. It's mission is to promote and develop the power of amateur football in developing the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and the drive for academic excellence in America's young people.
    MG(Ret) Dick Stephenson"57 is the president of the local chapter and has invited Society members to participate in the Chapter's first Scholar Athlete Banquet scheduled to be held at the Army – Navy Country Club in Arlington on Sunday, March 18th. The reception begins at 5:00 PM with dinner at 6:00. The featured speaker will be Mr Stan Brock, Coach of the Army Football Team.
    Cost of a banquet ticket is $35.00. If you wish to attend, please contact JJ Kelly '62 at 9102 Paloma Lane,  Springfield, VA 22153….Ph: 703 455 1507…or e-mail at:  Irishknight@cox.net
    This will be an opportunity to meet area scholar athletes and their coaches and the new Army Coach, Mr Stan Brock.
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  • Contact Class Scribe

    Twenty years from now you will be reading the holographic display of the Assembly Magazine and wonder why your image is not being projected in 3-d.  It's because you forgot to send in news items to the Class Scribe, so he can include them in the magazine.

    Read the current Class Notes on the AOG site now.

    Send your stories, images etc. for future articles  to: 

     

    George G. Jacunski
    5650 A1A South #103
    St. Augustine, FL 32080
    904 471-0312
    wp25090@west-point.org

     

  • Hal Winton’s New Book

     For those who haven't had the pleasure yet, I highly recommend Hal Winton's book, Corps Commanders at the Buldge. It was my beach book this year. It is excellent, and gives the story a whole new perspective. It is very well written and was hard to put down. I recommend it, especially if you have a copy of the West Point Atlas of American Wars handy for the maps.
     
    Roy Shoemaker

     Dear Classmates,
     
    For those with a bent toward military history, the University Press of Kansas has just released a book I have been at work on for a good while.  The title is Corps Commanders of the Bulge: Six American Generals and Victory in the Ardennes.  Fundamentally, it tells the story of the Battle of the Bulge from the corps perspective, which, believe it or not, has not until now been done.  There are also a few other twists in the book that expand it beyond the corps story.  The 6 commanders in question are Leonard T. Gerow, Troy H. Middleton, Matthew B. Ridgway (USMA, April 1917), John Millikin (USMA, 1910), Manton S. Eddy, and J. Lawton Collins (USMA, April 1917).
     
    The book can be ordered from the press, with ordering info at     www.kansaspress.ku.edu, or from Amazon.com.  The press does not have on-line ordering, but it provides an 800 # and a printable order form.  Amazon indicates it will start filling orders o/a 16 March.  I have also sent the info on the book to west-point.org and anticipate that it will be posted there soon.
     
    For those of you in the DC area, I'll be at the Society for Military History meeting at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Frederick, Md. from 19-22 April.  If any of you can make it to the conference, please let me know before hand so I can be looking for you.
     
    All the very best,
     
    Hal
     
    Hal Winton
    656 Wiltshire Drive
    Montgomery, AL 36117
    (334) 215-0244

    http://www.amazon.com/Corps-Commanders-Bulge-American-Generals/dp/0700615083/ref=sr_1_1/102-7048199-5672940?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173253400&sr=8-1

  • Stratfor Poll Results

    Note:  6 people responded to the Poll on these reports.  3 stated that they would frequently use them , 3 did not.  I will discontinue the written reports and keep the Podcasts going.  Access the spoken reports though the News Feeds link.

     For those of you who are still interested in the reports, you can receive them directly from Stratfor.com by signing up.   Some reports are free and some are for paid customers.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Sam Burney’s 100 Lessons Learned

    By special request, Sam Burney's 100 lessons that he prepared for his children is available at:

     www.west-point.org/class/usma1964/100lessons.htm

  • Stratfor Intelligence News Feed

    Stratfor, a company that provides global intelligence reports, has approved our using this site as a portal to their daily briefings and topical paper.  Hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and individual decision-makers use Stratfor as a source.  In addition, a number of our classmates have reported that Stratfor was a valuable source for them.  Reporting is non-political, and seems on the mark.

    To access the podcasts, click on News Feeds in the menu on the left and navigate down to Stratfor.  Click on Stratfor and choose Open to temporarily load the file locally.   

  • DOMAS & WEISEL TO CONQUER PECOS WILDERNESS 14-18 August 2007

       

    George Domas and Steve Weisel are planning a trek into the beautiful and scenic Pecos Wilderness of New Mexico.  After conquering the Appalachian Trail the pair has looked to other challenges to extend them and to add more credentials to their already impressive resumes.  Ken Kvam has offered to be the local guide as long as George and Steve agreed to keep the pace slow enough to enable him to keep them in sight.  Also accompanying these two monster trekkers will be Bill Hoover and Fred Taylor.  Others have indicated an interest but have yet to commit.

     

    The trip section is planning this adventure for the period 14-18 August of this year.  It is not for the faint of heart as base camp at Pecos Baldy Lake will be at 10,500 ft. and one of the day trips will be to the top of East Pecos Baldy Mountain at 12,500 ft.  All of the other daily activities (fishing, hiking, etc.) will be “at altitude”.  With any luck, deer, elk, and Big Horn Rocky Mountain Sheep will be seen, and may even eat Jolly Ranchers out of our hands.  Both before and after the trip Commander’s Time will be available in the local region – Santa Fe, Taos, Angel Fire, Albuquerque, Gallup, and Las Vegas (NM, that is), just to name a few of the NM “Hot Spots”.  Mesa Verde National Park, home of the famous Anasazi Cliff Dwellings, is also within striking distance.

     

    There’s still time for you to join up and participate.  Mind you, it isn’t a cakewalk; but my wife and I have hiked in several times – once we took our college-aged daughter, so it’s NOT out of your reach. If you are interested please contact me at nmkvam1@comcast.net for more information.

     

    Ken Kvam

  • The Ward Book

     


    The updated version of the Ward Book Class of 1964 can be found at:

     http://wardbook.west-point.org/display_grad.cgi?class_id=1964 

     

     http://wardbook.west-point.org/display_grad.cgi?class_id=1964

    http://wardbook.west-point.org/display_grad.cgi?class_id=1964