On 2 December 2023, the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Selection Panel, chaired by Admiral Harry Harris ’78, USN (Ret.), selected the following alumni as 2024 Distinguished …
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John Young (4th Co.) Among Four Selected as 2024 Distinguished Grads
On 2 December 2023, the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Selection Panel, chaired by Admiral Harry Harris ’78, USN (Ret.), selected the following alumni as 2024 Distinguished …
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2024 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients to be announced today
Drumroll please…we are almost ready to announce this year’s 2024 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients. The four recipients range from the great class of 1968 to the great class of 1978. …
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Remembrance of John Summers (11th Co.) added to the Memorial Page
11th Company produced a remembrance of their company mate John Summers (11th Co.) for the Memorial Page. John was a non-grad who passed away from cancer in 1985 and we …
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Passing of James R. “Muttley” Buckley, III (29th Co.)
Dear Classmates and brothers, It is with deep sadness that I report we bade farewell to our Marine brother, 29th Company’s Jim “Muttley” Buckley. His sister, Sharon, posted the following …
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Obituary for Kevin C. Rawson (15th Co.) added to Memorial page
Kevin “K.C.” Rawson, 67, passed away on Friday, October 13th, 2023, in a local hospital in Memphis, TN. After undergoing emergency heart surgery, K.C. fought hard for over two weeks …
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Passing of Kevin C. “KC” Rawson (34th Co.)
Dear Classmates and brothers, Once more I reach out to you to inform you of the loss of another of our ’78 family, “Club 34’s”, Kevin Rawson. On Oct 4th, …
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Passing of Jim Buckley (29th Co.)
It is with deep sadness that I report that we bid farewell to our Marine brother, 29th Company’s, Jim “Muttley” Buckley. His sister, Sharon, posted the following: “On this date …
Update on James Buckley (29th Co.)
Classmates, 29th Company, Marines- sad news to share about Mutley – James Buckley . His sister Sharon Buckley Polites reached out to Pilar Maria Carpenter today. He is at Sharon’s …
Marty Drake (11th Co.) Retires for the Second Time!
Marty Drake (11th Co.) retired for the second time October 2023. Captain Marty Drake, USN, a career SWO who served 28 years in uniform and commanded two ships completed 17 …
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