A Class Authors page has been added to the Class website under the Classmates section, just below the Professional Writings page. Right now we know of three authors in the …
Update on Kathy Lynch (Kevin 26th Co.) from Vince Balderrama
My ’78 brothers (and sisters), As your Class Scribe, I report with great sadness that on Sunday, 19 July, our ’78 brother Kevin “Grinch” Lynch lost the love of his …
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An American Mustache That Irritated South Koreans Is No More
Blaming the summer’s heat, the U.S. ambassador lopped off a bit of facial hair that had reminded some of brutal colonial Japan. By Tiffany May July 27, 2020, 7:22 a.m. ET The …
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Passing of Kevin Carmody (15th CO)
Classmates, It is with heavy heart that I must announce the unexpected loss of our classmate, Kevin Carmody (15th CO), due to complications related to COVD-19. Here is a link to …
Dave Balestrieri Retires from American Airlines
From Facebook July 24, 2020: Congratulations on your retirement after 32 years with American!!! More pics from Dave’s last flight on his profile page
Passing of Kathy Lynch (Kevin 26th Co.)
From Vince Balderrama: It is with great sadness that I report that on Sunday, Grinch lost the love of his life and his wife of 40 years, Kathy. I have …
Alex Hnarakis was the subject of the “Top Guns” article that inspired Topgun
Of all of our classmates accomplishments and there are a lot of them, one of the coolest might be that Alex Hnarakis (13th Co.) was the subject of the article …
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New Posts in Professional Writings and Classmates on Video by Sam Tangredi
Seven articles written by Sam Tangredi (17th Co.) have been added to the Professional Writings page. Sam has authored over 100 articles so we are just getting started on him. …
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Sam Tangredi – Does the Pentagon Understand What a Navy Is For?
Fleet-force planning has been seized by a Joint Staff and Defense Secretary who put budget-slicing before strategy. A recent report that the Office of the Secretary of Defense has “taken over” planning …
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Rodger Welch’s Father Memorialized on Coronado Avenue of Heroes
In the June 2020 Shipmate, the Class of 1951 column had a paragraph and the picture of the banner above of their classmate Clyde Welch being immortalized on the Coronado, …
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