Over 35 members of the Class were on hand to greet Class of 2028 at their Induction Day. Led by Vince Balderama (11th Co.), Bob Novak (34th Co.), and Fred Webster (14th Co.), the effort started on Wednesday with the candidates from the Fleet and NAPS arrived through through the Oath of Office Ceremony at 1800. Classmates began the process of to establishing bounds with the future leaders of our beloved country and Navy, met the families of the incoming Midshipman, shared their experiences that await their Plebe, displayed memorabilia from 50 years ago, and explained the ALITC program.
Representing the Class were:
Dave Babcock (6th Co.) | Al Baker (10th Co.) | Vince Balderrama (11th Co.) | Greg Baur (33rd. Co.) |
Dave Brown (18th Co.) | Mike Brown (36th Co.) | Jim Butler (23rd Co.) | Fred Butterfield (22nd Co.) |
Rudy Costanza (16th Co.) | Terry Crawford (24th Co.) | Michael Dinn (33rd Co.) | Michael Fralen (29th Co.) |
Larry Galvin (15th Co.) | Doug Grau (1st Co.) | Chip Jones (16th Co.) | Robby Knight (23rd Co.) |
Warren Krull (1st Co.) | Wayne Leong (9th Co.) | Jim Lippard (14th Co.) | Michael Malinick (2nd Co.) |
Tom Martinez (19th Co.) | Earl Mosely (22nd Co.) | Tim Murphy (32nd Co.) | Elmer Nelson (25th Co.) |
Bob Novak (34th Co.) | John O’Neil (6th Co.) | Steve Petri (10th Co.) | Matt Rausch (21st Co.) |
Ben Richter (14th Co.) | John Rudzis (25th Co.) | Bob Schmermund (15th Co.) | Bob Schwaneke (1st Co.) |
Michael Sears (36th) | Howie Seeger (23rd Co.) | Joe Stanik (23rd Co.) | Maurice Tose (17th Co. |
Bob Vogt (35th Co.) | Fred Webster (14th Co.) | Jay Wilkins (2nd Co.) | John Wissler (21st Co.) |
Glen Woods (13th Co.) | Rick Yasky (2nd Co.) |