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'61 - Second to None
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Friday, 29 Sep 2006
28 September - 1 October
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45th Reunion
State of the Class
Bob Glass
Friday, 29 Sep 2006
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Agenda

• Presidents Remarks
• Class 5-Year Plan
• Treasurers Report
• Election of Class Officers
• Special Recognition
• Questions/Discussion

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Presidents Remarks

• The Class of 1961 Today
• 490 Living Classmates 443 Graduates and 47
  Non-Graduates with addresses
• 5 Missing Graduates Bob Potts (A-1), Jimmy
  Connors (M-1), Bill Weis (E-2), Doug Wold (L-2),
  and Sam Vedder (M-2)
• 52 Widows of Classmates with addresses
• 99 Classmates 86 Graduates and 13 Non-Graduates
  have joined the Long Gray Line

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Presidents Remarks(Continued)

• 45th Reunion
• 253 Classmates and Widows
• 254 Spouses and Guests
• From 40 States and Vietnam
• Past Five Years
• Other

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Special Tribute

• Harold M. Hannon
• Soldier
• Scholar
• Classmate
• Friend

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Ron Hannon
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Ron Hannon
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Class 5-Year Plan

• Distinguished Graduate Award
• AOG Board of Directors and Council of Advisors
• Army Sports Hall of Fame
• 50th Reunion
• Class Gifts
• Reconciliation Plaza
• 50th Reunion
• Mini-Reunions
• Communications
• Memorial Article Program
• 50-Year Affiliation Program

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Distinguished Graduates
Howard Graves - 2001 George Joulwan - 2002 Jim
Nicholson - 2005 Future
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AOG Board of Directorsand Council of Advisors
Dick Behrenhausen Director Term expires 31
Dec 06 Pete Boylan Advisor-at-Large Term
expires 31 Dec 06 JB Taylor Society Advisor
Term expires 31 Dec 08 Jay McCann Advisor
Emeritus Class Advisor 1 Jan 09 - 31 Dec 11
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Army Sports Hall of Fame

• Purpose Honor athletes, coaches, teams,
  administrators, and others who have brought
  distinction to Army athletics.
• Eligibility Former athletes, athletic teams,
  coaches, administrators, support staff or any
  other individuals who have made outstanding
  contributions to athletics at West Point.
• Nominations Submissions between August 1 and
  February 1 of each calendar year.

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50th Reunion

• Alumni Week Reunion May 2011
• Chair and Committee in DC Area

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Class Gifts

• Reconciliation Plaza
• Dedicated at 40th Reunion
• Great site Entrance to Cadet Area
• Maintenance Challenge
• 50th Reunion Class Gift
• Select Chairman and Members of Gift Committee
• Determine Gift Target funds toward one of the
  Superintendents needs at that time
• Start Campaign

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Mini-Reunions

• Plan 3 mini-reunions between five-year reunions
• 2008 River cruise in Central Europe (Danube
  River)
• 200? Deep Water cruise (Panama Canal,
  Caribbean??) need a volunteer to chair the
  cruise committee
• 200? Select a site around the country (Pacific
  NW, Southern California, Florida, New England,
  Rockies) need volunteer(s) to host

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Communications

• Assembly
• Class Web Site www.aogusma.org/Class/1961/
• E-Mail messages distro61_at_aogusma.org
• 400 Classmates and widows with E-mail address
  registered with the AOG
• 47 Classmates and widows with E-mail address not
  registered with AOG
• Letters from Class Committee
• Other AOG List Servers
• First Call newsletter designed to supplement
  ASSEMBLY
• Gray Matter articles of local and historical
  interest
• Herbert on Sports summary of USMA sports
  highlights

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Memorial Article Program

• 99 deceased classmates
• 35 memorial articles published in Assembly/TAPS
  9 since our 40th Reunion
• Gabe Gabriel (2001-2006) Bruce Holmberg
  (2006-2011)
• Letters to Cadet Company Commanders seeking
  support
• Publish 64 missing memorial articles prior to the
  50th Reunion
• Vital Statistics Sheet Your Cullum File

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50-Year Affiliation Program1961 - 2011

• R-Day Open House June 2007
• New Cadet March Back August 2007
• Acceptance Day Parade August 2007, 2008, 2009,
  2010
• Yearling Flag Ceremony July 2008
• Cow Affirmation Ceremony August 2009
• Class Ring Memorial Program March 2010
• Class Ring Weekend August 2010
• First Class First Brass November 2010
• First Class/AOG Dinner February/March 2011
• Graduation Packet May 2011
• 2LT Bars May 2011
• CURRENT ESTIMATED COST 43,000

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Treasurers Report
Gift Fund 174,897.41 Administrative Fund
25,397.20 Class Dues None at this time
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Special Recognition
45th Reunion Committee Chairman Mick
Maus Committee Members Lee Anderson Ed Brown Dick
Buckner Tony Ferraiuolo Bud Fritz Gabe
Gabriel Marty Ganderson John Grisoni Hamp
Hodges Bill Mackie Phil Mallory John Neiger Bob
Protzman Bruce Seidel Bruce Shroyer Phil Smith Al
Vanderbush Sam Weiss Bill Williamson
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Election of Class Officers
Pete Gleichenhaus
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Questions/Discussion
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45th ReunionState Distribution
Virginia 43 South Carolina 6 Alaska 1 Florida 24 T
ennessee 6 Connecticut 1 Texas 19 Washington 6 Haw
aii 1 California 18 New Mexico 5 Idaho 1 Maryland
11 Alabama 4 Iowa 1 Georgia 11 Michigan 3 Kansas
1 Massachusetts 10 Nevada 3 Louisiana 1 Pennsylva
nia 10 Arkansas 2 New Hampshire 1 North
Carolina 9 Delaware 2 Oklahoma 1 New
Jersey 9 Indiana 2 Rhode Island 1 New
York 9 Kentucky 2 Utah 1 Ohio 8 Minnesota 2 West
Virginia 1 Arizona 7 Montana 2 Colorado 7 Oregon
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