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Jim Ratti, '82
Mar 19, 20241 min read
GBNF Announcement - Richard Daryl Turner
15 Mar 2024 I was notified by Joe Rehm and Cliff Hindman that our classmate Rick "Bino" Turner, CS-36, passed away on Sunday, 10 March...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Feb 28, 20241 min read
Sue & George Get Hitched!
I received the following e-mail from Sue Grant a few days ago. She has some exciting news to share! I got hitched! 😁 After 16 years...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Feb 20, 20242 min read
GBNF Announcement - Steven Philip Vislisel
Feb 19, 2024 I was notified by John Amrine that our classmate Steve Vislisel passed away a little over a year ago. Here is some...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Mary Stevenson Honored by Women in Aerospace
A "confidential source" let me know that Mary Stevenson received a huge honor from Women in Aerospace (WIA). She's been named the...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Kate Smith Named to VA Advisory Committee
03 Oct 2023 I learned today that Denis McDonough, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, has appointed Kate L. Smith to the Department of...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Sep 10, 20231 min read
GBNF Announcement - Maj (Ret) Jeffery Maurice Riles
10 Sep 2023 I learned on 9 Sep 2023 that our classmate Maj (Ret) Jeffery M. Riles of Sun City, AZ passed away on 24 Aug 2023. He was 62...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Aug 27, 20232 min read
Steve Phillis MOH Effort Gaining Traction
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) requests upgrade of Captain Steve Phillis’ Silver Star to the Medal of Honor
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Jim Ratti, '82
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Kilimanjaro Climb with Mike Berry
27 Nov 2022 Mike Berry wrote to me to let me know he's going on a trek to climb Kilimanjaro in January 2023, and would like to invite...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Nov 28, 20221 min read
GBNF Notification - Mary K McConnon Dauenhauer Perez
27 Nov 2022 It is with a heavy heart that I pass on the news I received from Jan Rosko that Mary K McConnon Dauenhauer Perez passed away...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Oct 7, 20221 min read
GBNF Notification - Fred Cianciolo
I received word today from the AOG that our classmate Fred Cianciolo passed away from pancreatic cancer on 27 Sep 2022. Details are in...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Sep 2, 20228 min read
USAFA Class of '82 Reunion Update #16 Final Agenda and Planning Information
UPDATE: The original version of this message incorrectly showed the golf tournament on Thursday. IT IS ON FRIDAY. Although this conflicts...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Aug 24, 20221 min read
GBNF Pictures Needed
Martha Jones is heading up the planning for the memorial ceremony at our upcoming reunion. As we've done in the past, we're producing a...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Jul 8, 20222 min read
Class of '82 Spirit Mission!
7 July 2022 It's time for a Spirit Mission, and we need your help! Tom Sylvester came up with a great way for our class to clearly...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Jul 7, 20222 min read
40th Reunion Detailed Agenda
6 July 2022 We now have some significant detail on reunion events on a day-by-day, hour-by-hour basis. It's too much to type out here,...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Jun 24, 20221 min read
Reunion Registration Open!
Great news - the reunion registration website went live earlier today! You can go to https://www.events.afr-reg.com/e/USAFAclass82 and...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Jun 13, 20221 min read
GBNF - Deb (Mullen) Kirkhuff
It’s with great sadness that I pass long the news that Col (Ret) Deb (Mullen) Kirkhuff passed away yesterday after a long and courageous...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Reunion Update - Dates, Event Schedule & Hotel Availability Update
I have some clarifications and additional information to updates 8 and 8A which I sent out a couple days ago via the class e-mail list....
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Jim Ratti, '82
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Reunion Hotel Registration Open! New Reunion Lead Needed!
26 April 2022 I've got two important updates for you today. First is the announcement that our reunion hotel will be the Antlers Plaza (a...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Reunion Preliminary Event Schedule
7 Mar 2022 I received the following from Miles Kirkhuff regarding some draft planning for the reunion schedule of events: Hello Redtags,...
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Jim Ratti, '82
Mar 2, 20222 min read
We Have Dates!
Our 40th reunion will be held in Colorado Springs from 8-11 Sep 2022. Miles Kirkhuff just sent me this update (which those of you on the...
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