USAFA Class of 1982

Mike and Gloria (Montoya) Ryan went on a Viking cruise from Barcelona to Buenos Aires in early Dec. One day after lunch Mike was sitting...

17 Oct 2021 Mark Volcheff '75 is an AOG Board Director and Chair of the Nominations Committee. He has asked that I send this to my...

10 Oct 2021 I received an e-mail from Lt Col David Huston, Chief of the Integration Division at USAFA's Center for Character and...

16 Sep 2021 I received an e-mail from Jim Dineen today telling me about his successful summit of Mt Rainier back in June. Here's what he...

8 Aug 2021 I got an e-mail from Peter Bryant in July with some cool news. He had the honor of pinning wings on his niece at her...

Awhile back I created a blog post with some news from Cliff Hindman. Subsequently he contacted me with a couple of wonderful family...

23 May 2021 I received a request to help publicize a celebration by the USAFA Cadet Drum & Bugle Corps to mark the 50th anniversary of...

7 May 2021 I'm saddened to report that Mary K. (McConnon) Perez's husband Emilio passed away on Wed 5 May 2021 due to complications from...

18 April 2021 I should have posted this a month ago when I received it, but somehow I lost it in my inbox - Sorry Mike! Mike and Gloria...

4 Mar 2021 I got a nice photo and an update from Debbie Bartz this past week. She's now retired from United Airlines and is fully engaged...

25 Mar 2021 Updated 26 Mar 2021 Yesterday the Association of Graduates released the results of the 2021 election. You can read all the...

17 Mar 2021 Maj Gen (Ret) Brian Neal sent me a quick note to pass on the news of his daughter's graduation from UPT on 12 Mar 2021....

08 Mar 2021 As I think most of you know, the cadet chapel is in the midst of a five-year total renovation. The contract cost is $158M and...

I traded e-mails earlier today with Kevin "Duck" Perry and learned that he's a COVID survivor. Here's what he had to say: I caught COVID...

3 Mar 2021 Got a note from Ben Zerface a few days ago. He's back home in southern Ohio and sent this update: Jim, Here’s to hopefully...

21 Feb 2021 I heard from a few classmates over the last week or so. First up is Deb Kirkhuff. As some of you may know, Deb was diagnosed...

7 Feb 2021 Buster and I have been trading e-mails the last several days comparing notes on our respective toys and hobbies. He's settled...

7 Feb 2021 I heard from Dave O'Meara, who's settled down in Richmond, KY after a long career with many moves, including Defense Attaché...

31 Jan 2021 I got a great, newsy update from Bob Waters a few days ago. Here 'tis, verbatim: Hey "Best in Blue"! A quick update from...

24 Jan 2021 Mike Kempton came up on the net to let me know about his current job in Kuwait which, by the way, sounds very demanding....