The 40th Reunion - 1-5 October 2008

'68 Gathers for Lunch at Mitch'sOur 40th Reunion was resounding success! The Reunion Committee did a wonderful job. They surely must have known what we were looking for. By every measurement it was great - even the weather was super for us. This page has links to other pages that contain photos, taken by many, at the Reunion. I have grouped some of the photo albums by subject and some by the photographer. All of the photos displayed have been optimized for display on a 'confuzer' and may not be suitable to produce a nice photo copy. Please email me if you would like a higher resolution copy for printing.

Click here to see who was there.

Click on the thumbnail pictures below to view the albums.

Roger MoseleyClassmate Roger Moseley took these pictures during the activities on Thursday evening. Roger has submitted photos to the website in the past, including pictures used on the In Memoriam pages.
Larry PiggOn Friday we had our memorial ceremony for our fallen Classmates at the Academy Cemetery. All fallen Classmates were honored. Those not buried at the Academy now have an In Memory Of marker in place which was a Class Reunion project.
FAC MemorialClassmate Mike Cryer took these pictures on Friday, October 3, 2008 during the dedication ceremony of the Forward Air Controllers Memorial in Colorado Springs. Over 200 classmates and guests attended.
Tim DavidsonHere is the picture album by our Class Scribe Tim Davidson, taken at the dedication of the Forward Air Controllers Memorial dedication at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs.   Don & Bev MotzThere were over 200 couples at the Reunion. Here are some to start, with pictures also of friends getting together after so many years. If you have shots of your old friends, send them in to be added here.

Vern and Marilyn McGrawClassmate Vern and wife Marilyn McGraw have shared their album with us. You'll find some great shots taken at all Reunion events especially pictures of the former Cadet Squadron 20 "Trolls".

CS18 members & WivesAfter the game, Tom and Blair arranged a super dinner for all the members of 18th Squadron at Plate World. It was a nice evening with great food and for some it was the first time we've seen each other in over 40 years.
Gene and Jan RoseOur Reunion Chairman, Gene Rose, managed to take a lot of nice pictures in between making sure all the Reunion activities went per the plan. Here's a nice bunch taken of the members of Blackjack Squadron. Hart and TAD at game.The game album contains shots taken by several Classmates on Saturday. We joined the Class of '63 and lots of others for a nice tailgate and football game between Air Force and Navy. Squadron PatchesThis album contains pictures of groups taken by several Classmates. The record for attendance is Doolie year 24th Squadron with 18 former 'Watusi' at the Reunion.
Bob and Jane PavelkoClassmate Bob and wife Jane Pavelko have shared their Reunion photos with us, including some nice ones taken at the FAC Mermorial dedication. Their photos taken at the game are here - in the game album. Joel and his MG-TD in 1968Classmate Joel Gordes has been taking great pictures for a long time. He has submitted historical and recent photos to the website. I know you'll like the variety of photos he took at our 40th. Karen & Joe MichelClassmate Joe and wife Karen Michel have shared their album with us. You'll see a lot of real nice photos of couples and groups along with a few shots at the game. Joe has contributed pictures several times in the past.
The Ferron's Reunion PicturesJ and Lynn Ferron sent some really nice pictures, that until recently, remained in their camera. We're sure you'll be able to identify the Classmates and their spouses along with fun activities we all participates in. Steve & Judi McPhailYou will like the variety of pictures from Steve and Judi McPhail. Especially all the great shots taken of the "Tuff 20 Trolls" and their spouses at the Squadron dinner held at the Broadmoor Hotel. Tim with the ladies Our Scribe for the past 20 years took pictures of all the Reunion's events. Here are photos from the internment service for Wally Curtiss, some nice shots of the Cadet Chorale, photos of folks just having fun and more.
Click here for Pat McBride's video presentation
List of Attendees
Richard Abramson
James Aubrey
Timothy Ayres
Craig Baer
Brooke Bailey
Steven Bailey
Brent Balazs
Lawson Barclay
Joseph Barnes
David Barrs
J. Batchelor
Bobby Beanblossom
Mason Beckett
Michael Bednarz
William Begert
James Bettcher
Lindsey Bierer
Alvin Blumberg
Scott Bohner
Samuel Bole
Victor Bonfiglio
Richard Booker
Ralph Bowers
William Bowman
Martha Brodzik
Doug Broussard
Rayford Brown
William Brown
David Brumm
William Buford
Bruce Buono
Rockne Buraglio
Michael Burgamy
Charles Burke
Dennis Busch
James Camp
James Carr
John Carson
Michael Cassidy
Ceclia Castro
Donald Caughlin
John Chapman
Denny Chrismer
Robert Clarey
James Clark
Ray Cole
Richard Colt
Charles Coolidge
Charles Corley
Paul Cousins
Richard Covey
William Crimmel
James Cryer
James Cupello
Robert Daley
Thomas Davidson
Peter Davis
James DeFazio
John Denny
Thomas Devereaux
Dana Drenkowski
David Driggers
Garry Dudley
Alan Dunkerley
George Durham
Cort Durocher
Ralph Eberhart
William Eckert
Maurice Ecung
Anthony Eden
Maurice Edlund
Arlen Entsminger
Warren Everett
Richard Ewers
Richard Fast
John Ferron
Steve Findeiss
Bobby Floyd
Paul Flynn
Basil Fossum
Michael Freeborn
Bill Fridinger
George Gaines
William Gauntt
Donald Genna
Clark Gerhardt
Bruce Gerrity
John Gonda
Joel Gordes
Paul Gosnell
John Goyette
John Graham
Lee Grant
William Green
Weldon Groves
Terence Gruters
Gary Hall
Danny Hamilton
Thomas Harkness
Slava Harlamor
Lowell Hebenstreit
Carol Hedrick
James Heffer
Daniel Hites
George Hoffman
Edward Hoffman
William Holaday
Pat Hurley
Derek Iverson
Daniel James
Carl Janssen
Thomas Jensen
Randall Johnson
Robert Johnston
Charles Jones
Thomas Jones
Charles Kavcsak
James Kelso
James Kiernan
Philip Kimmel
David Kozak
John Langley
Ray Leonard
George Levitsky
Thomas Lillis
John Longenecker
Larry Loveland
Vincent Lozito
Robert Lushbaugh
Robert Lutter
Paul Lutton
Robert Macaluso
Robert Maguire
William Markham Jr
Marion Marshall
Franklin Martin
William Maywhort
William Mazurek
Patrick McBride
Walter McCants
William McConnell
William McDaniel
Gary McDonald
Kenneth McElreath
Vernon McGraw
Bruce McGray
William McKee
Steve McPhail
Carl McPherson
Edward Menarchik
Patricia Merideth
Joseph Michel
Arthur Miller
Nathan Mills
Stephen Mish
Laurence Mitchell
Michael Moffitt
Francis Moore
Henry Moorman
Richard Mosbach
Michael Moss
Donald Motz
Duane Mrosla
Donald Mrosla
James Neu
John Nicholson
Thomas O'Beirne
Michael O'Brien
James O'Grady
Brian O'Hara
Dale Oderman
Francis Palermo
Stuart Pardee
Michael Parkinson
Jeffrey Parrish
Robert Pauli
Robert Pavelko
Michael Pearson
Vangel Perroy
Richard Perry
Steven Polk
Elton Pollock
David Prevost
Alan Price
James Reese
William Riemer
John Rittenhouse

Charles Roach
George Roberts
Gene Rose
John Roulston
Wayne Rowell
Vincent Rusinak
Pat Russell
Robert Sallee
William Sasz
Tom Schiff
Scott Schenck
Philip Schmidt
Stephen Schmidt
James Seevers
Charlie Seifert
Michael Sharp
Bill Shepherd
Gregory Shuey
Roger Sindle
Hal Smith
Karl Smith
Joseph Smith
Roger Sorensen
Robert Staley
Richard Starkey
Kenneth Stewart
Duncan Stewart
Robert Stier
David Strobel
John Sullivan
John Sullivan
Kenton Swanger
Gary Tacey
Thomas Taverney
Gary Teeter
Ralph Templin
James Terry
Michael Thomas
James Thomas
James Thompson
Michael Thrower
William Thurston
Charles Tichenor
Jon Toof
Mark Torreano
Howard Towt
Gregory Varhall
Gary Vasek
Benny Veteto
Michael Wagner
William Walsh
Eric Wentzel
James West
Karl Whittenberg
Theodore Wierzbanowski
Roger Wiles
Kenneth Wilhelm
Jeanne Williams
Wayne Wilson
Bertram Woodside
Rowland Worrell
Gerald Wyngaard
Thomas Zyroll


For the 40th Reunion After Action Report and Planning Information - click here.

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