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Winter 2026

by

Tim Davidson
 

HELLO '68! Happy New Year! I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season. Mine was spent traveling to Florida, Alabama, and Colorado to visit immediate family members-including all nine of my grandchildren. When I checked in at the airport and used my blue retired military ID card, the TSA agent told me that my "Indefinite" card would soon be expiring and I needed a new card that closely resembles the Active Duty common access card (CAC). As luck would have it, when I visited my daughter Melissa's family in Colorado, she was able to hook me up with the Military ID office at Fort Carson on New Year's Eve to get my new "Indefinite" card. So, for any of you blue card holders, you will need to contact a DEERS office online or make an appointment to retain your access to military facilities.


"Moody AFB, UPT Class of 70-01 Reunion: Left to Right: Bruce Buono, John Dunahm, Skip Pardee and Charlie Coolidge"

MOODY PILOTS REUNITE: I received an email from Bruce Buono recounting the 56-Year reunion of his pilot training class. Bruce writes: "UPT Class 70-01, Moody AFB, held its 56-Year reunion in Colorado Springs/USAFA in October. About half of that class were USAFA grads. Thirteen UPT members attended this year's reunion visiting the Academy and the National Museum of WWII Aviation. The Academy visit was hampered with the Government shutdown, but classmate, Charlie Coolidge, stepped in as guide to make it a memorable tour. The museum is a great (hidden) place to visit with two dozen restored and flyable aircraft. We attended an Air Force versus Denver hockey game. DU is a top rated, NCAA Champion team with a dozen members offered a place in the NHL Air Force held them scoreless until the last four minutes when DU tied the game 1-1. AF lost in a shootout after overtime. The visit also included a visit to the SEA Memorial Pavilion where four grads posed by Pegasus. Next year is San Diego."


          "Austin Breakfast Club: Left to Right: Bob Denny, Randy Johnson, Chuck Corley, Art Miller, and Steve Mish"

AUSTIN BREAKFAST CLUB: Steve Mish sent me some notes from the meeting of the Austin Breakfast Club in October. Steve writes: "Not a lot of news to report . . . mainly chatted about what we did after graduation and remembered some of our cadet days. Our experiences from Vietnam played prominently in the back-and-forth. Randy Johnson has a new house after 30+ years in the old one. Bob Denny is a fairly recent Austin guy. Tom Harkness (not pictured) couldn't make the event, but is a successful attorney in Austin. Chuck Corley and I swapped lies, (I mean embellished our previous stories) and Art Miller added some tales from his A-1 days in SEA. It was fun to catch up with classmates. All of us are in good health with the obligatory hiccup here and there. Don't know about you, but this getting old stuff sucks!"

'68ER PENS AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Skip Pardee sent me an email a while ago encouraging our classmates to write their autobiographies. Skip writes: "Three years ago I had knee surgery and I was down for a while. My kids, for years, have been urging me to put my life story in writing. So, during my recovery, I wrote my autobiography. It was fun. I divided my life into time frames--pre-grade school, grade school, high school, USAFA, pilot training, Vietnam, my remaining years in the Air Force, my three years of trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life (which included meeting and marrying my wife and raising kids), chiropractic college, and 38 years as a chiropractor. It ended up being 131 type-written pages plus 12 pages of pictures. I made 20 copies and gave them to family members. Comments received, especially from my kids, were that they loved it and recommended that I do an audio version. I am on a campaign to get people to write their life stories. You have no idea how much it will be appreciated by your kids, grandkids, relatives, and future descendants."


                                                                                   "Jackie Roberts"

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: We were saddened by the loss of three of our classmates. We discovered recently that Avery Justin "Beau" Beauregard died on 6 June 2024 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery. He was a member of Cadet Squadrons 10, 22, and 28. Richard Wayne "Dick" Engel passed away on 20 November 2025 in Henderson, Nevada. He was a member of Cadet Squadrons 11 and 15. Jackie Lee Roberts passed away on 3 December 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is buried at the USAFA Cemetery. He was a member of Cadet Squadrons 14, 15 and 26. Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers.

THAT'S A WRAP: If you have some news and photos that would be interesting to your comrades-in-arms, please send same to me. Mind the flak; keep 'em flying, and keep those cards, letters, e-mails, and photos coming in to Pat Russell and me. Ciao for now. Tim

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