United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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BELOW: The Rack Monster ' s attacking! I 112 Third Class FIRST ROW: Mark Schnell, Pa- tricia Burchell, Hung Vu, Ray- mond Gonzales, Ginni Guiton, Gilbert Brindley, Brenda Arm- strong, Luis Martinez, Manuel Duran, Bradley Lucas SECOND ROW: Louis Boomsma, Donald Grier, Mark Walter, William Nix- on, Rodney Carter, Francis Twarog, Steve Charbonneau, Douglas Jackson, John Robinson, Robert Polk, James Harren THIRD ROW: Charles Faust, Patrick Harris, Dennis Weese, Rans Black, James Clark, Daniel Thomas, Ira Harrison, Morgan Williamson, Francis Kaufman, Richard Parker, John Krupar Fourth Class FIRST ROW: David Jacoppo, Von Odenwald, Peter Rosen, Robert Lockett, James Hoyt, Theodore Dow, Timothy Duty, Anthony Silva, Darlene Corkan, Anicelo Bantug, Jeffr ey Duncan, Kimberly Warren SECOND ROW: Eric Scheidemantel, Rob- ert Eckelbarger, Louis Gibson, Joseph Schafer, Kent Ingram, Timothy Kelly, Edward Brunol, Gregory Filzharris, Edward Mot- ley, Douglas Luehe, Douglas Be- dell THIRD ROW: Francisco Aguilar, Curt Szuberla, Bryan Strong, James Morris, James Pig- golt, Frances Slrebeck, David Gordon, Jeffrey Ashton, Scott Schutzmeister, Christopher Clark, Troy Stebbins, Reinie Phi- lippona i ' t ' f. ' : ' .1,1: i.f; %:.f m I I, I

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I I LEFT: 1 love studying for Mil Art! BELOW: Ready or not, here ' s the slick! ' OPPOSITE. FIRST ROW: Mi- chael Santens, Daniel O ' Connell, Amy Maier, George Geczy. Ste- ven Olson SECOND ROW: Ed- ward Loomis, Cardell WiUiams, John Korevec. Dale Hruby, Jef- frey Lau, Timothy Hill, Brian Ba- ker, Nathan Croskrey THIRD ROW: Guy Harris, Cheryl Gilli- gan. Jeffrey Forgach FOURTH ROW: Todd Wendt, Gary Lang- ford. Brian Trueblood. Ross Hol- ley, Michael Dwyer, Patrick Moody, Scott Moschell First Class Second Class FIRST ROW: Hermann Kolev, James Klingaman, Teresa Houg- non, Louise Chrisman, Byron Gales, Gary Sparkman, Michael Lewis, Francis Metcalf, Joseph Accardi, Stanley Heath, Glenn Okamoto, Robert DeQuattro SECOND ROW: David Flemings, Todd Olney, Robert Fry, Michael Kershaw, Richard Horton, Wil- liam Greehey, Dana Barrelte, William Georgas, James Bogan, William McCleod, Suzanne Hick- ey THIRD ROW: Paul Heun. Maurice Dunne, John Meyers. Richard Laughlin, Keith Nuzzo, Jan Shadwick, Thomas Clifford, Luis Gutierrez, Mark Kehrer, Stephen Kreipe My first encounter with this gang took place in the summer of ' 80. They had just finished Camp Buckner and were going through a much more relaxed Reorganization Week than their first one. Petie had called them all into the C-1 Dayroom for his preliminary briefing. It was a somber moment indeed. Trubie was pondering his next question, Studman was flexing, Rubes was thinking about his next meal, Shirley was singing I Am Woman , Dan was on a wave, Butch was cynical, Sully was into his Karma. B.B. was happy (as usual), Michael G. was mentally still in STAR, J.B. was contemplating how many more ways he could put his life in danger, Scottie was wondering how he got away with not getting in trouble, Mikey was pumping iron, Jeff couldn ' t decide if he should be a farmer in Iowa, and the Sash was dabbling in Biological Warfare while Nate was counting 4-C ' s. And me, Mertz, well I was just taking them all in. Petie was tough, hard, and downright demanding, but he knew. I could tell he knew, the Class of ' 83 was something special. From Hruby tailgates to UVA and Florida trip sections. From picnics with Leslie and Meryl to weekends in NYC. From the Blues cult to listening to the SGT Major, this class just had a great time being with each other. I never came out much. However, I left my mark on the chalkboard every now and then. With Petie gone and Lady Di married, life wasn ' t the same for me, but I was fragile, they were strong. The Class of ' 83, C-1 style, continued to pursue their lives and friendships with zest and zeal. I ' ll never forget them. FRED MERTZ 111

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■ ' 1 f- » . g -m FIRST ROW: Joseph Campano, Andrew Yee, Paul HamiU, Anthony Castile, Ralph Car- r irSt V laSS bone. Laurel Bernier SECOND ROW: Robert Cody, Vincent Nikonchuk, Lee Gillespie. Daniel Keefe, Kevin Wright, Charles Fisher, Marianne O ' Brien THIRD ROW: Thomas Ziek. Peter Carella. Christopher Duell. Peter Barsotti FOURTH ROW: Karl Schmidt, Thomas Boone. Peter Foster. Kevin Dougherty, William Glennon. Bruce Martin, .John Cody 113