United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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ifttEi; S, James P. McNeilly Jim Stanhope. New Jersey Systems Engineering Nuclear Power - Submarines im decided to give up a well-planned three month trip to Europe and an IV7 league educa- tion and came to USNA instead Plebe Summer Jim was blessed with LOS and I as roommates and Tommy and Peley as squad leaders . Piebe Sum- mer was no more difficult than Philmont. and ac- year was easier than high school With high grades Isi sem. he took on the Systems Dept. and suc- ceeded with ease. Jim never had trouble in any class and received A ' s m almost all but his elusive ES courses. His high grades guaranteed him a strip- er position so Maj. TJ made him 3 c company commander. Despite his so called attitude prob- lem and the tact that 2 c Chip and John did not like the way he walked and passed food, he was appointed 1st Reg Supply for 1st sem 2 c year and as squad leader tor 2nd sem Jim decided that this was enough leadership training lor any mid and decided on no more striper |0bs — he could spend that time on academics Jim also wanted to spend more time with Monique and managed to get a month in Ireland (where else?) and Europe during 1 c summer He also went on a sut) cruise and decided that being a SC6-marine officer was the lite for him (good pay, not much sun. good pay, good crew, and good pay) During his career at the Academy Jim was known for his trendsetling ward- robe. It mainly consisted of flannel shirts, jeans, a down vest, and leather Nikes, In Pasadena he topped it off with his leathers. Don ' t forgel-Gentle- men gouge; ready on the left, Mr Waliy writes my grease; Are you making that word up?; Dick Clark, Slut ' s de Boxcar; serge; the Norgeman; Taunting our roommates; SNL, Monty Python. All in all. the Nukes are getting a good officer who Tm proud to ' have lived with lor 4 years. RRD Kurt W. Menke Smitty Wheatland, Iowa Systems Engineering Nuclear Power - Submarines Kurt was born independently wealthy in the bustling megalopolis of Wheatland Iowa. His good grades, in spite ot his major, allowed him 10 remain active m Glee Club, smg in four musicals with one lead part, and serve as a company honor rep- He even pulled the wool over the administra- tions eyes, being awarded three stripes during de- tail But the historical record must be set straight; there are many sides to Kurt We first discovered Kurt ' s potential youngster year. Poor Barbara, like all of Kurt ' s dates she was such a nice girl! Kurt moved on to other women, meeting Debbie in LA at Army Somehow he spent 3 entire nights out, only to get a kiss She inspired him to learn I Love You m four languages Cue Tiermo. I ' ll bet! In attempt to shed his image, he reserved a double bed for ring dance. It ' s too bad his date left soon after seeing it. Glee Club took up most of his time, singing m Bar- bershop quartet and being elected president It also led him astray He helped stain hundreds ot miles of highway from the busses. One New York morning he was ressurected from a dnnking bout and spied an moceni looking glass of OJ Too bad it was last night ' s screwdriver Well, m the interests of brevity I ' ll have to skip some of the interesting stories But Kurt, we won ' t forget your sincere friendship, great sense of humor, and subscription to Forbes Ich Liebe dich wie emen Bruder! CCH John S. Merritt Scrogmaster Ravenswood, West Virginia Oceanography Naval Flight Officer John originally comes from the sunny beaches of Southern California. After a two year stmt of building his family ' s log cabin in Wesi-by-God-Vir- ignia. he returned to the sea as a pleber on 3-2 There are two reasons John came to the Naval Academy One was lo sad. the other was to take that really good celestial course he had heard about John sailed here tor three years As soon as he quit he destroyed his leg on the soccer field and ended up in a cast He really does belong on a boat. His lifelong goal is to be sitting on his sailboat under a starry sky m the Marquesas with a bottle of rum in one hand and his girl in the other As for celestial, he got lucky. His prof was nice enough to piece John ' s midterm back together Everyone deserved to spend time in Smoke Hall and John was no exception First he got a 4000 for missing taps when he didn ' t even rate liberty. Then who but John would qo back out and get a 5000 for missing the bed check It was a hot summer, A save the whales no nuke pacifist at heart, who knows why John put in for a sub cruise first class summer He and the nukes got along equally well; by the third day he decided he was going to be a P- 3 NFO so he could blow the little ! ' a$% tsout of the water Although he has wandered oft course more than once, he ' s still with his high school honey Angie ' s quite a gal to have put up with John and his blue- berhes for so long. Fair winds and following seas to the newest crazy Navy flyer. Sail away, Evan Victor A. Meyer Jr. Rip Van Meyer Fredricksburg. Virginia Oceanography Surface Warfare I ic had a choice between two schools. Navy y or USNA-thafs the way dad wanted it He had a rough start though: quoting regs. pledgemg the floor, and being hissed at Plebe year held other challenges, mainly surviving the four man room in- cluding the kid and his dad After he was done playing a prank on the kid, it was off to Amigos for a tew brews. The walks back were always tu n, espe- cially it a pitstop at the F-4 or a Durangodog at the sink, was m order Summer found Vic m California enjoying the enlisted life with Melvin, his partner in crime. An officer would never be arrested for being drunk. Vic returned to USNA to be one ot the founding members of the bar and grill. Vic holds the record for the t-burg to Philly course. Vic The Road Warrior Meyer began his almost weekly dra- graces to see his little Bison. 2 c summer Vic made some financial breakthroughs by charging a van- load of beer on Dad ' s gas card Nagshead will nev- er be the same after Vic arrived wtlh table-top pudding wrestling, and setting a world record m sleeping 21 hrs Vic ' s SS Celebrity Fruit Diet made Nat. Enquirer and helped him lose 1 pound. He also set a summer-white outdoor track record by run- ning from the stadium and a smoking chevelle to formation in 3 mm Conan Meyer ' s friends spent more time pushing his car than riding m it, 1 c cruise saw pirate Meyer sailing the Pac, and living his life like a song in the PI Vic Grand Prix Meyer got a porsche his 1 c year and learned the true meaning of liberty Mr Vegas was crowned Mr, Philadelphia at Army Vic also received the Eddie Doyle Award for oulslandmg navy lineman, what else could you do with a ceramic football Who ' s your buddy? Wake me up at the chow call!

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John Geier The Kid Whittier. California History U.S. Marine Corps John Geter Manne Uisl Mrdshipman second Although ihis was noi always the case, soon after a certain 82 grad grabbed hold of him (a Manne grad, that is) the role of leatherneck pre- vailed 01 course with jarheadrsm comes the bag-il history major, a subject at twhich John excelled Even though John knew he would be buying lepre- chaun outMs come 85, to return the favors of his ptebe year roommate (John acquired several bruises from flying shoes at 0200 — his roommate could not stand snoring that brought ceiling tiles down from their perch), he swiped a precious 3 c sub-cruise directly from under hts soon ex-room- mate ' s nose Third Class year piebe and youngster boxing proved our fearless jarhead to be a fisticuffs first fiddle. John leM his skills quite marketable, so he bought a fight with his newest soon-to-be-ex- roommate, causing quite a biuhaha in both the company and the conduct office Don ' l think John always fought with his room- ma!e{s) The truth is. John was always willing to give help to those people less fortunate than him. especially the aqua and history rocks He allowed too little of his sentimental side to show perhaps (Marine syndrome), but it was always there, jusf be- hind those round cheeks and im rails, the latter causing John great pleasure and pam Johns snore will echo in the corridors and attics ol Mother B (and Sampson Hail) for eons, as will his excellent friendship and kindness His trials are cer- tainly not over but It gets easier (rom here. He ' s moving into his natural habitat Good luck big guy Elizabeth A. Gilstad Eli San Antonio, Texas Oceanography Medical Corps Ell came to 12lh company with pnor military experience - one day in 5th company After a string of beaus in black, Eli settled down to seri- ous courtship Plebe year study hour found her perched in the open doorway trying to catch the eye ot 3 C Gee-rard across the hall A late mght glasses run, a Form-2 tor error in judment. $400 phone bills, a Porsche (the family car ) and three years later, they are ready to tie the knot Originally a physics major, youngster year Eli de- cided she had always wanted to be a doctor and switched to oceanography The Stars War be- gan with the arrival ot her brother second class year Eli ' s summers were spent sailing to Florida and Bermuda (This was professional training!) Resisting all attempts to make her a wardroom rat. this S M I R F preferred to play her clarinet. sleep. Sing like a bird. listen to classical music and sleep First class year found her on VTNA sub squad After 15 flights she is still looking forward to her first solo Eli juggled her myriad of ECA ' s enough to imd at least halt an hour a night to study This persistence and hard work was rewarded with selection as a Batt sinper first class year Well, Ell. when your patients get sick. jusi pre- scribe a lew green M M ' s (they always worked for you) Good luck Dr EBAR! Everything will fle AW fflghtl GGO 430 Twelfth Company Emily D. Harman Chicken Legs Annandale, Virginia Physical Science Supply Corps From the beginning we knew Emily might have trouble adjusting to the military hie She amused at least herself when she couldn ' t per- form a simple about face at her first reveille, and when she decided it was easier to stay braced up all summer than learn the enlisted rales and ratings, Do you know them yet, Emily? Things got better when she began her torrid romance. However, the Major wasn ' t loo pleased when he walked into her hospital room after her first knee operation and found her and ' ner loved one holding hands and gazing into each others ' eyes over a dozen roses Was It worth It? It must have been at the time, at least, because we found ourselves in civilian clothes trying to parallel park an orange Buick outside Gate 3 so we could help Em set up a nice surprise lor her beau ' s birthday How Romantic! But we guess it wasn ' t meant to be At least she doesn ' t have to be a Marine now Once her knee and her heart healed she bounced back to basketball and guys Where are all the tall men ' ' ? Not m Georgia Her real love in life, though, was and always will be Junk Food! Her stamina was great II look a whole bag of Starburst. Sour Cream and Onion potato chips, and a Moun- tain Dew to linally make the TC tall and roll in agony on the court Great practice. Huh ' ' Did Coach know the real cause of the illness? Unloriunalely, after two great seasons ol B-ball she was set back by another matching knee injury Nice pair of knees, Harman But nothing could hold her back and de- termina tion pulled her through The Captam got to play We know that same determination and good spirits will always pull her through, what ever she does Keep that wonderful smile on your lace We love you! -D D Darlene R. Harter Darlin ' Middletown. New York History General Unrestricted Line Darlene began plebe summer tired up and ready to go Heat stress and being SIR slowed her down a bit but did give her the time to sew together a sheet poster Academic year brought even more physical hardships when she sprained her ankle in gymnastics She was on crutches until she noticed that the clock in the bar said almost midnight She was carried part way back in the strong arms ol a (hunk) football player and then she sprinted down the center of the hall forgetting her ankle It must have been painful! Thank goodness for those trusty crutches the next day But her health soon returned and the song on the radio told the whole story C H requested that WRNV play Having my Baby , dedicated to Dar- lene How nice! Both were quite surprised Darlene moved on to bigger and better things Those Span- iards sure can be impulsive Maybe she ' d better not go running with one She didn ' t learn her lesson and got involved with another foreigner This time she got engaged But a month later she came to realize he wasn ' t THE ONE Who is THE ONE ' ' Second class year true love came along m the torm of an underclassman, We hope she didn ' t corrupt him too much There were some lough times but true love always wins First class year we continued to put up with each other ' s different taste m music - Dianna Ross Barbara Streisand Gino Vanelli? - Geez! Hey, by the way. are you pi ssed oft or is that just determination on the way to the shower ' ' Emily didn ' t really mean to mess up your routine But determination is good and Darlene ' s certainly got it. Keep working hard - we know you ' ll prove that marriage and a Navy career can both work Hello. Oregon! Love. E D

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Brian Minzenmayer Minz Houston. Texas Naval Architecture Nuclear Power - Surface Onan, a Ime young man. many an old Inend would profess, had a vision (our long years ago He saw himself attending the finest school in the land, graduating honorable into a world he would somehow someday make better But as is the case with most wishlul thinking, his dream did not come true — Brian was accepted into the Naval Academy II this wasn ' t bad enough, he stayed, some say he even hked it Considered incapable ol leading a normal life by the medical profession. Brian lit in perfectly at the boat school. The admin- istration set him up with a baggii major. Naval Ar- chitecture, and pushed him into the Navy lightweight crew program, where they knew he couldn ' t hurt himself When asked why he rows, Brian simply replies, It ' s lun Now that ' s Nuts! Brian, as a senior was chosen as the lightweight learn captain I guess thai was to make sure all the other crazies didn ' t hurl themselves Despite the Academy, Brian made it. and you know he really was a good student, a damn good athlete, and most importantly a hell ot a friend. We ' ll meet Michael W. Montesanti Vinnie Mt. Laurel, New Jersey Physical Science U.S. Marine Corps Ay ike came to USNA via MMA (the Marine ' ' ' School) After a year ' s exposure, he decid- ed that the Marine Corps was not tor him So what ' s he doing lor service selection? Marine Corps, He arrived at this decision after considering NFO, Sur- face Line, and his class rank Vinme was one who usually snatched victory from the jaws of defeat His grades during the semester would linger in the unsal range According to the Deputy Danl. his performance was dismal Then during the end. our hero would ace the finals to amaze his critics. The same would happen in bail, tennis with his partner, me Those aces during the finals were the same aces that helped our ream win the Brigade Champi- onship 4 times Vinnie loved to waste time Sweala- sanii spent more time thinking and worrying about what would have to be done rather than doing it He was popular with the women, too. His shyness even led him to ask a tew of them out He even visited a woman ' s college his first class year ' Seriously, Mike was a good friend that anyone could depend on. He would do anything for anyone except loan them his typewriter Whatever he does m the future, whether it be in the military or the civilian world. Mike will succeed. Take care, buddy. JMW 432 Twelfth Connpany Jon C. Mullican Stubby Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Chemistry Nuclear Power - Surface Stubby came from the flatlands of the South- west to work a little Oklahoma voodoo for the Stiff, and did so well that he ended up being the captain of the baseball team his senior year He was the kind of guy who could be counted on to do anything for anyone, including standing in his hole on Worden Field as a battalion commander (more than one person told him to stand up out there) He survived his share of problems along the way, from the laundry tags dangling Irom his plebe summer neckerchief to the chickenneck roommates he of- ten lived with He was always the stable one, and always had an ear open for other people ' s prob- lems, mclutjing being the ringleader of the circus buddies out m Pasadena Criminy, he even man- aged to hold on to his high school sweetheart Dana, who will eventually be Mrs Stubby Being a chem major, he would experiment with |ust about every- thing test tubes on the window sill, drain cleaning. other people ' s minds, whatever But through it all. he was everyone ' s tavonle Stubby, and we wish him well wherever he ends up. What the freak? Who else deserves better? GRB and JHE Greer G. Olsen Greer Vienna. Virginia Political Science Intelligence • reer graduated from HoUon-Arms, an exclu- J sive girls ' school and came to the U S Naval Academy, an exclusive boys ' school it was an in- teresting transition to make With her natural affini- ty for talking - what better degree could she graduate with than a B S m Political Science? Still, a 4 IS a 4 Plebe year Greer met a very special friend who loved M M ' s and always had a kind word of en- couragement Volleyball (and a certain first class volleyball player) were the main weekend interests for Greer plebe year, but during youngster year, a rich, dashing blond midshipman almost stole her heart - almost Second class year was more serious but knowing what you want counts, and Greer is still unattached The summers were definitely hardship tours - first sailing Astral o Florida and the Bahamas and then on to the first class European tour - London. Pans, Heidelberg. Mons, Brussels First class year was the year of the S M I R.F. ' s You can tell them apart because one of them tikes M ' A ' S ' H, Hill Street Blues, St Elsewhere and the Redskins Greer spends the rest of her lime furnish- ing her apartment-to-be, planning her Love Boat cruise and sleeping. But all this IS almost behind her now. After years of Ellery Queen and James Bond. Greer is now looking forward to the undercover life ol Intelli- gence. (Remember The Spy Who Loved Me ?) 1 wonder it 007 drives a Firebird? Good Luck! Love, Eli M to