Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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Eighth Grade Curtis Dillow Tom Galifaro Jimmy Jenkins Bill Langtry Charlie Livick Mike Longman Tony Ettner Lowell Galumbeck Ron Kaplan Gene Lewis Ed Long Tom Mabe HOLLY HEADS from C company sing out during the competition. For a finale, members of the choral group spread a little cheer by tossing holly to the corps. LADIES AIDS. Mrs. Merlyn Wright and Mrs. David Trimble help whip the Christ- mas show into shape. Paul Cartwright checks to see that all goes well.

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NO CHRISTMAS SPREE — just a routine full formal inspection disrupts the surge towards the season. Spencer Griffin inspects Joby White to see if he makes it as Best Private. High school stuff — decorating doors for Christmas! But it was a first for ca- dets. Transforming their doorways into attractive entrances, Steve McAdams and Ron Kaplan vied for top honors with Yogi Hale and Greg Duran. Top winners earned a late breakfast-in-bed. Warm weather may not have added to the Christmas spirit, but the smell of pines and the sight of huge company Christmas trees helped put most of the guys into the scene. Band swept all hon- ors for their tree, lights strung all around their barracks, and for the packages which added to the color of it all. “Don’t forget others!” It was almost a daily cry. Posters urged support of the Lynchburg Orphanage, a yearly project which joined all cadets into the meaning of Christmas. Rehearsals meant less free time for scores of participants in the Christmas program. Each company decided to enter a choral group into a competition. An added feature was the “costume” each group adopted. Greased back hair (a re- turn to the 50s) and white shirts with straight black ties added luster to Uhl’s Fools who gave a rendition of ‘‘Jingle Bells” and then a potpourri of beer com- mercials as an encore. The solmenity of the season came into focus with Herb Maher’s rendition of the Christmas story, with Mrs. Merlyn Wright assisting with a piano back- ground. Word pictures formed as Col. Herbert Lucus described what it was like on the days when he drives into the Home, his car laden with turkeys and Christmas fixings. Pockets opened; $424 allowed a real meal in Lynchburg. Christmas Collage TRAPPED! Ty Harrison captures Taffy under the lower school Christmas tree during the big party. Gary McDaniel sings out joyfully, waiting for the day. O 26— December

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Eighth Grade LEAPING LIZARD Tom Price narrowly misses a rebound in the taut game with Fork Union. Up toa one point lead, the FUMA men went on to take the game by 81-73. Danny Mishaan Roger Mullis Mark Musselman Shawn Ogimachi Tommy Price John Sheeh Tim Tingler Chris Vetick Tom White Bob Willis Steve Yeaman Al Zayas O 28 — Eighth Grade, January