New York Military Academy - Shrapnel Yearbook (Cornwall on Hudson, NY)

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D TROOP, 1953-1954 Acting Captain BOAL Executive Officer KOHL Lieutenant MCLAREN First Sergeants FRY GARCIA, M. Supply Sergeant Platoon Sergeant GoMI:z JANsI:N Sergeants Foam GARCIA, E. NAZZARO Corporals BoNANNo, D. GONZALI-:z, M. Quxxrsao, G. Stable Corporal VILLELA Lance Corporals ARAGORT SWINEHART WILSON Privates ARNAL GoDoY M.ATTEI QUINTERO, A. DUNN ZHASTROMARINO PERDOMO VICKERS Vox DAACKI: Woon 1:1191

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118 TRCDCDP When the Troop assembled in September we found ourselves ready for a good year As we met our old friends and made new ones we at once began to develop that spmt which has marked Troop D since its for mation in 1912 The first organized activity was the annual ride to Black Rock Forest always a lasting glow 1n our memories Lnder Cadet Capt Steve Robbins we were quickly blended 1nt0 a co ordinated unit This was quite evident by the end of the Fall Term for me already had three parade ribbons treammg from our guldon In the annual Christmas Decorations contest the Troop came to the fore and our Nativity Scene was judged the winning display This gave us a welcome Company weekend The wmter passed as winters do in chocked full of the good old Troop D spirit Cadet Capt Robbins left us in the Spring to join the Senior Staff Wlth Cadet Lieut Robert Boal our new C0 at the helm we strove to make a top notch record After some of the finest mounted parades at NYMA and individual triumphs of many members on the Horse Show Team we were confident that we had succeeded Spring IS a wonderful time of year and the Troop D Stables thundered with the galloping of faithful steeds Spring is also time for romance and social events and the red coats had their share of both As the Class of 54 leaves for more advanced assignments the Troop IS sorry to lose Steve Robbins Bob Boal Jack McLaren Rudy Gomez and Jerry Jansen None of these are Head Boys or mental wizards but they can boast a truly great honor membership in Troop D Acting Captazn Romani' LER Bom. Q a T X s s . . , 1 - . l Section IV, with the happenings, usual and unusual, all . . , , . 7 7 - l a l n l y , i . . . . 7 66 ,U ' 7 Q , i if 7 7 9 7 ' . , . T l

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120 BATTERY 17 Battery a nlce hunch of boys who became a breat group of men had one of 1t be t year Cadet Captaln Tad 1 lbbon has done an out tandlnr. job of leadln the Battery mth the able help of Lleut Peter Barney Bob Aldenberg and Paul Major They mll be m1 sed when the lied Strrper assemble agaln next Fall And so mll the other Class of 1954 battery men Andy Brothetelll Jose Collazo Dxck Betancourt Count Hammond Tom lla on and B111 Dobbm We haxe had our share of campu honor Ted f1l3lJOllb wa Captaln of football and played basketball msplratlonal leadershlp at Graduatlon Dlck Betancourt na on the baseball team Charlle Stockton and Blll Hul ner performed m track Tom Mason ln football Bull DObblIl IH lanrosse and Paul Major raduated thlrd 111 the class The parades won by the Battery durmg the year 1955 1954- proyed that much work ss as done 1n develop mg mxlrtary kllls and the many company meetlng called by Capt Ted pald off E Battery won the rlbbon for excellence at the parade durmg the first day of Coyernment lnspectxon ln April The members of E Battery have been ysell tramed and w1ll do a good job next year To Capt Gxbbons the cadet officers and the Semors o the bet yslshes of the vlhole Battery an outfit of mhuh 1ts members can be justly proud as they look back on thelr busy years at NX MA Cadet Captam AIBERT E Gmnows JR , '. Q ' U . ' s s 1' s. ' x 1. S 1 S . U. . g vu .L l S. vv LL ' 77 ' ,V 5 , S - ' . . ' I Gi' 77 I A s . ' 's. Y ' ' s s. 1' ' ' s ' ' and baseball. He won the Milton F. Davis Saber for V S L Q . . 5.2 . 3 . 9 . . S. I I 7 . g . . .. 'V S . j Y . S ' 7 A V I Y I . . . ' L' ' 1 qhl. H S M ' w nf . A Y Y L 7 4 I 4 ,