Jim Ratti, '82
Class of '82 Spirit Mission!
7 July 2022 It's time for a Spirit Mission, and we need your help! Tom Sylvester came up with a great way for our class to clearly...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jul 7
- 2 min
40th Reunion Detailed Agenda
6 July 2022 We now have some significant detail on reunion events on a day-by-day, hour-by-hour basis. It's too much to type out here,...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Reunion Registration Open!
Great news - the reunion registration website went live earlier today! You can go to https://www.events.afr-reg.com/e/USAFAclass82 and...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jun 13
- 1 min
GBNF - Deb (Mullen) Kirkhuff
It’s with great sadness that I pass long the news that Col (Ret) Deb (Mullen) Kirkhuff passed away yesterday after a long and courageous...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Apr 30
- 2 min
Reunion Update - Dates, Event Schedule & Hotel Availability Update
I have some clarifications and additional information to updates 8 and 8A which I sent out a couple days ago via the class e-mail list....
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Reunion Hotel Registration Open! New Reunion Lead Needed!
26 April 2022 I've got two important updates for you today. First is the announcement that our reunion hotel will be the Antlers Plaza (a...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Reunion Preliminary Event Schedule
7 Mar 2022 I received the following from Miles Kirkhuff regarding some draft planning for the reunion schedule of events: Hello Redtags,...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Mar 2
- 2 min
We Have Dates!
Our 40th reunion will be held in Colorado Springs from 8-11 Sep 2022. Miles Kirkhuff just sent me this update (which those of you on the...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Feb 13
- 5 min
MIA Classmates
As we build up to our 40th class reunion this fall, I'm working hard to develop a complete list of contact information for all of our...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Feb 6
- 5 min
40th Reunion Update #3 - 06 Feb 2022
This update is from Deb & Miles Kirkhuff: USAFA Class 1982 - 40th Class Reunion UPDATE #3 (as of 06/1000 Feb 22) Hello Redtags, It’s...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Mike Berry & Cathy (Prior) Goodwin Reach Everest Base Camp
Some of this news is a bit dated, but new to me. I traded e-mails with Mike Berry back in January, and he told me that he's retired from...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Titus Stauffer - Another Published Author
After I sent out the notice in mid-January 2022 about Jim Demarest's and Sue Grant's latest books, I learned that Titus Stauffer is also...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Roberta Ewart - USSF Chief Scientist
I had a nice conversation with Dr. Roberta Ewart in mid January 2022. She sent me an e-mail on another subject earlier that month and I...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Jim Demarest Publishes Book About Steve Phillis
In conjunction with the effort to upgrade Steve Phillis' Silver Star, Jim "Boots" Demarest did extensive research and collected that...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Eric Bjorn Christmas Letter
I received a Christmas letter from Eric and Valerie Bjorn, and as usual, they've been VERY active! You can read their letter by clicking...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Jon ("Doc") and Trish Kimminau Christmas Letter
I received a Christmas e-mail from Trish (Riley, '83) Kimminau giving a brief update on what she and Doc have been up to. Here's the text...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Jim Boots Demarest Flies Fini Flight and Retires
Our class president, BGEN Jim “Boots” Demarest retired from the Air National Guard after 23 years of service. He flew his fini flight in...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
David & Julia Graves Christmas Letter
I received a Christmas letter from David & Julia Graves. They're in Leesburg, VA, where David is the pastor of a small church and Julia...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Small World Story - Ryans & Eresman
Mike and Gloria (Montoya) Ryan went on a Viking cruise from Barcelona to Buenos Aires in early Dec. One day after lunch Mike was sitting...
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Jim Ratti, '82
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Volunteers Needed for AOG Board and Committees
17 Oct 2021 Mark Volcheff '75 is an AOG Board Director and Chair of the Nominations Committee. He has asked that I send this to my...
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