USAFA Class of 1982

The class project to upgrade Steve Phillis' Silver Star to the Medal of Honor is officially underway! Our class president Jim Demarest is...

23 May 2021 I received a request to help publicize a celebration by the USAFA Cadet Drum & Bugle Corps to mark the 50th anniversary of...

23 May 2021 At the request of Jim Demarest, I sent out a survey today regarding efforts to upgrade Capt. Steve Phillis' Silver Star to...

7 May 2021 I'm saddened to report that Mary K. (McConnon) Perez's husband Emilio passed away on Wed 5 May 2021 due to complications from...

6 May 2021 On 1 May I sent out an e-mail to our class mailing list announcing the passing of Kenneth (Ken) Coon. He died on 22 April...

18 April 2021 I should have posted this a month ago when I received it, but somehow I lost it in my inbox - Sorry Mike! Mike and Gloria...

4 Mar 2021 I got a nice photo and an update from Debbie Bartz this past week. She's now retired from United Airlines and is fully engaged...

28 Mar 2021 Jim Demarest wrote to let me know about a new article in Air Force Magazine about our GBNF classmate Steve Phillis. Steve was...

25 Mar 2021 Updated 26 Mar 2021 Yesterday the Association of Graduates released the results of the 2021 election. You can read all the...

17 Mar 2021 Maj Gen (Ret) Brian Neal sent me a quick note to pass on the news of his daughter's graduation from UPT on 12 Mar 2021....

08 Mar 2021 As I think most of you know, the cadet chapel is in the midst of a five-year total renovation. The contract cost is $158M and...

I traded e-mails earlier today with Kevin "Duck" Perry and learned that he's a COVID survivor. Here's what he had to say: I caught COVID...

3 Mar 2021 Got a note from Ben Zerface a few days ago. He's back home in southern Ohio and sent this update: Jim, Here’s to hopefully...

21 Feb 2021 I heard from a few classmates over the last week or so. First up is Deb Kirkhuff. As some of you may know, Deb was diagnosed...

7 Feb 2021 Buster and I have been trading e-mails the last several days comparing notes on our respective toys and hobbies. He's settled...

7 Feb 2021 I heard from Dave O'Meara, who's settled down in Richmond, KY after a long career with many moves, including Defense Attaché...

31 Jan 2021 I got a great, newsy update from Bob Waters a few days ago. Here 'tis, verbatim: Hey "Best in Blue"! A quick update from...

24 Jan 2021 Mike Kempton came up on the net to let me know about his current job in Kuwait which, by the way, sounds very demanding....

24 Jan 2021 If you're a member of the USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG), you're probably aware that they'll soon be holding an...

22 Jan 2021 I received a news update from Stu Rodgers. He says: It has been 6 years since Rosanna and I moved to northern Virginia from...