USAFA Class of 1982

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In conjunction with the effort to upgrade Steve Phillis' Silver Star, Jim "Boots" Demarest did extensive research and collected that...

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...

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...

Our class president, BGEN Jim “Boots” Demarest retired from the Air National Guard after 23 years of service. He flew his fini flight in...

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...

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...

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...

10 Oct 2021 I received an e-mail from Lt Col David Huston, Chief of the Integration Division at USAFA's Center for Character and...

23 Sep 2021 Got some news and pictures from my Doolie squadron mate Bill Harding. Here's what he had to say: Jim, As an update from me,...

16 Sep 2021 I received an e-mail from Jim Dineen today telling me about his successful summit of Mt Rainier back in June. Here's what he...

8 Aug 2021 I got an e-mail from Peter Bryant in July with some cool news. He had the honor of pinning wings on his niece at her...

Awhile back I created a blog post with some news from Cliff Hindman. Subsequently he contacted me with a couple of wonderful family...

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...

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...

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...