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Darren Porter Waggoner - GBNF Update
The AOG released additional information regarding Darren Waggoner's obituary, funeral arrangements, etc. Here are the details: 20 January...

Jim Ratti, '82
Jan 21, 20211 min read
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Darren Porter Waggoner - GBNF
I learned on 11 Jan that Darren Waggoner, CS-33, passed away from complications of COVID-19 that same day. His daughter Brooke posted the...

Jim Ratti, '82
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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VP George Bush's '82 Graduation Address
Many thanks to all of you who responded to Jim Demarest's request for a copy of Vice President Bush's address at the Class of '82...

Jim Ratti, '82
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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Jim Taiclet Named Lockheed President/CEO
On 16 March 2020, Lockheed Martin Corp. announced that Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson will step down after six years in the role, and...

Jim Ratti, '82
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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Former Congresswoman and Class of '82 Grad Heather Wilson is Trump's pick for Air Force secr
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to nominate former congresswoman Heather Wilson to serve as Air Force secretary, the White House...
Tom Vanden Brook
Jan 20, 20175 min read
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A Great Investment . . . Your Child!
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family....
Scot A. Shier
Jan 3, 20173 min read
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Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As...
Charles J. Sykes
Jun 20, 20123 min read
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A-10 Pilot's Response To A Corporate Recruiter's Inquiry
Another way of thinking about things, courtesy of Bryan Branby: The following is a letter from an Alumni Recruiter of Texas A&M. The...
Jim Ratti
Jun 16, 20053 min read
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A Parent's Prayer
A Parent's Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my sanity to keep. For if some peace I do not find, I'm pretty sure I'll lose my...
Scott A. Shier
Mar 20, 20031 min read
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The Centurians
Centurions, as all grads will recall, are those unfortunate few who managed to get so many demerits in the course of a cadet career that...
Jim Ratti
Sep 6, 20002 min read
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God's Work
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the...
Donna (Glancey) Schutzius
Jan 21, 20002 min read
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Good Old Days
The Good Old Days I remember waaaay too many of these! Close your eyes.....And go back.... Before the Internet or the MAC, Before...
Brian Branby
Jan 15, 19983 min read
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A Janitor's Lesson in Leadership
William "Bill" Crawford certainly was an unimpressive figure, one you could easily overlook during a hectic day at the U.S. Air Force...
Col. James Moschgat
Jan 13, 19947 min read
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