Friday, August 16, 2024
Friday, October 14, 2022
Mine Detection Dog Partnership Program Update for USMA Class of 1970
Mine Detection Dog Partnership Program |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! The Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) would like to extend our appreciation to the United States Military Academy Class of 1970 for your support of our humanitarian work. Thanks to your sponsorship of Mine Detection Dog Nam in 2016, communities in Sri Lanka are able to live without the fear of landmines and other dangerous explosives. Sri Lanka MDD Nam continues to work with the Sri Lankan Army’s Humanitarian Demining Unit (HDU). Thus far in 2022, MDD Nam All of the land searched by Nam will be returned to the people and used in agriculture and housing development. The HDU estimates that the work of Nam has directly benefitted 500 families since she started working with the HDU. The HDU continues its long-standing work in Muhamalai, northern Sri Lanka. An area three times the size of Central Park in Muhamalai was heavily contaminated by landmines after the civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers ended in 2009. Massive efforts to clear the area have allowed people to resume normal lives and to finally leave the war behind. Palaly hosts a military base and is located in the northern Jaffna region of Sri Lanka. Palaly, a town caught in the middle of the warring sides during the civil war, was left littered with landmines and many of its inhabitants were displaced. Clearance efforts have contributed greatly to the return of land – and people – in this region. On behalf of the HDU and the people of Sri Lanka, MLI thanks the USMA Class of ’70 for your support in making Sri Lankan land safe again for communities to live, work, and play in. MDD Nam with handler |
Monday, August 30, 2021
20210829 Class Leadership Meeting
Jim Sullivan SENDS:
29 August 2021
Brothers,
Each of these men gave a report. None of the things we handle are going to shake the ground, but they are part of the life and operation of our class, so they have meaning for us.
Bill Cater’s report mentions our five gifts and over 8 million dollars of endowments. He also reminds us of the fine efforts of Lynn Moore and Ted Shadid to get the MacArthur Cup done, and of the support Dave Brown kept up for this project when interest was waning. He kept it alive. All four served the class and the Academy with Integrity, as usual.
This is the CFO report for our meeting scheduled on Sunday, August 29, 2021. My last report was emailed on July 16, 2021(for our meeting on July 18, 2021). This report is based on information received from AOG on August 24th for the month ending July 31, 2021.
1. Admin Fund has $25,399 (last report at June 30,2021 was $25,376).
2. Class of 1970 Gift Fund has a total balance of $100,482 (last report was $350,934). For the first time in many years there are no pledges receivable. On July 23rd, $256,500 was transferred from the Gift Fund into the newly established Class of 1970 MacArthur Cup Award for Athletics Endowment.
3. Class of 1970 NCEA Endowment Fund has a total balance of $4,792,820 (last report was $4,726,196) consisting of $2,563,278 principal (no change from previous); $1,512,116 Temp Rest (unrealized gain on the principal-last report was $1,445,491) and $717,428 DDF (actual earnings not distributed-no change from last report).
4. Class of 1970 West Point Cyber Leaders Conference Endowment Fund has a total balance of $3,021,001 (last report was $2,972,970) consisting of $2,200,000 principal (no change from previous); $737,967 Temp Rest (last report was $689,937) and $83,033 DDF (no change from previous). We fully funded the principal in January 2020.
5. Class of 1970 MacArthur Cup Award for Athletics Endowment fund has a total balance of $257,738 consisting of $256,500 principal and $1,238 Temp Rest.
This endowment was funded on July 23, 2021. For those of you not familiar with the history of this endeavor, I would like to thank Lynn Moore for his efforts over the past several years for initiating the ideas for this endowment. Also, Dave Brown kept the idea going forward when interest was waning.
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Class Notes August 2021
Class Notes: August 2021.
I look forward to serving the class as the next Class of 1970 Scribe/Historian.
Thanks to Earl Albright for all his years. Earl faced interesting times as Assembly ceased publishing and other forms of media and communications began. As one of our classmates recently told me, he got comfortable with receiving a magazine every few months in the mail. And then it stopped.
All the current media venues will continue with Facebook, “USMA 1970” page as the de-facto principal and fastest way to share and inform. With about half the class on Facebook, others deserve to read about and see class activities. I hope the Class Notes helps fill a void. I will work closely with Frank Monaco (the glue that holds us together) on this process. Frank and I (and Marty Knorr) started working together on 1 July 1966 as Beast Barracks roommates – so the circle of life continues. Together with Frank we will determine the medium for widespread distribution.
I also welcome any ideas and recommendations to aid in the communication amongst all of us. I encourage and welcome information that classmates would like to share – children and grandchildren accomplishments, gatherings, awards, and happenings.
A most poignant comment came from another Scribe who said he can only publish we what he receives. I encourage and welcome your information to enhance our class communications and engagement.
Looking forward to the ride.
Transitions:
Jim “Sully” Sullivan and Dave Brown smoothly transitioned class presidency. Sully has the commitment and dedication from Dave who now serves as class president emeritus to draw upon his years of experience and connections. Continuing in key roles are John Connors, Barney Forsythe, Bill Carter, Terry Young, Frank Monaco, Steve Strom.
Start-Up
Sully has commissioned several committees that are going through their initial start-up growing pains. The intent to continue and foster communications, inclusion, and engagement. Of note is Steve Wilson’s committee will focus on completing classmate memorials. Memorials defined as formal obituaries published through AOG in the TAPS magazine. Of the 95 deceased graduated classmates, about half remain for memorialization. Bob Werner is the front man for the process. Together with Steve and four regimental representatives (Bill Knowlton, Rich Rutledge, Bill Addy, and Dale Reagor) they will work the process. More on this will follow in the future.
Distinguished Graduate Award
On September 11, Bill Roedy will formally receive the DGA award. Scheduling formal presentation of the award which was announced nearly two years ago has been affected by the pandemic. Bill’s leadership and business acumen are success stories for the growth of MTV during his years as CEO of MTV International. Yet, more outstanding is his work started years ago to eradiate HIV/AIDs. A work that grew to attack other infectious disease worldwide. Throughout that journey he was always the humble, stoic, and focused individual we knew.
For a closer, personal view of Bill, the West Point Center for Oral History has an interview at:https://www.westpointcoh.org/interviews/from-air-defense-officer-to-entertainment-pioneer.
Sightings:
Dick Beahm is gearing up for his annual Multiple Sclerosis bike ride. He will participate in the Washington DC ride on August 29, 2021, in Reston Virginia with his “Weeda Beahm Team”. Dick has been riding in the MS Bike Ride since 1994 and personally raised over $371K. The “Weeda Beahm Team” raised $707K. Over the years his co-riders included many classmates and other service academics bikers. He even had his first detail Beast Squad leader on one of the training rides. Consider donating to this worth cause.
The URL for Dick’s personal page is:
https://mssociety.donordrive.com/participant/DickBeahm2021. The URL for the Team Page
is: https://mssociety.donordrive.com/team/WeedaBeahm2021
Les Sumner gave the OK to reprint his Facebook picture from atop the Sacks Fifth Avenue building by Rockefeller Center in New York City. With the NYC mayoral race underway, Les looks primed to throw his hat into the fray – but not that hat. It fits you too well.
Paul and Pat Franke recently journeyed down the New Jersey Turnpike and I-95 for an afternoon lunch with Jim and JoAnn Crawford at the Army-Navy club in Arlington, Virginia. Also locally, several dinners were also held during the pandemic with Jim and Pat Murray, Jim and Kathy Kee Jim and JoAnne Crawford, and Charlie and Patty McGee.
Steve and Vicky Wilson are “on the road again”. This summer he and Vicki traveled from Arizona to California to Nevada with a few weeks respite in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Continuing prospecting in Montana, prior to returning to Arizona before another sojourn and then to Oregon for the class golf tournament. Along the way he continued to work as a committee head for Sully.
Frank and Paulette Monaco broke away from the Hudson Valley and attended a granddaughter’s high school graduation in upstate New York. The Monaco’s continued their summer visits to Missouri and Illinois visiting children and grandchildren.
John Stidd is about to complete the first half of his Appalachian Trail journey in mid-August. After reaching the northern terminus in Maine, he will return to his starting point in Pennsylvania and head southbound. The journey began in mid-April and anticipated to end in October.
Bob Richardson on one of his trips to a local Virginia restaurant ran into the Supe at the ice cream counter.
During the planning for the original 50th Reunion the class officers approved Bricks from the AOG Brick/Paver program for our deceased classmates from Beirut and Vietnam. Shown here
Take care,
Charlie McGee
cbmA470@gmail.com
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Army Scholarship Foundation
Release date: 1 August 2021
For more information contact: Jeff Gault 703-587-5181
or Jeff.Gault@ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org
Army Scholarship Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards for 2021-2022 Academic Year
The Army Scholarship Foundation announced today the award of two hundred and ninety two scholarships to children of US Army soldiers and veterans and spouses of active duty enlisted soldiers. Scholarships for the 2021-2022academic year were awarded to deserving Army family members as follows:
The Colonel Urey Woodson Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Brian Webb of Erie, PA.
The Lieutenant Colonel Walter Russell Bowie Memorial Scholarship to Emily Woodall of Portland, TN.
The Lieutenant Keirn C. Brown Memorial Scholarship toTamia Brefo of Staten Island, NY.
The Lieutenant General Jack Costello Memorial Scholarship to Gwenyth Metz of Clarksville, TN.
The Alan Robert and Veronica Lenox Cotariu Memorial Scholarship to Jordan Shostek of Johnstown, PA.
The Captain James and Ruby Eheman Memorial Scholarship to Saniyha Atchison of Upper Marlboro, MD.
The Lieutenant Colonel J. Allan Green Memorial Scholarship to Kai Esquerra of Ft Hood, TX.
The Staff Sergeant John F. Kusior Memorial Scholarshipto Claire O’Keefe of Cedar Park, TX.
The Lieutenant Scott Love Memorial Scholarship to Isabella Hipp of Fort Gordon, GA.
The Captain Jennifer Schafer-Odom Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Lerick Gordon of Fort Lewis, WA.
The Perot Family Scholarship to Dayron Wade of Lakeland, FL.
The Sergeant Andrew Topham Memorial Scholarship toAnna Mathena of San Antonio, TX.
The Lieutenant Harold Moore Honorary Scholarship to Cheyenne Williams of Ennis, TX
The Colonel Robert Winston Stephens MemorialScholarship to Cameron Gibson of Cameron, NC.
Monday, July 19, 2021
Sully Sends 18 July 2021
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Vic Madeja on the Veterans Administration
Brothers,