America Unhinged

John J. Mearsheimer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago (and the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor since 1996). He is also a classmate USMA 1970. Shared with permission: "Happy New Year to everyone. I just had a lengthy piece published in the National Interest that I thought might interest you. It is entitled "America Unhinged," and is a hard hitting critique of US foreign policy. I have attached a copy below. Best. John”

RIP, Kurt Rorick, I2

Kurt W. Rorick, 65, Crawfordsville, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be in conjunction with the Monday, Dec. 9, Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club meeting at noon at the Pizza Hut in Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be sent for the family at www.jonesfh.com. He was born Dec. 12, 1947, in Binghamton, N.Y., and was the son of Kermit and Ruth (Weinreber) Rorick. He graduated from Binghamton Central High School and graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1970. On Nov. 11, 1973, he married Janice Mayfield. He had resided in Crawfordsville since 2004. He worked in the steel-building industry, and was most recently employed by Ceco in Mt. Pleasant. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club. He loved fishing and hunting, and was an amateur photographer. He is survived by his wife; daughter, Suzanne Rorick of Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; one grandson; and brother, Les (Linda) Rorick of Pasadena, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents.

RIP, Daniel W. Reyen, F-1

Dear Members of the Class of 1970, The West Point Association of Graduates regrets to inform you of the death of the following Graduate: MAJ Daniel W. Reyen, USMA Retired, USMA 1970, Cullum #29210, passed on November 16, 2013, in Hartwell, GA. To be interred in Nancy Hart Memorial Park, Hartwell, GA. No known next of kin. If you have information related to this notification, please inform marilee.meyer@wpaog.org Personal testimonials may be posted at the link below. https://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/29210 http://www.stricklandfh.com/obituaries/Dan-Reyen/#!/Obituary http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/independentmail/obituary-print.aspx?n=dan-reyen&pid=168022337

Prepared by: Marilee Meyer, Memorial/Archives Administrator Validated by: Kim McDermott ’87, Director of Communications Please note: This notice reflects historical and current information as it was reported to WPAOG.

Ireland Reunions Tours

From Classmate John Dobiac - dobiac@att.net Fellow West Point Grad - Ireland Reunions Tours is beginning to fill up our available 2014 and 2015 Ireland Reunions tour weeks listed on the front page of www.IrelandReunions.com. Please contact Mike@IrelandReunions.com for additional information and to answer any questions. Thank you. Go Army! Mike Michael D. Healy, USMA 1969 Certificate of Irish Heritage Affiliated Genealogist Author/Photographer of "Irish Genealogy Tips, Techniques and Tales" , "Ireland Mosaic: A Photo Journey", and "Pubs of Ireland" series eBooks in the following online bookstores www.amazon.com | www.bn.com | www.ebookstore.sony.com and the Apple iBookstore. Search Keyword: M.D. Healy. Toll Free 877-224-5535 Mobile 571-385-6970

The Tombs

From classmate Perry Casto - Recently our classmate, Terry Nyhous, was doing some sightseeing with his daughter in DC and stumbled on this sign. He was so amazed that it still exists he had his picture made by it. Request that you send it out to the class, while it may not mean much to most of our classmates, it is a landmark of gargantuan importance to those of us who attended the USMA Prep. Some may not remember it, Jim Mowery and Dave Dawson come to mind. But that only proves David Crosby was right when he said, “If you remember the sixties you weren’t there.”

RIP John L Kendrick, I3

RIP John L. Kendrick, USMA 1970, Company I3 Obituary:
http://www.since1853.com/id1382.html

Army Scholarship Foundation News

Army Scholarship Foundation News Release date: 1 August 2013 For more information contact: Jeff Gault 703-599-8029 or jeff.gault@ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org Dallas, Texas: The Army Scholarship Foundation has awarded its 2013-2014 Lieutenant Scott Love Memorial Scholarship to Mr. Tristian Rayner of Colorado Springs Colorado. Tristian’s parents are Specialist & Mrs. David Berggren of Ft Carson, CO, where Specialist Berggren serves in the 4th Infantry Division Band. Tristan is a sophomore the University of Northern Colorado, where he is majoring in music performance and performing art. Scott M. Love was born at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and graduated from high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from Florida State University in 1996 and enlisted in the US Army in 1999 as a military intelligence specialist. In 2003, Scott attended Officer Candidate School. Following completion of OCS and other courses at Fort Benning, Scott was assigned as a platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry stationed at Baumholder, Germany. His unit deployed to Kuwait in November 2005 with Scott's platoon assigned as part of Task Force 1-35 Armor when he was killed at Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Army Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2001 to provide scholarships to deserving sons and daughters of US Army soldiers and Army veterans, and to spouses of enlisted active duty soldiers. The Foundation is sustained by the generous donations of its supporters and volunteers. Tax deductible contributions can be sent to the Army Scholarship Foundation, 1700 Preston Road, Suite 660-301, Dallas, Texas 75230. To support the Foundation, establish a memorial scholarship, or to learn more about The Army Scholarship Foundation, please visit www.ArmyScholarshipFoundation.org.