C. Air Gardens Dedication 
The Air Garden project is complete! The dedication ceremony was held 0800 on Saturday 23 October, 2021. Members of the class were present, including Larry Fariss (who spoke).
HERE it is!
(You can see a full size image HERE)
And here is the Commemorative Plaque!
You can watch the ceremony HERE
More remodeled Air Gardens photos HERE
The Air Gardens history is HERE
Any additional photos for posting to the class websites are most appreciated!! Please send to Marty at mstytz@att.net and/or Bill Estelle at williamestelle@mac.com. Thanks!!
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D. Donors to our class' gifts
1) The guys who donated to the Air Gardens and Contrails class gift fund are listed HERE
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2) Every grad is now entitled to a free membership in the AOG. Read all about it (and sign up) HERE
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E. AOG Class Advisory Senate News
1) From Bruce (our rep):
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a) The latest CAS meeting minutes are posted:
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b) Please let Bruce know via E-mail ( brmitchell75@gmail.com ) if you have suggestions, questions, or comments for the AOG.
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2) USAFA & AOG news official links are
HERE (thanks to Bruce Mitchell)
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F. Miscellaneous...
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1) Mark Wells has retired (USAFA History Department Permanent Professor and Head), making him our official Last Man Standing for the class. Congratulations Mark!! Mark also received the optionally mandatory promotion to BG upon retirement for USAFA Dept. Chairs, bringing our class GO total up to 29.
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2) Forged in Blue (Ring Ingot Program)
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3) Congratulations to Len Salvemini for being in the USAFA Athletics Hall of Fame !!
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4) Jerry Wallace has revealed himself as the famous 1974 "Mitchell Hall Streaker" !!, ending uncountable years of speculation.
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5)
The last living Doolittle Raider,
Richard Cole , passed away 9 April, 2019.
There is an online condolence card for the Cole family available
HERE (https://www.supportamericanveteranscenter.com/cole/)
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More about Richard Cole
HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgBLJy7FwA) and
HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2sTPQ-WQ8)
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More about all the Doolittle Raiders, with pictures and profiles
HERE
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6) An electronic copy of our class' yearbook is available online HERE.
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7) A high-resolution video made of the Moon by composition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft since 2011 is HERE .
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8) Updates from our class president (aka el presidente mas magnifico, le plus grand president, maximus praeses), Jim "Julius Augustus" Carlson, are HERE All Hail!
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G. Have news for the class? Send news to Foster Bitton at 75ScribeAlive@gmail.com
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Command Post... OUT!
CLASS CHECKPOINTS
Flight Tracker
World Night/Day Time Map
Time in Major Cities Worldwide
NOAA Space Weather
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Voyagers (yea, those two)
World Population Counter
The First 1000 Prime Numbers
Questions, comments, suggestions, errors? ... contact Marty at mstytz@att.net, mstytz@protonmail.com
All pages, elements, text, layout, and content Copyright 2007-2025 Martin Stytz and the USAF Academy Class of 1975 ©
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