Class of 1975



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Attention in the Area!

       Attention in the Area!


A .  Gone But Not Forgotten   
1)   Our classmate    Thomas L. Darner    passed away 19 July 2024. 

A) Interment will be scheduled in 2025 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

B) Tom's obituary is available: HERE

C) Tom's family has suggested memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers in Tom's memory to the: Lewy Body Dementia Association

D) Condolences may be left online with Tom's obituary or sent to his family in care of his wife, Patty: Mrs. Patty Darner, 1101 South Riverside Drive #102, Pompano Beach, FL 33062.






2)   Our classmate    Thomas W. Kemp    passed away 28 April 2024.

A) A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on May 31, 2024, at Haven of Rest Memorial Park, 8503 State Route 16 NW, Gig Harbor, Washington. A Celebration of Life will be held following the memorial service from 4 - 8 pm at the Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum at the Tacoma Narrows Airport, 1108 26th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, Washington.

B) Tom's family has suggested memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers in Tom's memory to the: Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center and designated to pancreatic cancer.

C) Condolences may be left online with Tom's obituary or sent to his family in care of his wife, Carmelita: Mrs. Carmelita Kemp, 3027 Horsehead Bay Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335.

3)   Our classmate   Tom (Pete) Peterson  passed away 20 April 2024.

A) A celebration of life service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud.

B) Pete's obituary is available: HERE

C) A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Mankato Regional Airport Hangar, 3030 Airport Road North, Mankato, MN. Lunch will be served immediately following the service.

D) Condolences may be left online with Pete's obituary.
4)   Our classmate   Mark B. "Buck" Rogers  passed away 14 October 2023 in Boerne, Texas.

A) A memorial service will be held on Oct. 21, 2023, at 2 p.m. at The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch, 1092 Clubs Dr., Boerne, Texas.

B) Buck's obituary is HERE or at "https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mark-rogers-obituary?id=53367740"

C) Buck's family has suggested memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to the Association of Graduates and Academy Foundation or to the Cibolo Center for Conservation.

D) Condolences may be left online at his obituary or sent to his family in care of his wife, Suzanne: Mrs. Suzanne Rogers, 105 Agarita Cir., Boerne, TX 78006.

5)   List of our class' GBNF


B . CLASS REUNION NEWS!!     
1)  Our   50th Reunion will be held 30 October - 2 November, 2025 at   USAFA.
2)  The Reunion website is HERE. [https://reunions.usafagroups.org/class-of-1975.html]
3)  The home game for the reunion will be against Army.
4)  The reunion hotel is the new ✨ Hotel Polaris ✨ at the North Gate. All about the hotel HERE.
Reunion Status - GO!
Reunion Countdown Clock - RUNNING
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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!!


D .  Donors to our class' gifts  
1)       The guys who donated to the Air Gardens and Contrails class gift fund are listed HERE
2)       Every grad is now entitled to a free membership in the AOG. Read all about it (and sign up) HERE

E . AOG Class Advisory Senate News
1)  From Bruce (our rep):
a)  The latest CAS meeting minutes are posted:  HERE.
b)   Please let Bruce know via E-mail ( brmitchell75@gmail.com ) if you have suggestions, questions, or comments for the AOG.
2)   USAFA & AOG news official links are HERE (thanks to Bruce Mitchell)


F .     Miscellaneous...     
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.
2)   Forged in Blue (Ring Ingot Program)   
Forged in Blue information Here (https://usafawebguy.com/Blog/Entry/2284)
3)   Congratulations to Len Salvemini for being in the USAFA Athletics Hall of Fame !!
4)   Jerry Wallace has revealed himself as the famous 1974 "Mitchell Hall Streaker" !!, ending uncountable years of speculation.
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/)
More about Richard Cole   HERE   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgBLJy7FwA)   and   HERE   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2sTPQ-WQ8)
More about all the Doolittle Raiders, with pictures and profiles HERE
6)   An electronic copy of our class' yearbook is available online HERE.
7)   A high-resolution video made of the Moon by composition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft since 2011 is HERE.
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!


G . Have news for the class? Send news to Foster Bitton at 75ScribeAlive@gmail.com

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CLASS CHECKPOINTS


World Night/Day Time Map


Time in Major Cities Worldwide


NOAA Space Weather


Rotating Moon From Lunar Observer Rover


Flight Tracker


World Population


Voyager (yea, that one)


The First 1000 Prime Numbers

Some Other Useful Online Calculators (like GCD, GCF, LCD, LCM, Golden Ratio, Fractions, Long Addition) With the How To Part!



Questions, comments, suggestions, errors? ... contact Marty at mstytz@att.net, mstytz@protonmail.com