Sandra and Dean BRISTOW, Bev and Jim O'ROURKE, Brenda and I, and Big Tony B attended the largest single gathering ever held in the State of Utah as 65,000 fans in the first game at the newly expanded BYU stadium witnessed the most exciting football game we'd ever seen: AFA 39-BYU 38. In the last minute, AFA moved the ball 99 yards to score, All you could hear was the Cadet Pep Band and about 25 rooters (grads, etc.) in the corner of the stadium. In the greatest Air Force tradition, the Falcons chose to go for two points in the last six seconds to WIN!! Right before our very eyes! Exactly like the games leading to the 1959 Cotton Bowl! We have a great team, with lots of poise and courage, and Jim and I and the girls wore our Class of '60 T-shirts with great pride. Jim moved to Salt Lake City from Miami last month, and commutes to New York City on Western to work as a 727 captain on Eastern.

In response to our spring column, Rosie CLER asks why it included one of the flyers he'd personally printed for placement on the inside of our toilet stalls. Do you remember this flyer, then?

What's happened to Al JOHNSON of RosAl Production? How about a picture, Al? Rosie moved back to Denver last year but was upset to find that none of the old phone numbers seem to work anymore. He's currently VP for International Satellite Communications, Inc., responsi­ble for electronics-related projects in Mid-East countries, marketing of a residential satellite TV earth station, and exporting of products for various U.S. manufacturers. He wants to know: (1) Is Tony BURSHNICK ever going to send him movies of the '20s party? (2) Who has pics of the Roman Blast? (3) Do you remember the Queen City Jazz Band? (They performed at Zeno's in Denver last summer and haven't forgotten us.) (4) Who would possibly buy a car from Ralph LALIME? (5) Why has everyone changed except him?

Midge and Dick HILLMAN just celebrated their 20th in Carmel--they live in Rancho Santa Fe, his home town. Dick has lots of grey hair doing duty as a 727 check captain with CAL, liaison officer of the CANG in the Ban Diego area, marathon runner, and father of three (16, 13, and 2!). Deke JOHNSON owns and operates an auto parts distributorship in Boise, with a condo nearby in Sun Valley, and Nels DELISANTI is now a Learjet dealer at SEATAC. Paul VALLERIE has been at Kirtland for three years as director of a special studies group for AFSC/Development Plans. He is in bliss, with 21 senior technical people working for him and his boss 2,000 miles away! Val expects to retire next summer. He must be doing a great job, as he received the New Mexico Federal Executive Board 1982 Manager of the Year Award. He's going to finish his MBA next February through night school.

Bill SIEBECKER is president of Wilson-Hurd Manufacturing in Wasau, WI, operating two plants which produce aluminum nameplates and panels for heaters, medical equipment, Hi-Fis, and even the Budweiser labels that are molded into the handles on draft beer spigots at your favorite bar. He and his family were visited at their riverside home in Wasau this summer by the Gary GULBRANSENs. Gary is still a 747 copilot for PAA, selling Mercedes, BMWs and Porsches for European delivery, and raising avocados on the side in Santa Barbara. (Gary was the first classmate I ran into quite unexpectedly at Stapleton on our way to the 20th reunion. I'll never forget the great anticipation we expressed in attending the reunion.)

Sid NEWCOMB, an ex-class scribe, just attended a training session for AFA LOs in his capacity as AFROTC PAS at MSU. He strongly recom­mends becoming an LO (as a former LO myself for five years, I agree) if you're looking for a worthwhile additional duty on active duty or in the reserves. Just write to Colonel Dick Brown, USAFA/RRV. Sid says that despite what one hears about renewed patriotism and a slow job market, MSU has only about 130 cadets in their AFROTC program out of 42,000 students, graduating only 10 to 12 second lieutenants each year.

Wayne KENDALL is the new USAFA Cadet Dispensary honcho; joining Jock SCHWANK, commandant of the prep school; and Tony BURSHNICK, commandant of cadets. '60 is in command, I'd say! In ad­dition, listen to this: Jim KERR, still with Yazoo lawnmowers, has a fourth class daughter at AFA. Don THURMAN, who, you'll remember, died after an aircraft accident near Edwards in 1971 (how can we forget that terrible news), has a fourth class son at AFA (Eileen Thurman still lives near Wright-Pat.) Denny HANEY, with AU at Maxwell, also has a fourth class daughter at AFA, and K.D. MILLER, with Gary CREW at Martin-Marietta in Denver, has a son in the AFA prep school. Syd GURLEY, still with Sikorsky in Florida, has a second class son at AFA. Did I miss anyone?

Howie WHITFIELD is now commander of the Marine Wing Support Group 37 at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, CA. Dick SEXTON has moved from Fort Washington, MD, to PANDP/SHAPE; Charlie LIGGETT, to a new house in Cupertino, CA; Mike CLARKE retired (?); Paul SULLIVAN moved from Hanscom Field in Boston to E. Pepperell, MA; Hal BROST, from Centerville, OH, to Whitehouse, OH; Marty RICHERT, from Andrews to Greenville, SC; and Reb GUILLOT moved to Tucson.

Finally, a recently-received testimonial to Sam WATERS from his crew chief: "By chance I found a copy of Checkpoints on top of a dust bin in the Lakenheath mail room. Being a curious type, I began to thumb through it, and, to my amazement, I saw many names I had associa­tion with, but one name really caught my attention ... Capt Sam Waters, who flew Thuds. We were TDY to Korat from the 18th TFW, Kadena. Yes, Sam should be remembered, and I take this time to thank you for doing so. Sam always treated me with respect, and he was so easy to get along with--although from time to time he would swear I was trying to do him in. This was always said in a joking manner." J.J. Smith has com­pleted 19 years in the USAF, with 18 spent on Thuds, including five tours to Thailand. "How may grads I stuffed into cockpits I'll never know, but whoever they were, they were the best bunch of guys I've had the pleasure to serve with. Just keep sending us the best officers in the world for all of us to benefit from, and maybe this world will be made a little bit better to live in. Thanks for taking the time to read this. TSgt. J.J. Smith, 548 AGS, Box 6612, APO NY 09179." Sam, you'll recall, was shot down over NVN in '66 and declared KIA in '74. He was a good friend. Keep those cards and letters coming, folks.