Class of 1975
Reunion Notes
25th Reunion
06/16/2005
A '75 Nongrad's View of the 25th Reunion
----Original Message-----
From: "Scott Terpstra" <sterpstra@veritascdh.com>
Sent: 06/16/2005
To: Carlson, Jim
Subject: USAFA 30th reunion
Chip Kerby mentioned in his last e-mail
that I was at the 25th reunion.
Here’s my input.
Both my wife and I went and we had a
great time. I was a little leery
about attending a reunion with a group of guys who I never
graduated with;
wondering if I would feel out of place or not welcomed
-- however, that
feeling quickly went away the moment I stepped into the hotel
and it
continued for the entire weekend. I was made to feel extremely
welcome
and that I belonged by everyone I met. That list included a
general and an
astronaut with whom my wife and I got to hang with for several
hours.
We got to go into our old squadrons. I
spoke with a doolie in my old room.
We ate lunch with all the cadets. We toured the academic
buildings and the
athletic facilities.
Because we were there at our 25-year
reunion, they all thought I was a retired
Colonel or something. No one knows that I dropped out after my
freshman year.
My wife and I even reconfirmed our vows
in the chapel with about 30 other
couples (that one will get your wives wanting to go). The
football game was fun too.
The 25th reunion was in November and it
snowed, so that ruined the golf,
but meeting in early September this year will take care of that
problem.
The entire event was very well planned.
When we heard that it was happening
again, my wife and I were eager to go
again. I highly recommend you go if you can. It is a fun and
well-worth-it
walk down a very nostalgic lane.
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