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November 1999 Hello Great '98! Here we are at another month, and I'll just go straight to news from our Classmates: First, from my Plebe Year roomie, Jeremy Leiby: I am three weeks from selecting my plane in primary. Jarret Stricker (my other plebe year roommate) just moved in with me. I also live with Jimmy Grieco and Kevin Robb. Jimmy and I both got engaged. Jimmy just last week and I got engaged over Memorial Day weekend. I guess a lot of people are getting married these days. I spoke to Bob Tongchiw and he is doing well. He was a Company Officer at the Thai military academy for a while, and then he is going out on a ship. I think he said it was some old ship that Thailand bought off of the U.S. in the '30s or something. He said he hopes some of us will come and visit him someday. Bob was in our Plebe Company too. I'll never forget the time he was sitting in his underwear about two minutes before formation, we all told him to get dressed and all he had to say was: "Plenty of time." Lots of laughs that summer. I did get a letter from Bob: I'm working in mine squadron as a weapon officer in the ship. We just finished the GARAT'99 training with the U.S. mine squadron two weeks ago. From Tim Boehme: Just wanted to give you a quick heads up on a few '98-er's. Dave Edgerton, Damon Eason, Paul Rotsch and I are still here at UT Austin working on our master's degrees. It was a bit of a culture shock, coming from the academy to the largest university in the country, but we're all getting along nicely. I'm not sure about Damon and Paul, but Dave and I have another year here before we finish up. Good luck to all you guys. From Greg Paradis: Congratulations to Jay Young (the last SAPPster to realize the error of his ways) on his engagement. He will be getting married in January of 2000 in Virginia. Best of luck. Here's another word from that wacky Foreign National Horacio Delgado: I have been detached to a boot camp for three months. I am the Department Head for the Discipline Department, it is more like Naval Development. I have about 650 recruits, and only 12 instructors. It is like a big Plebe Detail, but with less detailers. I guess the high authorities have decided I could teach something good to these young kids, since I have a different perspective about things, and I am an Academy Grad. It's a good thing you can't get fried in Peru the same you can at USNA. Now, as usual, to finish up with what's going on here in Charleston: Class 9807 is now on to Sub Officer Basic Course, and Brett Levander will be on OLYMPIA, James (Chesty) Fuller is going to CHEYENNE, both out of Pearl Harbor, and J.J. Ethridge will be on MICHIGAN, a boomer out of Bangor. Ian Schillinger told me that 2ndLt Jarod Kesselring was promoted to FDO (Fire Direction Officer) for his battery at Camp Lejune. BZ! Tim Clark told me about some of his 1st Company buddies: Jason Fesnak is now on his ship out of Earl, NJ and Kevin Cordle will be getting married in August to his girlfriend from the Academy. They will be getting married in the Chapel. Have a great time! Well, '98, I'm out of news for this month. Keep the emails and phone calls coming, and good luck in all your endeavors. Fair Winds...DSF.