All Things 50th Reunion Thursday October 13 – Sunday October 16, 2022 3-1//2  months & counting towards our 50th!
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The Reunion Committee will post updated summary of all planning and activities here as the primary source for the most up to date information for our 50th Reunion.  Please visit this website often to stay up to date on reunion info.
Date posted - Reunion Plans      Medallion Ceremony - Attendees, Clarifications    - New 06/24/2022 - Sitrep One Medallion Ceremony Roster Attendees                   Crossed the Bar - With Us In Spirit During the 50th      Important:  Please read all the way through the link above and                         take action requested under "So order of business".     This Medallion Ceremony Roster replaces the now superseded Attendees Roster, and is informally binding in that the listed personnel are pledging to attend the Medallion Ceremony. If your name is on this Roster, then it is assumed you will be present to participate in the Medallion Ceremony.       By 1 September (hard deadline), the Reunion Committee must pass the final Medallion Roster to the Alumni Association, who will coordinate with the Commandant's staff. Greg Johnson is the committee point man for the Ceremony. The Medallion Ceremony is a "premier" event and may be the highlight of the celebratory weekend for many. Please click the following link to the Class website to review the Medallion Ceremony protocol: https://cga72.com/50_CGA72-MedallionCeremony-061522.pdf    Added 06/24/2022 - Clarification on Titles for Medallion Ceremony       1. The only time a title will be used during the ceremony is when the announcer announces the classmate's name.  The name and title will come from the Roster our Reunion committee submits to the Alumni Assn, and our class fully controls the roster, including titles.  Therefore the committee is depending upon each of you on the roster to let Terry Newell  twnewll@gmail.com know your preferred title if it is different from what he has indicated on the Roster form.      2.  At the time the announcer announces the classmate's name, his graduation Picture and name as it appears in the '72Tide Rips will be displayed on the big screen.  No title.
2022 Reunion Digital Yearbook & Directory Updates       Added 06/24/2022 - Submit Your Updates for the Directory       Updates in the Directory are highted in YELLOW
Medallion Ceremony, Clothing Order Form, Ladies Dress & Titles   - 06/15/2022 - 50th Clothing Order Form (w/ large images)                             (July 20th deadline to submit form)          (see Medallion Ceremony clothing clarification below)   - Updated 06/15/2022 - Medallion Ceremony - Reunion Committee Briefing Notes         Added 06/15/2022 - fr Reunion Committee    Clarification on Clothing for Medallion Ceremony         Shirt - The committee recommends to wear a light blue shirt, but white is acceptable.          Tie - The order form was to represent the tie only, you are not ordering the shirt.  And the shirt being white on the order form does not infer wearing a white shirt.  The committee  recommends a light blue shirt, but if you don't have one and you want to wear a white shirt that is acceptable.          Pants - We recommend  Dark grey or Charcoal dress slacks.        - 02/22/2022 - Ladies Dress Info for Medallion Ceremony
Past References   - Update 06/03/2022 - Sitrep 10 & Final Attendees Roster                  Mates (116), Family Reps (11), Accompaniments (111)                         -  Sitrep Nine Attendees     - Update 06/08/2022 - All Things 50th Blog     As of today we have 116 Classmates and 237 total head count (spouses, family representatives, and other attendees) signed on to attend the 50th.     Read Blog for Specific List of Events / Schedule.
Events, Schedules, Golf   - Update 06/16/2022 for 72 Golfers - Class & Alumni Event Schedule & Costs   - Updated 06/14/2022 - Golfers for 50th Homecoming   - 01/09/2022 - Memorial & Fallen Soldiers Table - "Crossed the Bar"    - 03/28/2022 - POC for Family Members Attending 50th   - 03/05/2022 - Update of Reunion Registration
Parking, Map   - Added 06/24/2022 - Our class will have VIP academy parking; however, we will also be running shuttle buses to/from the Mystic Hilton hotel throughout the weekend.   - 03/16/2022 - Handicap Attendees - Handicap parking and/or a private chauffeur driven golf cart to get around to the various activities may be available.  If you feel you may need assistance, please contact the Reunion Committee, reunion50@cga72.com, as soon as you know ahead of time so the Alumni Association can provide one.   - 04/04/2022 - Academy Map (jpg) - Open pdf version to print          Click on map for larger image     Map of CGA for the families and friends we are inviting to carry, put in their phone photo directory for easy referral and for our classmates that are escorting them around (so they don’t get lost). - Submitted by Tiger
- Update 06/03/2022 - Composite List of 72 Classmates
Flashback   (files may be large; be patient to open)   - 03/20/2022 - 2002 Reunion - submitted by Charlie McCarthy         [ If you have any Flashback pics, you can submit them.]
Additional Events   - 03/08/2022 - April 12th - 2022 Dining-in   - 03/08/2022 - April 19th - 2022 1c Social   - 03/08/2022 - May 18th - 2022 Graduation Tickets   - 03/08/2022 - A Mentoring Program
01/23/2022 - 50th Reunion - Class Legacy - Updated - Add your legacy         Classmate Legacy - Create a legacy document for yourself for posting on our Legacy page on this web site.      Read more about this idea and guidelines.

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04/18/2022 - Erroll Brown - Inductee for the BGCA Hall of Fame

 

November 13, 2020 – Golden Legacy Ceremony 2020           Our CGA Link In The Chain class of 2022 invited our class to attend their 3/c Formal Dinner Dance on 28 March 2020.  Between the dinner and the dance, the Golden Legacy Ceremony would be held in Leamy Hall whereby our classmates had the opportunity to donate their class rings, to be melted and mixed into the gold for 2022’s class rings.        Eight of our classmates donated their rings, one anonymously in memory of James Kehoe and Robert Schmoeger who crossed the bar while cadets. Ardel Williams donated her ring in memory of her husband and our classmate Charlie Williams. And as a class, we wanted to rededicate Bobby Vail’s ring donated by his wife Mickie back in 2009, the first year of this tradition. Unfortunately, the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.         Rededication     At the formal dinner in the Cadet Wardroom, the program called for Terry Newell to address the Class of 2022 and present remarks to explain the rededication of Bobby Vail’s ring during this year’s Golden Legacy Ceremony. The following link provides the text of the prepared remarks:     "Remarks for Rededication of Captain Robert W. Vail’s Ring to the Golden Legacy Program" by Captain Terry W. Newell, USCG (Ret), ‘72        Alumni Association Virtual Golden Legacy Ceremony     During the fall of 2020, the CGA Alumni Assn assisted our class in creating a video link to virtually represent the cancelled Golden Legacy Ceremony and preserve the memory.  Visit this video made by the Alumni Association for     The Passing of the Rings - Golden Legacy: Class of 1972 and 2022       Included in the video link above are:   1)  Keynote Address by Bob Duncan  Keynote Address (pdf copy) and at this link: https://www.cgaalumni.org/s/1043/uscga/index.aspx?sid=1043&gid=1&pgid=5433   2)  A 3 minute video by Greg Johnson representing: * Mickie Vail on behalf of her husband Bobby Vail [Crossed the Bar 2005] * Ardel Williams on behalf of her husband Charles Williams [Crossed the Bar 2015] * And a ‘72 Anonymous Donor in memory of:      Cadet 3/c James Kehoe [Crossed the Bar 1969]      Cadet 2/c Robert Schmoeger [Crossed the Bar 1971]    [ Click on their names for their individual memorial page.]      3) And a 3 minute video from each of the following ’72 donors explaining why they donated their ring.     Ben Abiles     Tim Healey     Jim McCarthy     Terry Newell     Brad Niesen   Tom Paar        Penn Shade Here's the link to a pdf version of the '72 donors including Bobby Vail, Charlie Williams, Jimmy Kehoe, and Bob Schmoeger, their CGA graduation or cadet picture and bio.    -  Class of 1972 Ring Donors     In addition, below is a link to the Alumni Assn Golden Legacy page with the CGA graduation pictures and current bio of each of our 2020 donors, as well as all Golden Legacy donors by year back to 2009 when the program started.  2009 is where you'll see Bobby Vail's picture and bio, one of the first.     https://spark.adobe.com/page/GvvRK4gg25ZdN/#our-ring-donors   Also see -  What is the Golden Legacy Program?

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August 12, 2020 (Update 12) - Class of ’72 – Military & Civilian Parents
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July 16, 2020 - SWABO Updates in our Directory.

     If you want to add or update your SWABO, please send it to me.  Keep it brief or I may edit myself to shorten it. Thank you in advance.

    July 16, 2020 - Updated Tony Stimatz SWABO 

   May 12, 2020 - Added Gary Beck SWABO

   April 19, 2020 - Added Fred Litchliter SWABO
   April 14, 2020 - Updated Greg Lapp SWABO

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