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50th Reunion

September 19-22, 2024

45th Reunion

40th Reunion

35th Reunion

30th Reunion

 

Memorial Tribute to Vice Admiral Bert Calland

Class Officers

President: John Yaeger

Vice President: Rusty Yeiser

Treasurer: Earle Babcock

Secretary: Roger McEvoy

USNA ’74
Class Leadership
Communication Practices
 

'74 Book Club

Featuring books authored by our classmates

 

 

Sea Stories
by VADM Doug Crowder

 

 

 

 

 

More Sea Stories
by VADM Doug Crowder

 

Books by Larry Turner

We Were Called to Serve


 


Three Down and Locked

 

 

 






To Hoist a Symbol Hue








Other books by Larry:

Our Elizabeth


Tall Oaks: Living the Retirement Dream

Hometown Innocence Lost: Childhood Memoir of a Small Town Baby Boomer

 

It Starts With You: Turn Your Goals Into Success
by Fred Stuvek Jr.

 

 

 

 

The Experience of Leadership: Proven Examples from Successful Leaders

by Fred Stuvek Jr.

 

Camp Lejeune Command
by Ken Dunn

 

Wargaming for Leaders
by Mark Frost

 

The Power of 3: Lessons in Leadership

by Steven Mays

 

Keeping U.S. Intelligence Effective: The Need for a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs 
by Bill Lahneman 

 

 

 

 

Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the Twenty-First Century 
by Bill Lahneman

 

 


Other books by Bill Lahneman:

Combating Terrorism in the 21st Century: American Laws, Strategies, and Agencies

From Mediation to Nation-Building: Third Parties and the Management of Communal Conflict

The Art of Intelligence: Simulations, Exercises, and Games

The Art of Intelligence: More Simulations, Exercises, and Games (Volume 2)


 

Books featuring our classmates


 

Adak: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586
by Andrew C. A. Jampoler

An account of Ed Caylor and his flight crew's desperate battle against the sea after ditching their P-3, and the heroic efforts to rescue them provide an engrossing true story of survival. Many other '74 classmates appear in this book.

 

 

Submarine
by Tom Clancy and John Gresham

Only the author of The Hunt for Red October could capture the reality of life aboard a nuclear submarine. Only a writer of Mr. Clancy's magnitude could obtain security clearance for information, diagrams, and photographs never before available to the public.
Featuring Houston Keith Jones, captain of the USS Miami and his crew.

 

 

Turning Points The Role of the State Department in Vietnam (1945–1975)
By Ambassador Thomas J. Corcoran Click here for more info.

 

 

 

 

 

Heroes Lost and Now Found Vol II - Author Ron Wilson is offering complimentary copies of this book to any interested alumni. Heroes Lost and Now Found- focuses on graduates of the USNA who died during World War II. All the books are in a large 9 x 12 format (similar to a yearbook) and include numerous photographs and illustrations, as well as excerpts from historical Lucky Bags, Logs, and Tridents. Here is a link to his website, which provides more information on the series- USNavalAcademyHeritage.com. Any interested alumni can contact him at:  USNavalAcademyHeritage@gmail.com

 

 

Lost your Lucky Bag?
Download a copy here

Plebe Year Plus 3
By Shawn Smith '74
Reflections from 1st Class Year

 

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