Successful Reunion

Here it is Tuesday, September 28, and I am still whirling from the excitement of the first ever cross class UR NROTC reunion! I hope to follow up with extended comments and some pictures when I get back to California next week but, for now, suffice to say everything indicates a good time was had by all.

Friday night at the Sports Pub was the perfect venue for spontaneous greetings of old friends. The television screens were perfect for viewing Valerie Denney's video masterpiece! She prepared a 30 minute video collage of nearly 300 pictures submitted by many formers ROTCs.

Saturday morning breakfast was hosted by the University of Rochester. The Former Secretary of the Navy, Donald Winter (UR '69) gave some wonderful comments, referring to Edgar Bronfman's "The Third Act" and talking about giving back. He shared what it was like to be Secretary of the Navy from 2006 to 2009.

Those who chose to go to the National Museum of the Marine Corps were absolutely delighted with the outing.

Chris Paddock did a wonderful job as Master of Ceremonies on Saturday night. Midshipmen from the George Washington University NROTC unit presented colors. We held a 50/50 raffle to benefit our own UR NROTC unit. As a result of the raffle, the UR NROTC basketball team will be able to buy jerseys to wear during games with other ROTC units. The winner of the raffle, Ann Erickson ('83) donated her winnings back to the pot.

More details to come but at this point, the best summary is that anyone who wasn't able to attend, missed a great reunion.