At the 40th reunion Jim Diffendorfer (Diff) said we should look at options for the final disposition of the Class Cups. Bill Ball has enlisted Jim Gaston, Gordy Bredvik, and Bob Hayes to form a "cups" team to look at this issue. Their initial report follows. Please provide your thought/ideas so we can arrive at a suitable solution. “. . . Several of us were asked to look into the ultimate disposition of our Class Cups, currently on display in the office of the AOG President. Every year at the AFA—Army/Navy home football game we have a mini reunion. We turn cups for those who have departed the preceding year. Then, at our 5 year reunions cups are again turned for those who have died since our last 5 year reunion and all those previously turned are honored once again. The question of what to do with our cups after the last of us depart is our mission. We want your help. Diff sent us inputs/suggestions on the subject he has received over the years. We plan to use those, and any suggestions you send us, to form a list of options to present at the 2008 reunion. As we proceed we will send interim reports via email. We may ask for more thoughts/inputs; and, we may ask you to vote to help us pair down the list of options for final presentation. Please contact us at: Bob bcahayes@adelphia.net, Gordy bredvik_ranch@msn.com, Jim wordone@word1inc.com, and Bill balljw@msn.com. We look forward to hearing from you.”

In mid-July Gordy Bredvik’s e-mail to those of us who have at one time or another expressed an interest in joining him and Steve Dotson on their annual hike from Farish Memorial to the Academy via Deadman’s Gulch said this year’s hike was planned for July 23rd. Other commitments kept me from participating but I did touch base with Gordy on how the hike turned out. His wife Dian and Steve joined him for the five and half hour journey. The total time included a one hour stop for refreshments (wine and cheese) at the overlook above the Academy. The hike brings back memories of our Doolie summer and is not all that rigorous—mostly all down hill. It is already on my schedule for next year. If interested contact Gordy.

Here is a summary of Tom Fryer’s report on the USAFA Graduate Leadership Conference (GLC) at the end of July. Other fellow '63 grads attending were Charlie Bush, Drue DeBerry, Steve Dotson, Tim Gallagher, and Mick Roth. Tom hereby apologizes if he missed a name. The conference included events at the Academy over 3 days such as an AOG welcome reception, tours, discussions with Senior Leaders on USAFA issues, a Q & A panel with Cadets, and a reception hosted by the Superintendent and his wife. The highlight for Tom was the final morning at Jacks Valley and lunch with the Basics. He relates sitting next to a 290 lb prep school grad who hopes to be a lineman for the Falcons—he had lost 10 pounds so far! The final afternoon was an AOG Alumni Relations meeting and Open Forum. Although a number of the Grads are invited to the GLC by the AOG through their Class leadership an invitation is not necessary if you wish to attend—the AOG opens the Conference to any interested Grad after the invitees have made their RSVP. This year there were 150 attendees for 200 available slots.

Gary West entered the following comment in the Class Web Page Guest Book: “Dear Classmates, Our classmate and my long time friend, Jim Olsson, has evidently "REVOLTED" against high oil prices and decided to ride his bicycle (the kind you actually have to pedal) from--believe it or not--Los Angeles to Boston. He is now in western Kansas and "getting stronger"!! Considering he is our age, I would have to say that his effort would certainly qualify as "ILL-TIMED", but again it is Jim as I well know him at his best. Let's cheer him on!! "GO JIM GO" The following photograph was lifted from Jim’s input to the Web Page Stories.

The Judge at work!