Post Retirement Activities

For the Class of 1950 Reunion Report, we’d like to have a report on post retirement activities for our classmates. This informative report will help classmates and family learn more about all the great achievements of the Class of 1950.

Below is Jack Wagner’s report.

We’re encouraging classmates to prepare a similar report. You can download a Word document of Jack’s report to use as an example to base your report on. Once your report is ready, please email it to Bill DeGraf.

Jack Wagner’s Post Retirement Report

Post Military Retirement Activities of John E. and Louise Wagner

Our post military retirement activities include much travel, post retirement positions, volunteer activities, club memberships, entertaining, additional education and professional registration, and Class of 1950 projects.

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General Volney Warner Memorial Service

Volney Frank Warner, General (Ret.) of McLean, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. He is the devoted husband of Belva Janice Warner; father to Victoria Warner, Volney James Warner, Jerry B Warner, and Valerie Walker; and grandfather to Duncan, Brian, and Audrey Walker, as well as Hannah, Valerie, Sara, and John Warner.

He was preceded in death by his granddaughter 1LT Laura Walker. Relatives and friends are invited to call at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Inc. 5130 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. (Corner of Harrison Street), Washington, DC on Sunday, December 1, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Memorial services will be held at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia, on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Note: attendees without military ID should arrive 30 minutes early to process through Post security.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the 1LT Laura Walker Memorial Fund. Details about the memorial fun and directions for making a donation can be found at https://www.west-point.org/users/usma2003/60262/

Carol Steuart

Sad news from Dick Steuart.

Carol Barbara Bengston Steuart passed away 16 July 2019. Carol died at home, peacefully.

Carol was a nurse and served several years at Middlesex Hospital , Middletown, CT. Upon marriage to then LT Steuart, Carol accompanied her husband to 11 duty stations in the U.S. and overseas while raising five children. Shortly after Dick's retirement the Steuarts joined and served with several Christian organizations in central Africa, primarily Southern Sudan. During this period Carol medically served a Baka pygmy tribe and a leper clinic.

Civil war conflict in the Sudan caused the Steuart's return to the United States. On return to America, Carol served her community in many ways to include as organist at church.

Charlie Kuyk and Frank Borman at the Montana Aviation Conference

Charlie has an update from a recent session he was part of with Frank:
"Frank and I were invited to a MONTANA AVIATION CONFERENCE to tell our Air Force and NASA space personal stories to aviation buffs - ex-military and private flyers. The excellent moderator was a retired Air Force fighter pilot, USAFA 1979. Lots of history and laughs."

The moderator, Pete Bunce, shared a few comments from attendees:

  • Instead of the 90 minutes this program lasted, they would have listened all afternoon.
  • Everyone hoped they would have just a little of the clarity of mind these two gents do.
  • All hoped for a friendship like Charles and Frank have had…70+ years.
  • What an opportunity the nearly 300 people who packed the room to standing room only had.

Frank Borman and Charlie Kuyk with Pete Bunce.

Sent by Cabell Fooshe

Taken at Mclean Little League game in McLean, VA on October 2, 2013. Top Left is Jamie Crittenberger. Bottom left is his son Kelly Crittenberger age 10. Top Right is Cabell Fooshe. Bottom right is his son Cab Fooshe age 10. Note Kelly Crittenberger had made it on base 21 at bats in a row coming into this game!

GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY!!!!

    From Clyde Spence

    Mike, Bill, Sandy,

    I thought you might be interested in a short report:

    1) I attended the 1st Cav Div annual reunion in Ft Hood from 6-9 June and visited the Cav museum. They had a rather large display on Father Emil Kapaun and his award of the CMH, which I'm sure you, Mike in particular, would have appreciated.

    2) I was able to purchase a copy of Will Lathham's book, "Cold Days in Hell - American POWs in Korea" from the local Barnes & Noble. Haven't read it yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so!

    3) I was among those who visited Korea 21-28 June to help celebrate the 60th reunion of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Reps, to include young people, were invited from all the 22 nations that fought alongside the ROKS during the war. LTG Rowny (Ret) was the senior US rep - he's 96, blind, and wheel chair bound, but he has a remarkable memory that permits recalling every conversation he ever had with anyone! (He is Cl of '41 and was on Gen MacArthur's staff and helped plan the Inchon invasion - has a book coming out this summer: "Smokey Joe & The General"). I sat next to him on the 14-hr plane ride back - and he is remarkable - and he plays the harmonica like a pro! The Korean Gov displayed a special effort to show their appreciation for all nation's support during the war and making it possible for their being such an advance industrialized and democratic nation today. President Park did have a reception for us, the day before she left for her meeting with the Chinese Government! We all came away so impressed with what the Koreans have achieved, thinking the sacrifices we made may have made that "Forgotten War" worth the costs after all - a message every soldier and US citizen should hear!

        

    4) I did visit the Cl of '50 memorial placed on the grounds of the Korean Military Academy(KMA) in '92 - really stirring to see the names of all our classmates who were KIA/WIA in the war inscribed on the monument. I do have pictures which I will send to Sandy. A point - the Koreans send a candidate to West Point every other year; West Point has never reciprocated! The Lt escorting me around the Academy was a KMA graduate who received his Master's at Columbia Univ (NYC) and was an Rhodes Scholar! Their program is a model for all Academies!

    OH! It took me 6 hrs to travel BY CAR from Volney and Janice's house in McLean to our home in Williamsburg!

    Take care,
    Clyde