Old Grad Podcast

Mark Livesay was joined by fellow company mate Norine D'Arcy Walker. We talk about the great experience in company Happy 2 and reminisce about barracks antics they called "Capers."

Mark leads a team of people at Google and his internal bio reads as follows:

Helping awesome people do amazing things for the best possible reasons

Mark’s tried about every fun job [and a couple that weren’t] in aerospace and auto manufacturing, business

Mark enjoys time with family, anything triathlon or open water, writing about himself in third person, and irony.

October 1st, 2024 Healthy Leaders Call

Sign up for Class Tailgate on October 19th, 2024 - Link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usma-class-of-1991-football-weekend-tickets-970995693257?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&fbclid=IwY2xjawFht5tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcR3vSdirZaMs7h9mvDNqCQtDFD_-7Ssxtev4L8kaXvtfZvtlWh9Muw15w_aem__PC09fRo2Yek4OkV6ij-2w

Dave Dadich joined by fellow Hog co-host John Cook.  We talk about living every day like it could be your last. 

Sign up for our class tailgate: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usma-class-of-1991-football-weekend-tickets-970995693257

Tony served 30 years in the Army and retired at the rank of Colonel. He was commissioned as an Armor officer and then transitioned into acquisitions following his company grade time. He supported special operations command in that capacity which included multiple deployments in some unique situations. 

Mark Cramer commissioned FA upon graduation and served in Hawaii after attending DLI for Turkish. After the Army, he went to B-School at Thunderbird (U-Arizona) and worked in technology for a number of years before transitioning to residential real estate where he works with his wife Lisa. They have two children and reside in Denver - the location of our next mini-reunion. The first 20 minutes are a fun AAR with the Wests as we recap the recent mini-reunion in Lexington Kentucky. 

Ron Lukow served 26 years in the Army as an aviator. In this podcast, he chronicles his journey from growing up in Mattoon Illinois (the youngest of five children in a military family) to West Point, the Army, and now at BAE Systems. He and his wife Kathy reside in Northern Virginia and have 2 children. Ron talks about highlights of his Army career including as commander of Task Force Comanche where he received the highest aviation honor the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic actions under fire. 

Brian Turner serves as the Associate Deputy Director of the FBI. He details his story from humble beginnings on the South Side of Chicago to becoming the 2nd most senior official in the FBI today.  Despite his meteoric rise through the ranks of our government, BT remains true to his roots and lives by his Leadership Philosophy: Character, Competence, and Empathy - all values that were instilled in him at West Point and in the Army. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OuArapr-keE5JtpyPZ3e7bp-fnSPO60s__QrM_IMba0/edit

Class of 91 Mini Reunion

Lexington KY

18-21 April 2024 

Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa

1800 Newtown Pike Lexington, Kentucky 40511

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Agenda:

Thursday 18 April:

10:00am Golf ($90 pp) or spa (book appts on your own)

6:00 Welcome cocktail party at Hotel ($125pp)

Friday 19 April:

10:30 am: Keeneland Races ($25pp ) ( https://www.keeneland.com/)

6:30 pm Dinner at Malones (https://bluegrasshospitality.com/malones/) ($125pp)

Bus transportation for the day ($60pp)

Saturday 20 April

10:00 Bourbon Tour ($200pp)

Evening (dinner on your own) Downtown lexington is pretty cool (https://www.lexingtondistillerydistrict.com/attractions)

You have 4 ways to pay. If you need Holly’s cell number, it is 270.304.7221

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Chuck served 30 years of active duty following graduation from West Point and retired as a Colonel. He now works as counsel for The Defense Threat Reduction Agency. DTRA is both a defense agency and a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense for countering weapons of mass destruction and supporting the nuclear enterprise. Chuck takes us through his 30-year Army career and highlights points of wisdom and leadership he learned along the way. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Renee and they have two young adult children Madeline and Zachary. 

Chris Hartley, formerly a law department professor at West Point, retired from active duty after his last assignment there. He is currently serving as a company tactical officer at the Citadel in Charleston, SC, where he finds immense fulfillment in shaping tomorrow's leaders through his role.