Old Grad Podcast

Keith talks about his journey from High School, to Soldier, to Prep School to West Point. As a young private he was recognized as USAREUR Soldier of the Year - the award was given to him by LTG Chambers - father of his future roommate Dave Chambers. He talks about his experiences at West Point from the Gospel Choir to the Sprint Football Team. At Engineer OBC,  his girlfriend Leslie drove 10 hours...

Kim Evans (G3) - was commissioned in the Medical Service Corps and served 6.5 years on active duty including a company command at Walter Reed. She has resided in Greenbay Wisconsin for the past 18 years and is getting ready to relocate to the warmer climate of Dallas in a few weeks. She and our classmate Ken Evans (H3) started dating during yearling year and were married the day after graduation i...

Paul lives in West Palm Beach Florida and has two children ages 24 and 17. He is getting ready to paddleboard 83 miles to raise money for Piper's Angels a non-profit that raises money to support families who have children living with Cystic Fibrosis. We chronicle his journey from recruited football player to cadet to Army Officer. Paul was originally planning to play football for Navy, but then fe...

John Abercrombie first met his wife Shannon (USMA '93) when she was a plebe in his company. Oddly enough he ended up taking Shannon's sister to 500th night. Years later John and Shannon would connect back up in the Army. John tells the painful story of losing Shannon to a stroke some years later. He was left as a widow single dad with three boys ages 9,7 and 4 at the time. Today John Jr. is a Firs...

Chris recalls his time as a B-3 Bandit and talks about his journey from Korea, to Hawaii, to New York City, to London, Columbia and Washington DC. We recall the two units in which we served together, the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2ID and the "Fighting 411th" also nicknamed the "Archie Bunker Brigade." Chris served at a senior level in the Department of Energy and is now a Senior VP of Policy and Gov...

Scott Feight lives in Georgia with his wife Tina and two identical twin daughters Megan and Morgan who are both seniors at the University of Georgia. Scott served 8 years as an Army aviator before leaving to join General Electric. He worked at GE for 9 years before accepting the role as ED at the Foundation for Hospital Art. The Foundation was started by Scott's Father in 1984. Scott tells the sto...

In this episode we learn about the journey of Omuso and Monica George. They met at the beginning of cow year and were married on graduation day 1991. Mus ("Moose") recounts his bar pinning ceremony that was hastily done in the mirror of his cadet room right before he headed up to the West Point Chapel to marry Monica. We talk about the Army, overseas assignments in Germany and Korea, what it was l...

In this episode we talk to Ted Russ who is author of Spirit Mission .   The book is a true account of how he and company E-4 stole the Navy Goat our Firstie Year; it connects to a fictional story of stealing a CH47 Chinook in Iraq. As a philosophy major, Ted is deeply analytical and introspective about the unique bonds we forged at West Point. On the podscast he remembers the "jarring experience"...

Becky Kanis Margiotta  served an 11 year career in the Army as a Signal Officer. During that time she was stationed in Ft Bragg and Schofield Barracks. She was the first female company commander of a special operations signal company supporting special forces.  In this episode we trace Becky's career back to her cadet experience and the conflict she faced as an "in the closet" gay service member....

Ralph recently retired in August of 2017, and did not waste a second getting back in service of our country. We talk about the Army, being a Tac at West Point, 9-11 stories, Korea and more.  Rafael A. Paredes was born in El Salvador. At the age of 11, his family fled from the civil war and immigrated to the United States. Looking for opportunities to repay the country that provided his family safe...

Episode 7: Chris Hart, Doug Winton, Jeff Settle, Craig Morrow and Kenny Mintz talk about West Point, the Army, Relief in Place with classmates downrange, dressing up as the OC as cadets and so much more. 

We talk to EZ Pete Gaudet, company E-4 "GO NAKED" - He tells the story of first coming to West Point at 10 years old and feeling an immediate connection to the place. As he will learn later in life, his biological roots run deep to West Point. EZ Pete reflects on the close relationship his parents had with all of our E-4 classmates - as was the case being from Westchester County NY, the Gaudet hom...

In this episode we interview our class President Scott Clemenson. We celebrate Army Sprint Football's 21-17 triumph over Navy, and we recount the impressive effort of the "Big Boys" in taking #5 Oklahoma into overtime.  We talk about escaping dysfunctional family dynamics, Army Foreign Language School with Dan Clevenger, being in Alpha Company at the Prep School, being a "Duck Hunter" with Brent C...

In this episode, we speak to the motorcycle riding, heat-packing, never to be messed with Monique Washington. Who tells her story going back to the first day of prep school and meeting her lifelong battle buddy Ingrid Powell Dawkins. Monique had a conflict with the F2 Zoo tactical officer who was reassigned after an inexplicable situation; We also learn of her need for speed on her pink and gold H...

On location at Class of '91 headquarters, the garage of Mark and Holly West. We talk about the multi-faceted perspectives of the West Family at USMA: As Army Brat, Cadet, Grad Assistant, Professor, USMA staff, and Parent. Today Mark is the Head coach of the Army Sprint Football Team, Holly is the G-5 for USMA. We trace the evolution of West Point's history and tie it back to the impact of General...

In this episode, we talk about the  Army Cyber Institute and our class gift to endow the chair of the Institute, Scouting, What its like to be the father of a cadet, managing two Army Careers, Terry Rice ripping his finger off on the clock tower, the evolution of women at West Point, A spirit mission that landed two cadets in the hospital, area tours and so much more.  Fallen Classmates mentioned:...

John Keenan talks about his epic question to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf at a mandatory Lecture during firstie year. We also talked about fallen classmates Paul Haggerty, Tommy Mctigue, Bill Hecker and Eric DeJong. ADA officer basic course, stolen ambulances, a "dip cup" thrown out a six-floor window that hit the OC and much more.