John and Naomi Jones. Retired in 1992,
John and Naomi send their regards to all their classmates. According to John, the Jones'
are living quiet and uneventful lives.
A bedraggled Burk
and Mary Andrews celebrating grandson Christopher's first birthday.
Bob Heron at home in Charleston, SC
Alex Stoesen in Jerusalem.
Alex and Friend in Jerusalem.
Alex holding up building in Antigua, Guatamala.
Alex resting after holding up building.
Al Kanauka at his Desk in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Al with Major General Jonas Andreskevicius
and Aide de Camp, Senior Lieutenant Giedre Artiene.
Al saying goodbye to the General
Al giving a Lecture.
Alex at Martha's Vineyard
Alex in Cambridge, Masschusetts
Ed and Carolyn at work in Argentina, with
Jackie, their Spanish Interpreter
Ed and Carolyn at Iquazu Falls
Ed and Carolyn on Easter Island
Group in Nashville, TN.
Receiving Instructions
at the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson.
Herb Rothschild and Hamp Walker resting
their weary bones.
Ray Rich, Charlie LaFitte, and Dick MacMillan
enjoying a bit of levity.
Kim Kimbrell receiving word from his son in
Singapore that he is a new grandfather.
Joyce Kimbrell, a new and happy grandmother.
Linda and Walt Newmann enjoying a sunny day.
Jerry Schlesinger mounted on his favorite steed
"Bubba." Hi Yo Bubba, Away!
Our "world traveler"Alex Stoesen at a Habitat
for Humanity Project in Pedro Sula, Honduras, performing rebar work along side fellow workers.
Alex practicing his bricklaying skills.
Alex moving dirt from one place to another.
This did not require any special skills.
Santa (AKA Burk) arriving at the Andrews
residence on Xmas Eve.
Santa and grandkids.
Santa getting a "mandatory hug" from gift
recipients..
Pre Ball cramming himself into uniform to
attend "Stars and Bars" event with newly commissioned 2nd Lts.
Pre and Patty Ball stepping out to celebrate
their 46th wedding anniversary
Alex Stoesen whitewatering on the Cohabon
River in Guatemala. Note the dog not pulling his weight.
Alex Stoesen resting his weary bones in a
warm water spring somewhere on the Cohabon River.
Alex Stoesen "hauling" cinderblocks at a
Habitat for Humanity Project in the suburb of London, England.
Alex "hauling" lumber at the Habitat Project.
Alex sawing the lumber he "hauled" earlier.
Alex demonstrating his dexterity to the delight
of his co-workers as he climbs a ladder to nail the lumber he "hauled" and sawed earlier.
Alex Stoesen standing in the street, before
an ancient cathedral in Bogota, Colombia.
Alex learning how to cook plaintains at a bed
and breakfast in Bogota, Colombia.
Alex Stoesen posing outside the University of Oslo,
Norway Library, while attendinga Scientific Conference.
Alex posing with long-lost relatives while
visiting Oslo, Norway
Alex grabbing a handful from the statue in
Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway.
Alex exalting at his luck from the previous
statue as he and the statue do the wave.
Alex being strapped into an ultra-light
airplane while visiting relatives in Canada.
Alex getting ready to go airborne and is
holding on for dear life.
Ernie and Raquel Owen and two tour members atop
Mount Snowden in Wales.
Ernie and Raquel enjoying the scenery in a typical Welsh
valley.
Ernie kissing the Blarney Stone.
Ernie, Raquel and a dancer enjoying a drink at
Bunratty Castle.
IB Early and Band Members attending a Band Company
Reunion.
Former Band Members mass together during Band
Company Reunion.
Former Band Leaders pose with the present Band
Leader. Jim Vosburgh is second from the right.
Ernie Owen taking a load off his feet during the
Band Reunion.
Alex Stoesen checking on Big Ben in London.
Alex checking out the Lion in Trafalgar
Square.
Alex standing next to a statue of historical
significance.
Alex receiving the Christopher Crittenden Award
for "Lifetime Contributions to the Preservation of North Carolina History.
Ernie and Raquel Owen with the St. Elmo Guards
in Valetta, Malta..
Ernie and Raquel standing in front of the
remains of a 2000 year old temple in Malta.
Ed Goldenberg and family of 18 enjoying
a pleasant vacation on the island of Jamaica.
Burk Andrews marching in the Old Bridge XMAS
Parade with the Lake Ridge Library Cartwheelers.
Jim Vosburgh visiting Ed Martin at Ed's home
in Virginia. Ed is recovering from a second stroke.
John Morgan visiting Ed Martin.
John Morgan and Jim Vosburgh visiting Ed Martin.
Ed and his devoted wife Liz Martin.
Jim V
Earl Jackson, Roy Fyfe, Bill Brown, Jim Vosburgh, and Alex Stoesen at
Special Band Reunion, Classes 1949-1954.
Jim and Louise Vosburgh and Alex Stoesen and
one half of Ernie Owen having lunch at the Special Band Reunion.
Alex Stoesen digging a foundation at a Habitat
for Humanity Project in the Honduras.
Here we find Alex engaged in a rebar effort.
Alex mixing concrete for the foundation.
Alex and the house he helped to build.
Ernie and Raquel Owen visiting the
Alhambra in Seville, Spain.
Ernie and Raquel Owen touring Seville, Spain,
looking for the Barber.
Alex Stoesen at the Vienna Gate in a small
town north of Budapest, Hungary, while working on a Habitat for Humanity Project.
Alex doing some carpentering.
Alex working on the eaves.
Alex and female friends doing some painting.
Al Kanauka at the 45th Class Reunion.
Al Kanauka with visiting Dignitaries from VMI.
Al Kanauka reading VMI Yearbook.
Al Kanauka with VMI Cadet in Vilnius.
Alex Stoesen at the ruins of Capernicum.
Alex Stoesen in front of the Citadel in Israel.
Alex Stoesen in front of the Ramallah Police Station.
Alex Stoesen handling expensive machinery.
Alex in the trenches at Habitat for Humanity in Zambia.
Alex Stoesen raising the walls of the building in Zambia.
Alex Stoesen visiting the Victoria Falls.
Alex Stoesen whitewatering on the Zambezi River.
Al Kanauka with Austrian BG Roland Vogel.
Al Kanauka with Austrian Veterans.
Al Kanauka enjoying a lttle "bubbly" with Austrian Mountain Rangers.
Alex Stoesen heading up the road in Honduras.
Alex hauling debris in a wheelbarrow.
Alex in a giving mood.
Alex relaxing with a new found friend.
Lewis and Shirley reviewing the high water mark left
on one of 183 homes by Huricane Floyd.
Alex Stoesen mishandling a wheelbarrow.
Alex working on his cow milking skills.
Alex taking a time out with a co-worker.
Dick Black and Joe Kouten observing and supervising
PT Barracks Groundbreaking Ceremonies.
Cadets form security watch for PT Barracks
Groundbreaking Ceremonies.
Senators Hollings and Inouye et al breaking
ground for the new PT Barracks.
Alex doing back-breaking wall building work
in Ethiopia.
Alex and helper to follow.
Alex and a group of his admirers.
Alex Getting it together in Kenya.
Alex sawing with an admirer watching
Alex teaching one of his students
Alex doing a little shoveling in Armenia
Alex tying rebar together
Alex with the American Ambassador" to Armenia"
Alex looking for his Uncle in London
Alex gave up looking for his Uncle
Alex found a "long-lost cousin" instead
Guy and Frances Hecker, Paul McGuire and Carroll
Summers visiting the Heckers.
Guy Hecker and Carroll Summmer
Alex using latest technology to move bricks while on
a Habitat For Humanity project in Baluba, Uganda
Alex sawing with an admirer watching
Alex teaching one of his students
Alex with the Queen of Gulla-Geeche.
Alex with his St. Helena Island, SC admirers
Alex about to get some praise by entering the
Praiseworthy Building.
Alex wearing ceremonial hat in KYRGSTAN.
Alex busy at work in old style Soviet Apt.
Alex surrounded by his admirers.
"Pre Ball's grandson,who is Regimental Commander at
Texas A&M. Certainly,a grandson to be proud of.
Proud Grandpa John Morgan with his
first grandson, Tyler.
Young Tyler with Citadel Ring, not
knowing that he is going to be a member of the Class of 2021.
Alex Stoesen and his merry band of
builders in a primitive village in Lae, Papua,New Guinea.
Alex and partner eyeballing a piece of wood.
Bob Soukop pointing to his hotel sign
Bob Soukop and Myrtle Beach Kiwanis Club.
Bob Soukop giving out free passes.
Dickie and Inez Black Chowing Down
The Homecoming 2003 Group enjoying a night out.
Group includes Dickie and Inez Black, Joe Kouten, Agnes Kouten, Joyce Bliesener, Carl
Bliesener, Wally Putnam and Clara Putnam.
The Homecoming 2033 Guys hamming it up.(Wide
angle lens was used).
The Homecoming 2003 Ladies after dinner.
Charlie Jenkins, John Morgan and Joe Culbreth at
The Citadel VMI game.
The Summerall Guards are waiting to perform at
The Citadel-VMI game.
Alex in Madagasgar on Habitat for Humanity
Project with one of his many admirers.
Alex and friend engaging in brick toss.
Alex applying cement.
Alex applying finishing touches.
Capt Al Kanauka taking a liesurly cruise while on
duty with the Austrian Duty, wearing his Citadel sweater.(Tough Duty)
Al accompanies the Lithuanian Military Cadet
Choir, 40 men strong, in a songfest with the Austrian Choir held in Spittel, Austria. Al is
kneeling at the right of the photo.
Al Kanauka receiving the Black Cross
from a Lithuanian official for his work in taking care of Austrian's soldiers graves who
died during WW II.
Al proudly wearing the Black Cross.
Vic Haendle (deceased) and Kim Kimbrell
hamming it up during their Senior Year. Vic was warning Kim to wake up. Shorty Williams
was coming.
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"The Boys of F Troop --Vic Haendle
(deceased) Kim Kimbrell, Doug McDaniel, Ralston Wylly (deceased), Tyrell Scott (deceased), Jim Van Ness, and Phil
Brookshire. What a bunch and handsome young men.
Al Boyt attending wedding of a friend, Norman
Crawford, Class of '92. Al is not wearing the kilts.
Jamie Boyt, Class of 1991, receiving his Class
Ring.
Al applying finishing touches in Ghana Habitat for
Humanity Project.
Al doing his share of the work, much to the delight of
an adoring bystander.
Al getting ready for an invasion.
Two hotshot pilots - Carol Summers and
Guy Hecker.
Carol Summers with wife Evelyn and
grandchildren .
Al Stoesen in Kunming, China working on a
Humanity Project.
Al at the Great Wall of China.
Al in Tenamin Square.
Al Stoesen in Khujand, Tajikistan,
working on a Habitat for Humanity Project.
Al looking lonely standing in Moscow's
Red Square.
Al in St Petersburg, Russia, alongside
his private yacht
Mini Reunion with Joe Culbreth,
Lewis Cauthen,Charlie Jenkins and Hal Hyde.
Jim Vosburgh and Quincy Collins attending
Parade at The Citadel, honoring MIA/POW's. Jim and Louise Vosburgh and George Meagher at the American Military Museum in Charleston, SC.
Alex shoveling sand.Al passing the bucket.
Al with his Harem.
Smisson bronzing his bod atop Murray Bks.
Smisson, Shriver, and Schlesinger at Folly Beach.
Smisson and Coles sporting a cherished item.
A Mini Reunion was held in Cellblock
Fantasy, Orangeberg, SC. Left to right is Tudor Robertson, Pre Ball, and Jack Geiger.
What a young and handsome group of jailbirds. Fortunately, they all went on to live
successful and productive lives.
Another Mini Reunion was held in Cellblock Fantasy,
Orangeberg, SC. Information made available states that the "birds" from left to right are:
Van Allen, Billie Jones, Jim Conley, Joe Kouten, and Carl Bliesener. Fortunately, they too,
all went on to live successful and productive lives.
Al Stoesen and crew, in Chile, moving partition, acting
if they stole it from another buildingAl and friend wallboarding. Somebody forgot to tell Alex that he need to wear his mask over his nose and mouth and not over his forehead
Alex always has a female companion on his soujourns.
In Romania, Alex is applying circular saw to wood.
It appears he cut off part of the photo, too.Word is out that Alex is in town and he becomes noticed by the fairer sex.
The remaining women in town can't wait to "hookup" to this outstanding craftsman.
In Argentina, Alex and friend from the USMA, Class of '57
diligently applying the concept of eenie, meenie, minnimo principle of selecting the appropriate pot.
Here Alex is doing what he does best, passing a cinder block to the next person in line.
When all else fails, apply brute force to get the cinder block to fit.
Al Kanauka in Lithuania with Major G. Stalioraitis (Sandhurst Grad)to his
left and CDR Timothy Mc Elhannon, USN (VMI Grad), all trying to fine tune new NATO warriors.
"The Ordnance Boys" at summer camp.
Here we see our Ordnance classmates in their heyday attending summer camp
at Aberdeen. MD, circa 1953. From the left: Gene Yaschik, Carl Bleisener, Eddie Sirkin, Ralph Oldmixon,
Gene Risher and Ed Stoessen. The Glory days. 
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Last Update: December 12,2014
