USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MISSION

To serve and support the

United States, the Naval Service,

the Naval Academy and its Alumni;

By furthering the highest standards at

the Naval Academy; By seeking out,

informing, encouraging and assisting

outstanding, qualified young men and

women to pursue careers as officers in

the Navy and Marine Corps through

the Naval Academy; and, By initiating

and sponsoring activities which will

perpetuate the history, traditions,

memories and growth of the

Naval Academy and bind Alumni

together in support of the highest

ideals of command, citizenship

and government.

Serving the Alma Mater and

its Alumni since 1886

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LIEUTENANT GENERALWILLIAM M. KEYS ’60, USMC (RET.)

HONORING

MR. JAMES W. KINNEAR III ’50 ADMIRALFRANK B. KELSO II ’56, USN (RET.)

REAR ADMIRALBENJAMIN F. MONTOYA ’58, CEC, USN (RET.)

ADMIRALHENRY G. CHILES JR. ’60, USN (RET.)

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The 2008 Medal Ceremony marks the 10th year ofhonoring and celebrating the lives of alumni throughthe U.S. Naval Academy Alumni AssociationDistinguished Graduate Award program.

Each year, distinguished graduates are honoredbecause of their demonstrated and unselfish commitment to a lifetime of service, their personalcharacter, and the significant contributions they have made to the Navy and Marine Corps or asleaders in industry or government. They are the living embodiment of the Academy’s mission todevelop leaders to “assume the highest responsibilitiesof command, citizenship and government.” Wehonor these five individuals for the principles theystand for—today and always.

The 2008 Distinguished Graduate Award selectioncommittee was chaired by Admiral Charles S. Abbot’66, USN (Ret.). Members of the committeeinclude The Honorable Richard Armitage ’67; Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper ’57, USN (Ret.);Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. ’70, USN(Ret.); Lieutenant General Jack Klimp ’68, USMC(Ret.); Captain James Lovell ’52, USN (Ret.); Dr. William C. Miller ’62 and Captain George P.Watt Jr. ’73, USNR (Ret.).

10TH ANNIVERSARY

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MEDAL PRESENTATION4:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES FOR 2008

INVOCATION

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

WELCOME AND REMARKSVice Admiral Jeffrey L. Fowler ’78, USN

Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy

PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD MEDALS

Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost ’53, USN (Ret.)Chairman of the Board, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association

and Midshipman Zerbin Singleton ’08Brigade Commander

REMARKS Distinguished Graduate Recipients of 2008

NAVY BLUE & GOLD

DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY

PROGRAM

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James W. Kinnear III was born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1928and attended St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire before

matriculating to the Naval Academy in 1946. The Lucky Bagwrote of “Jamie’s” “cherubic countenance and idiotic sense ofhumor which… fell short of his accompanying provocativegrin.” He served in Brigade leadership positions and excelledacademically, graduating with distinction in 1950.

Fifteen days after graduation Jim married Mary Tullis,whom he met on a blind date while at the Academy. The Korean

War began five days later, so the honeymoon was short for Ensign Kinnear as hereported as Assistant Navigator aboard the USS BADOENG STRAIT soon after. Heserved three consecutive tours in Korean waters, resulting in seven engagement starsand a Navy Commendation medal for rushing to the aid of wayward parachutistsduring a refit in Japan.

Following his sea duty, Lieutenant Kinnear served as the personal aide toComNine. His original focus on a naval career altered after his introduction to thepresident of Texaco. Impressed by the young officer, the executive offered him a jobonce his military service was done. In 1954, Kinnear took him up on the offer andjoined Texaco’s management training program where he pumped gas and washed carsat a Texaco station in Chicago before he ever got to make a management decision.

Mr. Kinnear held sales positions for Texaco in Puerto Rico, Jamaica andHawaii, as well as positions in refining, marketing and transportation as he rose upthe ranks, making vice president in 1966, the same year he retired from theReserves as a Lieutenant Commander. He was elected to Texaco’s Board ofDirectors in 1977, became executive vice president in 1978, and president ofTexaco USA in 1982.

In 1987 as the new president and CEO of Texaco Inc., Mr. Kinnear becamethe first chief executive to hold a full-fledged press conference in Texaco’s 85-yearhistory. “I am absolutely determined to change the image of this company,” heasserted. He didn’t just change the image—he pulled them through bankruptcy andmassive restructuring, putting a large focus on innovation and technology in the

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oilfields and laboratories. He attributed his leadership and problem-solving skills tohis time at the Naval Academy.

Gulf War I crossed paths with Texaco when their oil field between Kuwait andSaudi Arabia was occupied by Iraqi forces who blew up around 1,000 wells. As one of the few Westerners on the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors, Mr. Kinnearwas quick to take a leadership roll in reassuring Americans about their oil supplyand negotiating the reconstruction of the fields, starting with hiring experts toextinguish the well-publicized fires blazing.

After his retirement in 1993, Mr. Kinnear became chairman of the board of theMetropolitan Opera, having received the National Medal of Art from PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush in 1992 for prior involvement with the Met. He has also beenon the boards of the Public Policy Institute, St. Paul’s School, Paine Webber,Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Unilever, New York Botanical Gardensand Saudi Arabian Oil Company as the only non-Saudi where he worked toimprove Middle Eastern relations.

He was one of the original members of the board of the Naval AcademyFoundation (retiring in 2007) and is a life member of the Alumni Association and amember of the Robert Means Thompson Society. Jim and his wife Mary establishedand endowed the James and Mary Kinnear Chair in Physical Sciences, the KinnearFellows Program, and the $1.4 million Director’s Award. He has successfully raisedfunds for Naval Academy’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies and supportedhis class’s Naval Academy Museum endowment. They reside in Greenwich, CT.

“Leaders,” Mr. Kinnear once wrote, “are driven by their dreams of success forthe enterprise, rather than for themselves. They lead by words and example. Theymust be accountable. And above all they must have and must project a strong senseof ethics.” As a father, author, patent holder, hunter, gentleman and leader, he isthe personification of his own words, “earning the respect of everyone he meets”and “appreciating the importance of preserving America’s soul as well as itsstrength,” say his peers.

CLASS OF 1950

Frank Benton Kelso II hailed from Fayetteville, TN, beforebeing shocked by the “system” at the Naval Academy, according

to the 1956 Lucky Bag. He was also described as an avid golferand “always industrious and jovial, he possessed the attributesof a good leader.”

Following graduation in 1956, he served on the cargoship USS OGLETHORPE (AKA-100) before attending

Submarine School in 1958. He was assigned to the submarineUSS SABALO (SS-302) before returning to Submarine School for

nuclear power training in January 1960. He then served on the USS POLLACK

(SSN-603), USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN-626) and USS SCULPIN (SSN-590),steadily rising up the ranks.

In subsequent tours, Admiral Kelso served as Commanding Officer NavalNuclear Power School, USS FINBACK and USS BLUEFISH. He then served asExecutive Assistant to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He was assigned toreestablish and to command of Submarine Squadron Seven in 1977. Selected asRear Admiral in 1980, his Pentagon assignments included Director, StrategicSubmarine Division, Office of the CNO, and Director, Office of Program Appraisal,Office of the Secretary of the Navy.

As Sixth Fleet Commander, Admiral Kelso led multiple successful actionsagainst Libya in the 1980s. Sixth Fleet forces intercepted the plane carrying the terrorists who commandeered the ACHILLE LAURO, setting a precedent for our military actions against current terrorist threats. This earned him a place in historyas one of the first successful leaders in the modern war on terrorism.

He was promoted to four stars and assumed command of the U.S. AtlanticFleet in June 1986. Assignments to Commander U.S. Atlantic Command andNATO’s Supreme Allied Command Atlantic followed in 1988.

The Admiral’s career culminated in his appointment as the 24th Chief of Naval Operations, which he held from July 1990 to April 1994, facing the militarychallenges posed by Operation Desert Shield in 1990 and Operation Desert Storm

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ADMIRALFRANK B. KELSO II, USN (RET.)

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CLASS OF 1956

the following year. He also took on the daunting task of directing a study on howto modernize and transition the Navy into the post-cold war 21st century. In 1993he held the post of Acting Secretary of the Navy while also CNO, the first to everhold both positions concurrently.

While planning for the future of the Navy, Admiral Kelso was jolted back tothe present by the events of Tailhook in 1991. Many praised his subsequent revisions to officer and enlisted training to provide a continuum of education whichwould address the changing social issues of any era and hopefully provide betterforesight than the Navy possessed in 1991. In the spring of 1992, he endorsed anambitious plan to put women in combat jets and on combat ships. Admiral Kelsoeliminated vestiges of an old and embedded culture to make way for a brighterfuture for all. Our core values of honor, commitment and courage were initiated onhis watch.

Upon his retirement, Admiral Kelso remained very active with the Navy andthe Naval Academy. He was a senior Fellow at the Armed Forces Staff College,offered many of his personal effects to the Lincoln County Museum in Tennesseefor permanent display, was the Reaffirmation Day speaker for the Class of 2006, hasbeen a tireless fundraiser for his class, enjoys presenting the Frank B. Kelso Class of1956 award during Commissioning Week, delivered the first Forrestal lecture inAlumni Hall, and is a trustee emeritus of the Naval Academy Foundation Athleticand Scholarship Division. He also continues to consult with Congress and industryon defense matters.

Admiral Kelso has been described as “a 4.0 sailor” who “brought sponsorshipof terrorism to a standstill.” “Today’s Navy is benefiting from his contributions andsense of direction that he sustained and passed on to those who followed,” whichincludes a son and son-in-law currently serving as squadron commanders. He andhis wife Landess live in Fayetteville, TN.

Benjamin Franklin Montoya was born in Indio, CA, andgraduated from Coachella Valley High School. During his

years at the Naval Academy, “Bennie” was an “ace chucker” forthe baseball team, according to the Lucky Bag, beating Armyin his youngster year and serving as captain in 1958. He wasa Striper in the 5th Company and “known also for a bigheart.” He was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy Civil

Engineer Corps.Rear Admiral Montoya earned a bachelor’s degree in civil

engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960 and was thenassigned to Long Beach Naval Shipyard as Resident Engineer. In 1964, he wasdeployed to Guam with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three, followed byVietnam where he led an advance party in country to supervise the construction ofthe first base camp built by SeaBees in Da Nang. He returned in 1966 to Chu Lai,constructing a base camp, supply point, hospital and a Marine Corp helicopter base.

He returned to Port Hueneme, CA, as a Lieutenant Commander and the mostjunior CEC Chief Staff Officer of the 31st NCR in CEC history.

A master’s degree in environmental studies from the Georgia Institute ofTechnology in 1967 followed, which he utilized for the Navy from Puerto Rico toCalifornia. 1974 found him in Washington, DC, as director of the Navy’sEnvironmental Quality Division getting the Navy up on environmental compliance.In 1977 he became responsible for compliance for the entire Department of theNavy. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University to cover the legal aswell as physical aspects of compliance.

Because of his superior performance as the Navy’s environmental expert, RearAdmiral Montoya assumed his first command in 1981 as Commanding Officer ofthe Navy Public Works Center in San Diego, followed by Commander, WestDivEngineering Command, San Bruno in 1984. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in1986, serving in the office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics).During this time, he provided vital support to the Superintendent, Admiral CharlesLarson ’58, USN, in securing the funding for Alumni Hall.

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REAR ADMIRALBENJAMIN F. MONTOYA, CEC, USN (RET.)

He retired from the Navy in 1989 as Chief of the Navy Civil Engineer Corpsand Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, attaining the highest position for an active duty Civil Engineer Corps officer. During his career,Rear Admiral Montoya was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, twoLegions of Merit, the Bronze Star with Combat “V” for service in Vietnam, and anumber of other citations. Upon retirement, HENAAC awarded him their 1989Hispanic Engineer of the Year. He has also received multiple accolades and awardsfrom the private sector for his service and leadership.

His work continued after retirement, as Rear Admiral Montoya joined PacificGas and Electric in San Francisco where he became a senior vice president and general manager of the gas supply business unit. In 1993 he became president andCEO of the Public Service Company of New Mexico and the chairman of theboard in 1999.

In 2006, Rear Admiral Montoya was appointed to the NASA Advisory Councilas a member of the Space Operations Committee. That same year he was honoredwith membership into the National Academy of Construction for his work on theNavy’s major shore facilities environmental restoration program (1970-1981), asDirector of the Environmental Protection Division of the Office of the Chief ofNaval Operations, and as Chief of the Civil Engineers Corps. He was inducted intothe National Academy of Engineering in 2001. He has served on multiple boardsand for the past 11 years, he has served as chairman of the CEC/SeaBee HistoricalFoundation. He was appointed by the President of the United States to the 1995Base Realignment and Closure Commission and the Naval Academy Board ofVisitors, which he chaired for two years.

Rear Admiral Montoya has been described as “one of the most accomplishedcivil engineers in the history of the United States Navy” and “a man of action.”With his “great personal integrity and high sense of honor… Ben stands in thefront ranks of distinguished Americans.” He resides in northern California with hiswife of nearly 50 years, Virginia. They have seven children and 17 grandchildren.

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CLASS OF 1958

William Morgan Keys was born in Fredericktown, PA, andentered the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1960.

At the Academy, “Bull” excelled at many intramural sports during his time at the Academy. The Lucky Bag recalled “hiseasy going manner and great sense of humor that made himmany friends.”

As a Marine, Lieutenant General Keys began his 34 yearsof service as a platoon leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine

Regiment. In Vietnam, he was decorated as company commanderwith the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. While Captain, he personally led units against numerically superior North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces,repelling attacks and overrunning the enemy.

He volunteered for a second tour in Vietnam as a Major and advisor to aVietnamese Marine Brigade, part of the Division who recaptured and defendedQuang Tri Province from the North Vietnamese Army. He also defended QuangTri City with infantry armor attacks and helicopter-born assaults during continuouscombat conditions.

Twenty years later, as the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Division atCamp Lejeune, NC, Lieutenant General Keys prepared more than 20,500 marinesfor deployment and combat operations in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm,the heaviest Marine division ever assembled, breaching Iraqi barriers and minefieldsto retake Kuwait. He developed the rationale for the two-axis attack that provedhighly successful, befitting his call sign “Pit Bull” and marking him as a superb tacticalleader. General Norman Schwarzkopf said of his performance: “The two Marinedivisions…what can I say? Simply brilliant!”

Lieutenant General Keys has been awarded the Navy Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action in 1967 taking his company on independent action, surroundinga North Vietnamese battalion and inflicting heavy casualties. He has also beenawarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat “V”, two Distinguished ServiceMedals, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Cross of Gallantry, Legion of

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LIEUTENANT GENERALWILLIAM M. KEYS, USMC (RET.)

Merit with Combat “V”, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Vietnam ServiceMedal with four bronze stars.

Lieutenant General Keys is also one of a group of outstanding Marines whowas chosen to wear Colonel Merritt A. “Red Mike” Edson’s rank insignia, anhonor less than a dozen Marines have ever received. Edson was commander of thefabled Word War II 1st Marine Raider Battalion, considered by the Marine Corpsto be its first U.S. Special Operations Force. For 60 years, the passing of Edson’sEagles has been unusual for its informality and privacy, honoring “the same mysticalblend of intelligence, dignity, innovation, and raw courage that were the hallmarkof their original owner.” This honor is no great surprise to his fellow Marines whocall Lieutenant General Keys fearless, inspirational, exceptional and bold.

During his 34 years in the Corps he served at every level of operational command and was the Marine Corps Liaison Officer to the Senate and DeputySecretary, Joint Secretariat, Joint Chiefs of Staff in DC. He retired as Commander,U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces,Atlantic; Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force; Commander,Marine Force, Atlantic; Commander, U.S. Marine Corp Forces, South (Designate);and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe (Designate).

His friends and colleagues say, “Keys is a warrior! If I could have one person inmy foxhole in combat, it would be Bill Keys.” “He deserves a place among ourAcademy heroes—he has been one from day one.” He mentored legions of youngofficers who “would, and did, follow him anywhere.” His “fighting spirit, keenintelligence, dedication to the mission and care for the personnel under his command are second to none.”

Lieutenant General Keys is a President’s Circle donor to the Naval AcademyFoundation and participated in Naval Academy seminars for midshipmen interestedin the Marine Corps. He is the President and CEO of Colt Firearms, Hartford, CT,and resides with his wife Gail and family in Hume, VA.

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CLASS OF 1960

Henry G. Chiles Jr. was born and raised up the road fromthe Academy in Baltimore and Linthicum, MD. As a first class

midshipman, “Hank” was a Midshipman Company Commanderand graduated with distinction. He was awarded the ThompsonTrophy for promoting athletics, having helped propel Navyto the national lacrosse championship in 1960 as a third-string All-American. The Lucky Bag noted his “constant

hustle and competitive spirit,” calling him “one of the mostprominent men in his class.”

Following commissioning, Admiral Chiles served aboard USS BORIE (DD 704),followed by submarine training in 1961 and nuclear propulsion training to begin hislong service in nuclear submarines.

Between 1963 and 1973 he served aboard multiple nuclear submarines, includingthe USS TRITON, USS TECUMSEH, Submarine Squadron 15 staff in Guam and USSDRUM, taking a break to receive a Masters of Arts from Oxford University as aCNO Scholar in politics, philosophy and economics.

Admiral Chiles returned to life underwater in 1976 aboard the USS GURNARD

for an under-ice deployment in the Arctic, assuming command upon return. He wasreassigned in 1980 to serve as Special Assistant to the Director of the Naval NuclearPropulsion Program. Other posts included Commander, Submarine SquadronThree; Commander, Naval Training Center, San Diego; Director, StrategicSubmarine Division; Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (UnderseaWarfare); Commander, Submarine Group Eight in Naples, Italy, and Commander,Submarine Force Atlantic where he significantly changed attack submarine force operations after the end of the Cold War.

Admiral Chiles was assigned as Deputy Commander, United States StrategicCommand in 1993, and less than a year later, was appointed Commander in Chief,responsible for all U.S. Air Force and Navy strategic nuclear forces. He was the firstAdmiral to lead the U.S. Strategic Command.

During his 36-year career, he was awarded the DOD Distinguished Service Medal,Navy Distinguished Service Medal, five Legion of Merits, and other decorations.

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ADMIRALHENRY G. CHILES JR., USN (RET.)

Retiring in 1996, he returned to the Academy in 1999 for three years in theMcMullen Distinguished Chair of Leadership. His teaching style and years of experience made Admiral Chiles an ideal and very popular teacher, adding much to the Academy’s curriculum. He has served on multiple councils, boards, andcommittees, including Sandia National Laboratories, The Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics Laboratory, the National Defense University Capstone Program,Naval Submarine League, Naval Academy Foundation (Athletic and ScholarshipPrograms), McDonogh School as a trustee, National Military Family Associationand Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. As the National Chairman of the SubmarineCentennial Celebration in 2000, he successfully urged the U.S. Postal Service toissue stamps honoring the Submarine Service.

In 2006, Admiral Chiles addressed the incoming Class of 2010 at theReaffirmation Ceremony, welcoming 2010 aboard, citing the many years of serviceof the Class of 1960 including the heroic, inspirational leadership of LieutenantGeneral Bill Keys, USMC, and other exemplary classmates, and urging their acceptance and practice of honor, courage and commitment.

His wife, Katy, was a Navy Relief volunteer, led the spouse portion of theCapstone Course for newly selected flag and general officers and was president ofthe Dolphin Scholarship Foundation.

Admiral Chiles’s peers describe him as a “superb naval officer and great gentleman and American,” “a truly outstanding role model for today’sMidshipmen,” “possessing great integrity” with a “record of achievement that very few Naval officers have attained.” His service to the Navy and Academy hasbeen nothing less than outstanding.

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CLASS OF 1960

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CAPTAIN JOHN W. CRAWFORD JR., USN (RET.)Class of 1942—DGA 2001

ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. CROWE JR., USN (RET.)Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1925-2007)

MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM A. ANDERS, USAFR (RET.)Class of 1955—DGA 2000

MR. ROGER T. STAUBACHClass of 1965—DGA 2000

ADMIRAL JAMES L. HOLLOWAY III, USN (RET.)Class of 1943—DGA 2000

VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, USN (RET.)Class of 1951—DGA 2000 (1930-2005)

ADMIRAL THOMAS H. MOORER, USN (RET.)Class of 1933—DGA 1999 (1912-2004)

DR. JOHN J. MCMULLENClass of 1940—DGA 2000 (1918-2005)

DISTINGUISHED GRADUATEAWARD RECIPIENTS

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COLONEL JOHN W. RIPLEY, USMC (RET.)Class of 1962—DGA 2002

AMBASSADOR WILLIAM H.G. FITZGERALDClass of 1931—DGA 2003 (1909-2006)

REAR ADMIRAL EUGENE B. FLUCKEY, USN (RET.)Class of 1935—DGA 2003 (1913-2007)

REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT W. MCNITT, USN (RET.)Class of 1938—DGA 2003

THE HONORABLE JAMES E. CARTER JR.Class of 1947—DGA 2002

ADMIRAL CARLISLE A.H. TROST, USN (RET.)Class of 1953—DGA 2002

CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL, USN (RET.)Class of 1952—DGA 2001

VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES S. MINTER JR., USN (RET.)Class of 1937—DGA 2002

VICE ADMIRAL JAMES B. STOCKDALE, USN (RET.)Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1923-2005)

ADMIRAL JAMES D. WATKINS, USN (RET.)Class of 1949—DGA 2001

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VICE ADMIRAL GERALD E. MILLER, USN (RET.)Class of 1942—DGA 2004

VICE ADMIRAL JAMES F. CALVERT, USN (RET.)Class of 1943—DGA 2004

LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES G. COOPER, USMC (RET.)Class of 1950—DGA 2004

REAR ADMIRAL RONALD F. MARRYOTT, USN (RET.)Class of 1957—DGA 2004 (1934-2005)

CAPTAIN SLADE D. CUTTER, USN (RET.)Class of 1935—DGA 2005 (1911-2005)

REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT H. WERTHEIM, USN (RET.)Class of 1946—DGA 2005

ADMIRAL RONALD J. HAYS, USN (RET.)Class of 1950—DGA 2005

MR. H. ROSS PEROTClass of 1953—DGA 2005

VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. HOUSER, USN (RET.)Class of 1942—DGA 2003

LIEUTENANT GENERAL VICTOR H. KRULAK, USMC (RET.)Class of 1934—DGA 2004

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CAPTAIN THOMAS J. HUDNER, USN (RET.)Class of 1947—DGA 2006

ADMIRAL KINNAIRD R. MCKEE, USN (RET.)Class of 1951—DGA 2006

GENERAL ROBERT T. HERRES, USAF (RET.)Class of 1954—DGA 2006

ADMIRAL CHARLES R. LARSON, USN (RET.)Class of 1958—DGA 2006

REAR ADMIRAL MAURICE H. RINDSKOPF, USN (RET.)Class of 1938—DGA 2007

ADMIRAL THOMAS B. HAYWARD, USN (RET.)Class of 1948—DGA 2007

MR. RALPH W. HOOPERClass of 1951—DGA 2007

ADMIRAL LEIGHTON W. SMITH JR., USN (RET.)Class of 1962—DGA 2007

For more information on the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association’s DistinguishedGraduate Award program and recipients, visit www.usna.com.

NAVY BLUE & GOLD

Now colleges from sea to sea, may sing of colors true,But who has better right than we, to hoist a symbol hue?For Sailors brave in battle fair, since fighting days of old

Have proved the Sailor’s right to wear, the Navy Blue and Gold.

Four years together by the Bay, where Severn joins the tide,Then by the Service called away, we’re scattered far and wide;But still when two or three shall meet, and old tales be retold,

From low to highest in the Fleet, we’ll pledge the Blue and Gold.