Special Edition!
Volume 5, Issue 1 • September 2023
Alumni Association President Update
IN THIS ISSUE Alumni Association President Update by Gregg Center ’91 Value of a Military School Education by BG Richard Geraci, USA (Ret), MMA President
Hello my fellow Brothers — “It’s the most wonderful time … of the year!!”
Summer Camp – MMA Style!
We are coming up on Alumni Weekend and a chance for us all to go HOME for a few days. We hope to see you at Old MMA with the events officially kicking off on Friday morning and going through Sunday, including a baseball game in Kansas City between the Royals and the New York Yankees (see schedule of events in this edition of Reveille). We want to thank all of you who have donated to the MMA Alumni Association and the events we hold on behalf of alumni. Most definitely, a big thank-you goes out to those who donate to the Academy. It is your donations, no matter how big or small, that help keep Missouri Military Academy alive and well. Not only do your donations matter, but so does the time and talent you give back to your alma mater. We have so many alumni from all the way back to 1947 — our oldest living Battalion Commander J. Ross Fernstrum ’47 (learn more about him on page 4) — who give their time and efforts to the Academy through the alumni association. I believe this time and talent is just as valuable as a monetary donation. Those of you who are donating this valuable service are keeping the spirit of MMA alive. Thank you! (See page 12 for how Jarrod Magee, Class of 1997, is giving back!) We would love to have more alumni from around the world to join us in building an even stronger alumni association and help grow the Academy back to full
Volume 5, Issue 1 • September 2023
Alumni Armada Sets Sail by Chris Schafer ’89 4th Annual MMA Alumni Float Trip by Mike Misemer ’89 capacity. We have positions opening up for valuable input. Join the MMA Alumni Association Board of Directors and see what goes on behind the curtain — not only with the alumni association, but you’ll also get insight into what is happening at MMA. Over the past decade, the many who have contributed to and are active in the alumni association have given us a voice at the table of the MMA Board of Trustees and communication has never been better. I look forward to seeing you all soon. Please consider joining the board, or just come in for a peek behind the curtain. I think you will find it interesting. Go Colonels! In Love and Loyalty, Gregg Center ’91 President Alumni Association of Missouri Military Academy
Fallen Army Guard Sniper Memorialized in Marksmanship Competition by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes Homecoming 2023 FOREver Golf Tournament by Steven McDavid ’97 Nonquam Non Paratus by James R. Hallam From the Archives Alumni Updates & Silver Taps Alumni BOD Contact Information