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USNA CLASS OF 1954 54th REUNION

The Naval Academy Class of 1954 held its 54th Reunion June 8th-11th 2008 in Annapolis, Maryland, with more than 400 graduates, spouses and widows attending. The activities started with a Luau complete with Hawaiian food, music and hula dancers.

A class meeting, a briefing by the Naval Academy Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen, Yard Patrol craft cruises on the Severn River, and a virtual tour of the Academy, pointing out the many changes since the class of 54 graduated, highlighted the next day. In the evening, we had an elegant dinner-dance in the Navy football stadium varsity dining room with our company mates with whom we were assigned as Midshipmen.

Sunday began with a Memorial service in the Naval Academy Chapel for those classmates who are no longer with us.

The Reunion closed with a sumptuous brunch and then reluctant departures. Though our class has had reunions at least every five years since graduation, the consensus was that the 54th was the best ever. One of the real keys to the success was the beautiful three-inch buttons made by reunionplanner.com. Each button clearly included the name and company affiliation of each person as well as the logo for the Reunion. They provided for easy identification and facilitated interaction among classmates and as you can see were worn for the entire reunion weekend.

Luau complete with Hawaiian food, music and hula dancers

The three principals for the Naval Academy Class of 1954 54th Reunion are shown below. Bill Land in blue shirt is talking to the Class President, George Zeberlein. Jon Hurt with cup in his right hand is next to Bill while Jess Owens in the white shirt is to the right of Jon. All of us are wearing the wonderful buttons provided by reunionplanner.com.

USNA 54th Reunion Committee - L-R: Bill Land, Jon Hurt, Jess Owens