Colorado Springs, CO: September 3-October 3, 1993

Colorado Springs Commanders

Colorado Springs

14th Reunion

Hosted byDana & Candy Duthie

30 Sep - 3 Oct 1993

This absolutely superb reunion, our 14th, was held in Colorado Springs in conjunction with the Air Force Academy's homecoming football game of 1993.  For those that attended, a "tailgate" party was enjoyed before the game.  Our Headhunter Open Golf Tournament was held on the spectacular and beautiful Academy golf course--with dozens of deer as our spectators!  Our guest speaker at our Saturday night banquet was Capt Masajiro "Mike" Kawato, the Japanese Ace who wrote his book "Bye Bye Black Sheep" that tells of allegedly shooting down our Marine Ace, "Pappy" Boyington.

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L-R): Gen James Hill, guest speaker Kawato, Don McGee, Jim Ince. A few years later It was proved that Kawato was a fraud!

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On the way to the football game!

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(L-R): Host Dana Duthie, Sol Harpe, Jay Riedel, George Halliwell, Bob Kan.

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Bill "Horrible" Hagar (L) and Glenn Hope

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Dana "Conan" Duthie

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JayBird making one of his famous 20 yard drives with several uninterested witnesses.

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Tailgate party before the game.

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Burt Neff (L), Bob Kan and Sol Harpe with our exact replica of our WWII Squadron sign that hung over the Officer's club tent.