William A. Ponder, Jr. , 2002

Senior Airman William A. Ponder, Jr., '02 was doing a fly-away mission in Iraq and picked up COL. Charles E. Seastrunk III, USA, '79.

Lt. Col. Howard M. Hunt, USA , 1987

Lt. Col. Hunt found this photo op in Cozumel, Mexico. He is the Arctic MP Battalion commander, Ft. Richardson, Alaska.

John Painter, 1989

Major Doug Geiger, USA, Citadel Class of 1993 (left) and Chaplain (Major)John Painter (USAFR), Citadel Class of 1989 crossed paths recently at the Ziggurat of Ur in Southern Iraq.

Kenneth T. Zapanta, 1998

Eight alumni stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq (taken 15 NOV 08). From left to right:
CPT Catrina Moore, C/O 2003 SGT Kasey White, C/O 2006 LTC David Cook, C/O 1982 CPT Stephen Barber, C/O 2002 CPT Michael Glenn, C/O 2003 1LT Kinard Egleton, C/O 2006 MAJ Ken Zapanta, C/O 1998 SGT David Isaac, C/O 1992

LTC Paul Bishop, 1988

MAJ Bob Addison 1983, MAJ Tom Foster 1991, CPT Jamie Towery 2000 and LTC Paul Bishop 1988 at College Fair Night in Vicenza, Italy.

Daniel Brown, 2003

Dan Brown '03 and Mehdi Yaghout Khah '78 met for dinner in Dubai, UAE. Dan is with a investment bank in Sydney, Australia, Mehdi is an Iranian citizen with AIG in Dubai. December 2008.

Takashi Kagawa, 1995

'95 Grads gathered at the Multi-National Force - Iraq Commanding General's Office: MAJ J. Kiley Weigle, LTC Miles Brown, Maj. Eric Malinowski and CPT Takashi Kagawa gathered at Miles' office where he serves as the Aide-de-Camp for GEN Odierno in November 2008. Kiley served in the MNF-I C6; Eric serves in the MNF-I C4 as the LNO; and Takashi served as the Brigade Judge Advocate for 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.

Scott Shotto, 1983

Mark Hood '82 with Capt. Sully Sullenberg in New York. Mark was on the USAir flight that was forced to ditch in the Hudson River. Also in the picture is his son Hayward, daughter Maggie and wife Lisa.

Alexander Schade, 2007

Alexander Schade (2007) and Garrett Ryan (2007) with Arlyn Dela Pena and Ashley Ryan in Honolulu, HI.

1LT Sam Jefferson & 1LT Bryan Gerhart, 2006

The 'Men of N', 1LT Sam Jefferson '06 and 1LT Bryan Gerhart '07 linked up between patrols at COP Muthana in Baghdad.

Mark E. Ladley, 2008

Mark Ladley represents The Citadel amongst the Graduate students at the prestigious and ancient University of Glasgow in Scotland.

COL Ken Braddock, 1983

COL Ken Braddock, '83 - E Co, and CPT Don Smith, '88 - R Co, took the opportunity to show off Big Red and their rings at Camp Dubs, Kabul, Afghanistan. COL Braddock is serving as the Commander of Regional Police Advisory Command - Central and CPT Smith is assigned as a member of the Counter Insurgency Academy. In the background is the Queen's Castle.

Michael Wise, 1999

Outside the Forbidden City. UGA MBA Trip

Gilbert A. Pohl, 1976

My June 2009 visit to Disneyland in Hong Kong

Roberto H. Vazquez, 1982

Roberto "Zqueeze" Vazquez from I Company, visiting the Panama Canal while deployed flying Counterdrug missions. Not bad for a senior private.

MAJ John Hill, 1997

MAJ John Hill (India, '97), LTG(R) William Steele ('67), and MAJ Tony Lugo (Kilo, '94) attend a Battle Command Seminar in Hawaii for Yamasakura 57.

Charley Thomas, 1977

Charley Thomas '77', with members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Honor Guard at a ceremony replacing the grave marker for his great, great grandfather, M. C. Thomas. M. C. Thomas served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, Gracie’s Brigade, under Longstreet. Their Battalion Colors were given to Jefferson Davis after the Battle of Chickamauga due to the ferocity of the fighting at Snodgrass Hill. The flag is 3' x 5' and has 88 bullet holes in it. It is on display at The Confederate Museum in New Orleans, opposite the National D-Day Museum.

Romero Reid, 1994

2009 USAF Lt Col Promotion Party in the Nation's Capital. Lt Col (s) Romero Reid, Mark Carella, Mark Zito and Lt Col (s)James Wilson all members of the c/o '94.

COL Ken Braddock, 1983

31 Oct 09 - Citadel Alumni broke out their rings and a couple of Big Reds at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan to celebrated the promotion of Zeb Williams to Colonel. Present were LTC Toby Roy, '87, COL Ken Braddock, '83, COL Zeb Williams, '86, CW3 Eric McKee, '83, CPT Brian Maloney, '01, CPT Larry Wedekind, '85

Michael P. Murphy, 1996

Michael Murphy '96, Col. James Bright VMI '87, LTC Tom Jeffrey VMI '68, Shane Donohue '99, Nathan Lausch '96 at the Marine Corps Birthday celebration in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa.

Lt Peter Mallory, USN, 2003

While studying as an Olmsted Scholar in France, Lt Peter Mallory, 2003, visits the park and memorial in St. Lô, France that is dedicated to Maj. Thomas Howie (1929)...aka The Major of St. Lô. He is still remembered and loved among the locals.

Stephen Goldfinch, Will Randall and Rick Austin, 2005

Stephen Goldfinch, Will Randall and Rick Austin followed in the path of other Citadel grads and went on an African Safari with Shi-awela Safaris in South Africa.

MAJ Jim Harbridge, 1998

CPT Chuck Levine (c/o 1987)
MG Michael Ferriter (c/o 1979)Chief of Infantry and CG Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, GA
MAJ Jim Harbridge (c/o 1998) all got together at the West Point Infantry Ball where MG Ferriter was the guest speaker. CPT Levine is an Instructor in the Math Department, and MAJ Harbridge is a Course Director and Instructor in the Defense and Strategic Studies Program.

Shell Suber, 1989

The first and only meeting of the very unofficial Costa Rica Citadel Club took place during a 4-day vacation in Central America in January 2010. Doug Bridges '68 and Shell Suber '89 were in attendance, more or less.

MAJ Peter H. Fechtel, USA, 1994

While in enroute to other parts of Iraq in February 2009 CPT Terri Beshirs (D C0 - 2005), MAJ Clint Alexander (R CO - 1996), MAJ Jason Hayes (B CO - 1994) and MAJ Peter Fechtel (O CO - 1994) ran into each other and took time for a photo. Stories from Charleston and of old classmates were shared.

Chet Lau, 2006

US Air Force 1LT Matt Bartomeo and US Army 1LT(P) Chet Lau show off their Bands of Gold after a commissioning ceremony.

Person Submitting Photo, 2006

Chris De La Torre, Greg Sulser, and Chet Lau of 06 show their rings at Fort Lewis, WA after they are commissioned.

Julio De La Guardia, 1995

On 11th November, 2009, His Excellency Mr. Julio De La Guardia Arrocha, Ambassador of Panama, presented the Letters of Credence to Her Excellency Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India, accrediting H.E. Mr. Julio De La Guardia Arrocha, as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama to the Republic of India. He was wearing his Citadel ring.

Zack Brown, 2007

On the summit of a 18,000ft mountain in Tibet.

Wayne A. McCaskill, 1990

Lt Col USAF Wayne McCaskill, 4th from right, At Bamiyan Afghanistan, site of the world famouse Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.

Randy Brooks, 1977

In Dubrovnik Croatia with my wife on my 30th Anniversary Cruise in front of The Citadela!

Erik Page, 1990

The fat, sweaty knob in this picture is Erik Page (hey, it was 110 degrees), US Vice Consul at US Consulate Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I went to Hue City to do a fraud investigation and while I was there I went inside the Hue Citadel and had this picture taken. Tried to photoshop that commie flag out, but it didn't look right.

MAJ Scott C. Woodard, 1992

MAJ Scott C. Woodard, fellow transition team members, and translator/interpreters embededded with the Afghan National Army - Kabul, Afghanistan 2007.

Anthony McCall, 1996

(L to R) Michael Murphy(96), Tony McCall(96) and Nate Lausch(96) enjoy the hospitality of local law enforcement in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland during a Shannon river cruise in 2009.

CPT Jeff Gabor, 2005

CPT Jeff Gabor '05 and CPT Jason Williams '03 en route to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, in December 2009.

Randy Brooks, 1977

Randy Brooks '77 on his 30th Wedding Anniversary in Dubrovnik Croatia in front of "The Citadela". June 2010