Vietnam POWs Pass on Wisdom to USNA Audience (Shumaker '56, Plumb '64)

Published on January 31, 2023

The U.S. Naval Academy held its first Forrestal Lecture of the new year in Alumni Hall, Jan. 23. The guest speakers on the panel included retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bob Shumaker (USNA ’56), Capt. Charlie Plumb (USNA ’64), and Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., all former Vietnam prisoners of war (POW). Read more here. 

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Captain Thomas J. “TJ” Grady ’96, USN (Ret.), joins U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation as Executive Vice President, Engagement and Communications

January 11, 2023
Annapolis, MD - The United States Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation has named Captain Thomas J. “TJ” Grady ’96, USN (Ret.), as its new Executive Vice President, Engagement and Communications. Read more.

January 2023 WaveTops - Top 3 Stories

January 31, 2023
The January WaveTops is available online here: January 2023 WaveTopsTop 3 Stories:  Moore ’60: Prisoner of War Recounts Story of Survival - to read more, click here.Saying Goodbye to Sadler, USNA’s First Female Instructor - to read more, click here.A Sea Story by McKay ’68: Specter of Three, Possibly Four, Class “A” ’s - to read more, click here.