Rob, '69, and Nina Leslie, VP of WPSSFBA.

Grads enjoy happy hour before the dinner.

Grads enjoy happy hour before the dinner.

Oldest Grad Remarks

Youngest grad remarks -  Denise Quigley, '09.

Guest speaker Paul "Bud" Bucha, '65, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and 2014 Distinguished Graduate.

Members of Class of 65 with Paul "Bud" Bucha, guest speaker for the evening.

Members of '04 with Paul "Bud" Bucha, '65, the guest speaker.

Sloan Gibson, '75, the current Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Paul Bucha, '65, spoke recently at the Marines' Memorial Club as part of The Northern California Institute for Research and Education Brain at War program.

General Wes Clark, '66, spoke at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club while on a speaking tour for his new book Don't Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership.

Yesterday, Tom and Rose Ramos and John and Nell McBeth, both Class  ’69, and 2 classmates from back east, left from the Presidio to ride their bikes across country to their 45th West Point Reunion at West Point.  They are hoping people will sponsor their ride by donating to “Cause USA”, a 501 (c)(3) organization that supports America’s wounded soldiers.  The organization was founded by 4 West Point grads, from the Class ’67. 

Our West Point Society gave a $500 donation to Cause USA.

To learn more about the Presidio Gate to Point bike ride, go to: http://gatetopoint.tumblr.com

Yesterday, Tom and Rose Ramos and John and Nell McBeth, both Class  ’69, and 2 classmates from back east, left from the Presidio to ride their bikes across country to their 45th West Point Reunion at West Point.  They are hoping people will sponsor their ride by donating to “Cause USA”, a 501 (c)(3) organization that supports America’s wounded soldiers.  The organization was founded by 4 West Point grads, from the Class ’67. 

Our West Point Society gave a $500 donation to Cause USA.

To learn more about the Presidio Gate to Point bike ride, go to: http://gatetopoint.tumblr.com

Cadets Chandler Cole, '17, Alex Funderburk, '17, and JT Aaron, '17, speak with grads Andrew Jensen, '04, and David Rosenblum, '70, at luncheon hosted at Pier 23 Cafe.

Cadets were in Bay Area to visit tech companies like Fcaebook, IDEO, and Google to get hands on experience with creative problem solving.

Nina Leslie, VP of WPSSFBA, hosted dinner for cadets Jessica Zhu, Megan Grier, Chandler Cole, JT Aaron, Mitch Boylan, Patrick Dancer, and Alex Funderburk along with MAJ Harry Jones, '98, and grads Ben Raphael, '05, Ben Boyd, '06, and Phil Connolly, '82.

The cadets were visiting the Bay Area on an Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) trip to meet with tech companies like Google, Facebook, and IDEO to gain practical experience and insight into creative problem solving processes.

Alison Levine, author of On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership and former adjunct professor at West Point, poses with LTG Robert Caslen, West Point's Superintendent, during the Benny Havens Hour prior to the 2014 Founders Day Dinner hosted by the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, CA.

For more on Alison's book, please visit http://alisonlevine.com/.

Nina Leslie, VP for the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area and primary lead for Founders Day, stops for a quick photo with Rob Luster, '81. 

West Point's Oldest Living graduate, BG (R) Robert Tripp, '33 and his wife Liliane attended the 2014 Founders Day Dinner hosted by the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area at Claremont Country Club in Oakland, CA. 

LTG Robert Caslen, West Point Superintendent, gives the keybote address to the crowd at the 2014 Founders Day Dinner hosted by the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, CA.

Matthew Rowe, '04, Jim Wilson, '04, Robert McMahon, '02, and wife Jacqueline, Ben Boyd, '06, and his significant other enjoy camaraderie during the Benny Havens Hour at the 2014 Founders Day celebration hosted by the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, CA. 

Andrew Jensen, '04, Jamal Eason, '04, Jim Wilson, '04, Matthew Rowe, '04, and Ken Yambing, '04 pose with COL (R) John Begley.

COL (R) Begley, a platoon leader from Task Force Smith in Korea, gave the "Oldest Grad" remarks at the 2014 Founders Day hosted by the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, CA.

This past weekend, members from the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area went to visit BG Robert Tripp ’33 – the oldest living West Point graduate. Bob turned 102 on Saturday, and was presented with a gift from the society, a gift from The West Point Association of Graduates, and a Certificate of Congratulations for being the “Oldest Living West Point Graduate.” He and his wife Liliane were truly delighted with the gifts. 

​Members of the USMA 2003 class gather around MAJ Scott Smiley at the 2013 Founders Day dinner.  MAJ Smiley was the guest speaker and co-author of Hope Unseen with Doug Crandall (pictured to the left of Scott in the photo.

Bill Chadwick, Cadet Camacho, and Mike Gallagher (Bill's father in-law) at U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Championships in San Francisco.

Phil Connolly and Mary Paul cheering Army on!

West Point picnic 24 August 2024. It was a beautiful day in Sausalito, we had a few guests:  Staci Gash ‘96 from the WPAOG and Tony Gates ’84 WPAOG Board of Directors and Head of the Sacramento West Point Society.  We had a wonderful crowd there - around 125 people attended.

Joe Felter, Staci Gash ‘96, and others!

John Wetzel, Scott Covington, and Derek West

Nina, Tony, and Stacy

Patrick Houston and Natalie