| Competition opened with the Leap Fest at Orange, MA and concluded with Eastern Collegiate Meet, also in Orange, MA. In between team members participated in the following meets:
Chuck Hiatt (72) (C-6503) President Bob Minutoli (72-G3) (Training Officer) (D-3099, Instructor 71, FAA Sr Rigger 70) Dave Pickett (73-A3) (C-6575) If memory serves, killed by rebels in Nicaragua as a LtCol helicopter pilot Scott Scholler (72) (C-6577) Mark Clouse (73) (C-6576) Don Costello (72) (C-6578) Marty Beck (73) Sig Kirchner (74) Karl Arunski (74-G3) Chick Leal (75) (C-7315) John Boynton (72) (C-6788) Chuck Moline (73) (Prior service as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam; 50+ air medals) Al Burkhard (75) Coach SSG Don Fix (D-837) NCOIC Airborne Detachment SFC Andy Anderson (have a photo) OIC MAJ Robert Marcinkowski (1960+/-; math P) Most jumps from UH-1's out of Stewart AFB Also had an Otter and a Beaver from Stewart Along the way, also jumped from various Cessna's, C-130, C-141, Chinook Most jumps were with round Paracommanders A few of us jumped Parafoils in demos; Al Pohl (71) may have been first USMA foil jumper and made many In Sep 72, Pickett won 3d and I won 4th at the Labor Leapfest at Ft. Bragg competing against military teams from around the world, including several APT champions In Nov 72, I came in 5th accuracy, 20th style, 12th overall in National Collegiate Invitational Parachute Meet Team members won many other medals at local and regional meets Submitted by: Bob Minutoli |
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