brief synopsis notable grads

Question 1

nimitz

Answer 1

Fleet Admiral
~20 yrs in sub
after pearl harbor promoted to commander in chief of pacific fleet. after doing well congress promoted him to Fleet admiral
10th CNO
USS NImitz first nuclear aircraft carrier
TEXAS

Question 1

Shepard

Answer 1

rear admiral
new hampshire
flight school in 1951
UN delegate
mercury astronaut
Freedom 7
1st american in space

Question 2

Carter

Answer 2

39th pres
76th governor of georgia
democrat
sub school
accelerated war program
“white house diary”
honoraly discarched 1953

Question 3

stockdale

Answer 3

Vice Admiral
illinois
was in a-4 seahawk
in Hao Lo Prison
7 yrs POW, 4 yrs Isolation, 2 yrs Iron legs
VP for Perot campaign
died July 5 2005

Question 4

perot

Answer 4

texas
worked for IBM
founded EDS sold to GM
saved to EDS workers in Iran
1/5 of popular vote
3rd overall
REFORM PARTY
VP was stockdale

Question 5

McCain

Answer 5

Pilot
Panama
POW in viet
republican
senator for 98 and 99 congress
pres candidate
national war college

Question 6

staubach

Answer 6

2nd midshipmen to get heisman (1963)
COWBOYS 11 YRS (2 victories)
colorblind (restricted line): 1st supply corp direct commision
children scholarship, cancer society
trump gave him medal of freedom

Question 7

bolden

Answer 7

major general
aviator
100 sorties to viet
4 space flights
STS-31 HUBBLE
680 hrs
deputy Commadant of mid @ usna
administrator for NASA

Question 8

Lawrence

Answer 8

Captain
florida
1500 hrs in 6 different helicopers
>800 shipboard landings
1225 hrs in space
physics and crew coach @ usna

Question 9

howard

Answer 9

1st female 4-star
1st black girl to command a ship (RUSHMORE)
1st girl VCNO
retired 2017

Question 10

robinson

Answer 10

rookie of year
player of year
1st black man to play in the olympics
90 kids 2k -> 50 kids 8k
NBA david robinson plaque 2003
hall of fame

Question 11

kristensen

Answer 11

LCDR
graduated w honors
MH-47D Chinook
june 27 2005