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Department of History
Falcon Footnote Air Force Academy
United States

Volume 26
Academic Year 2021-2022

Commander’s Call: Colonel Meg Martin

this Spring’s Falcon Footnote. points: tion of the Falcon Footnote
As you have already read, we • come to fruition. My hope is
are working to formalize a De- DFH will graduate 35 new that it will spark fond memo-
lieutenants to the Air
partment of History Alumni Force and Space Force in ries of your time in the depart-
Association through the AOG, the Class of 2022. ment and help you reconnect
and I encourage all of you to with us in 2022. As we launch
participate. We envision it as a • The Air Power Studies our Affinity Group with the
platform to connect our depart- Minor (overseen by DFH) support of the AOG, I hope
ment alumni (both faculty and is on the books and availa- each of you will use the plat-
cadets) to current DFHers, de- ble to the Class of 2024 forms we hope to provide to
partment projects, and initia- and beyond. communicate with each other
tives. Success depends on wide • Our three GSP (faculty and support DFH in its mis-
participation, and if you’re re- pipeline) cadets will start sion to Teach History for the
Greetings DFHers and wel- ceiving this Footnote, you are Profession of Arms.
come to the Spring edition of already a part of the Affinity MA programs at Virginia,
the Falcon Footnote. We hope Group! We hope a twice-yearly Yale, and Howard in Fall
to have Spring volumes focus Falcon Footnote will help im- 2022. Inside This Issue
on you, the alumni, with contri- prove communication and re- • Donor dollars will fund
butions managed by our nascent new a sense of connection be- eight cadets on a Holo-
Department of History Alumni tween our past and present de- caust education trip this Commander’s Call 1
Association. To that end, I partment members. We look summer. Faculty Farewells 2
hope we can capitalize on the forward to your participation Stay tuned for more details, Our 2022 Graduates 2
hard work of Larry Weaver, providing alumni news! additional faculty and cadet
Don Bishop, Brenda Roth, and accomplishments, and other Research & Publications 3
Larry Skogen, who have done Academic year 2021-2022 is academic year highlights in the Alumni Spotlights 5
everything from updating our quickly coming to a close and Fall Footnote. In this issue I
alumni email list, to collecting the Fall Falcon Footnote will want to emphasize my pleasure Gone But Not Forgotten 8
the current status of many focus on Department news. For at seeing this first alumni edi-
“missing” alumni, to editing now, I want to share a few high Impressions of an Old 11
Hand
Department Launches Alumni Association Summer Holocaust Trip 11

Alumni Reunion: Save the 12
Welcome to the first Second, the Falcon Footnote ty and majors articles. The
Spring Falcon Footnote! will be part of a communication Fall issue will highlight Date
Many of you have heard that effort designed to establish current activities and De-
a group of DFH faculty membership and participation. partment news. Both is-
alumni are working to form a For example, you obtained the sues will draw former in-
Department of History link for the Falcon Footnote structors and cadet majors ward us your comments,
Alumni Association, open to through a new website that is a together to remember thoughts, and updates to
all who taught in the Depart- requirement for the Affinity shared experiences and laweaverphd@gmail.com
ment, majored in history, or Group. This effort will grow support the current genera- Finally, I want to thank Col
have an interest in teaching and improve with time and your tion of instructors and ca- Martin for her support and di-
history at USAFA. help. dets. rection and Don Bishop, Larry
We are engaged in two In conversations with Colo- Here is the good news. Skogen and Brenda Roth for
startup efforts to create the nel Martin, we decided to share Being a part of the Alumni their efforts that made this edi-
Association. First we are editorship of the twice-yearly Association costs you tion happen. Now let us hear
creating an Affinity Group Falcon Footnote. Both issues nothing but your time. In from you and enjoy catching
with the Academy Founda- will include a “Commander’s future editions you will get up, whether it has been 50
tion. This group will provide Call” note by Colonel Martin more details on the Affini- years or 5 years since you were
operational support, assis- and department news. The ty Group, updates on mem- in a USAFA history classroom.
tance in getting organized Spring edition, created by De- bership, future reunion Larry Weaver
and a no cost structure for partment alumni, will focus on details and department DFH, 1985-1990
building the Association. alumni issues and former facul- information. In turn, for-