Camp Freedom

So . . .

I've been checking out the Camp K Alumni Facebook Group.

Via a conversation about James "Fly" Rider, I end up getting in touch (briefly) with his mom - Inge. I had to dig out an old album to find something to post. I found our Camp Staff photo from Camp Freedom (1988).



In an attempt to get all the names - here is what I remember:

First Row (L to R) - Don't Remember, Don't Remember, Bob (or Robert?); Second Row - Ludwig Heussner, Kevin Leahy, Andy Zybia (Zabay?), Tim Clyde, Jeff Pavlick, Tom Clyde; Third Row - Jerry Olsen, Alan Something, Eric Patton, Sam Walser, George Jarvis, Enos Seyfried, Ron Snodgrass, and Something and Something Demaris (brothers); Fourth Row - Shannon Rodgers, Kevin Disanto/Disano?, Mark Something, Dave Kent, I'm lost on the center of this row, and (on the end of the row) George Provencal; Back Row - Thad Bookman, James Rider, Kirk Cannon, Kurt Eck, Dwyne Rogers, The younger Finch, Chris Finch, and John Rider.

Obviously, I'm missing some names and butchered the spelling of others. Please e-mail me or leave comments with corrections and I will adjust accordingly.

The Real High Seas Adventurers

Brian Shaffer, John Connolly, and myself are pictured by 'The Rock by the Lake'. All three of us spent time in the navy. Ths picture would have been taken while I was home on leave for my brothers wedding. Brian was involved in fire fighting for the navy (I think). John had served on board the Samual Gompers. I was, at the time, stationed onboard the USS Truxtun.

In July of 2003 the Gompers, also known as Fat Sam, was sunk while being used as a target for naval exercises. The Truxtun was decommissioned in 1995.

I know John is living in the Lancaster area. I am not sure where Shaffer is nowdays.

Many members of the Camp Staff went on to serve their country. I will post more on this later.