FOUNDATION NEWS, No. 4/Winter 2008 (March 2008)

International Officer Class maintains ties for 30 years

Editor’s Note: It’s often said that the International Military Officer program brings value beyond the classroom and the fields where the participating officers train in defense of their countries. Joyce and Howard Kirk of Leavenworth, Kan., submitted this photo and story as testament to the lifelong friendships born with classmates at CGSC.

The 1978 International Officer Class of the Command and General Staff College conducted their 15th reunion Nov. 16-18, 2007 in Vienna, Austria.

Friedl and Adl Radauer from Austria hosted the group. During their stay the group experienced great fellowship and had the opportunity to see the sites in Austria. The accompanying photo was taken while the group was visiting the Saint Benedictine Abbey on the Danube River.

Attendees included: hosts Friedl and Adl Radauer, Austria; Joyce and Howard Kirk, Leavenworth, Kan.; Maggie and Gideon Avidor, Israel; Genny and Constantinos Costoulas, Greece; Raymonde and John Davidson, Canada; Wiebke and Burkhart Franck, Germany; Evelyne and Paul Georis, Belgium; Anne-Marie and Leonce Gintzburger, France; Sue and Bill Harvey, United States; Madeleine and Eddie Heskin, Ireland; Lili and Bjarne Hesselberg, Denmark; Elisabeth and George Latham, Scotland; Else-Marie and Svein Lysgaard, Norway; Britte and Percurt Green, Sweden; Sue and Bradley Peterson, United States; Heide Marie and Holger Sammet, Germany; and Ursula Schlup, Switzerland.

The group has already planned their next reunion in Israel, to be hosted by the Avidors.