Surprisingly, we have only two members of our class living in Oklahoma. They are John Fishel and Pete Luitwieler. John lives with his wife, Kimbra, outside Norman (home of the University of Oklahoma) and Pete with his wife, Jane, in Tulsa. After graduating from Dartmouth John obtained his doctorate in political science from Indiana University. Pete entered Tuck after his third year at Dartmouth and was graduated with his M.B.A. Both John and Pete served in the Army. John had a notable career in the Army, active and reserve, and in academia. Prior to ending his career, he worked at the National Defense University Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Pete worked in the petroleum industry, first with Gulf Oil and then with Citgo. John is “retired,” although he continues to teach three courses each year at the University of Oklahoma, while Kimbra participates in piano and photographic competitions and teaches (online) international relations at American Military University. Pete retired in 2000 and has been active in many areas of giving back to his community with Habitat for Humanity and SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors. Even though Pete was a Vietnam combat veteran, he was for many years unaware of the help that veterans needed. However, since 2015 his focus has been on helping veterans in eastern Oklahoma. He was a delegate to the Governor’s Symposium on Veterans Service in 2016 and 2017. In his spare time Pete plays golf, and he and Jane are very involved in their church. John and Kimbra have a daughter who is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, and Pete and Jane between them have five children and 10 grandchildren. Although John had a heart attack and six bypasses, he is involved with competitive race walking and has participated in the National Senior Games. Pete and Jane have found themselves spending more time with our 1964 classmates. John serves as president and as a vice president of the local and state chapters of the Military Officers Association of America, respectively. Pete and John have recently agreed to collaborate on giving a six-week, 12-hour class on the Vietnam War at the Oklahoma State University campus in Tulsa. John has taught such a class on the Vietnam War on a regular basis for four years at the University of Oklahoma.

Speaking of Vietnam, Phil Schaefer asked me to tell our class that the Vietnam vets panel discussion of October 23, 2017, during professor Ed Miller’s course, has made it to YouTube (youtube/aK63hJ46Tto). We hope that you’ll have both the interest and the time (about two hours) to view this recording. It is particularly significant because for the first time there is a woman on the panel. Jane Griffith has significant Dartmouth connections and a fascinating experience in Vietnam during the war.

We have led interesting lives. I encourage you to share your recent experiences with your classmates.

—Harvey Tettlebaum, 56295 Little Moniteau Road, California, MO 65018; (573) 761-1107; dartsecy64@gmail.com