Our first-ever PDT reunion was held April 6-8, 2001. We met at the Radisson in
Lafayette on Friday for cocktails and registration. Various goodies were available for
pickup (shirts, coins, video tapes, pin-on crests, magnetic-backed crests, Purdue
Pete decals, caps and other embroidered items). Several marchers brought their PDT
scrapbooks and memorabilia to share. It was great fun meeting old friends
and making new ones.
On Saturday we met at the Armory.
Commanding Officers
Standing: Terry Ryan, Bud Malsbary, Ron Neubauer, George Komechak,
Curt Bruce, Tom Breagy, Reese Nichols, Jim Kuemmel, Tom Hutsell,
Jim Harper Kneeling: George Shopp, Bill Reinecke, Hap Eaton, Bing Bengtson
Drill Captains
Standing: Frank Mayfield, Ed Powers, Wayne Henderson,
Larry Hutson, Steve Edwards, Dale Koelling.
Kneeling: Bud Malsbary, Marcus Clarke, Stan Hepler, Hap Eaton
A new plaque in the Armory
Old Timers can still march
Final Drill
The Saturday evening was dinner was held at the Elk's Club
1960 Officers
Don Taylor, Ed Powers, Terry Ryan, Jerry Friedman
Sunday's Pig Roast
Spring 1960 Plebe Class attending 2001 Reunion
Jon Corey, Woody Niemi, Jerry Perkins, Neil Cooper, Larry Short, Dave Snyder & Walt Myers
John Weilbaker, Curt Bruce & Dave Snyder
Special thanks to:
Curt Bruce for overall guidance and leadership.
Bill Holder for Saturday afternoon's gathering and plaque dedication at the Armory.
John Trott for Saturday night at the Elks
John Weilbaker for Sunday's pig roast.
Dave Snyder for the video.
Lyle Lockwood for the pins and words of inspiration.
Ron Neubauer for the shirts with the crest.
Don Taylor for the hats and blazer crests.
Francis A Hughes for the commemorative coin.
Steve Hepler and Marv Winzenread for the biographies
