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All members of the PMA Alumni Association, along with members of the
Eastern Military Academy Alumni Association were invited to participate
in Alumni day at New York Military Academy in Cornwall, NY on Sunday,
May 18, 2003. It was a wonderful day for a parade, and an
opportunity for those present to take a step back in time.
We wish to thank
Maj. Gen. James M. Lyle, NYMA Superintendent, along with the staff and alumni of NYMA for
extending the invitiation and making us feel welcome on this very
special day.
We also wish to thank
Benny Jacobellis, PMA '64 for bringing the official flag to the
ceremony. Benny's family had originally donated this flag to the
academy in 1964, and this was the official flag of our academy until it
closed in the spring of 1968. Upon learning that the academy was
closing, Benny's father came to the auction and obtained the flag, which
Benny has preserved ever since. For the first time in 35 years,
our alumni had the opportunity to march in a parade under the flag of
PMA. Thanks again, Benny. The flag really made it special.
Click photos to enlarge
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Left to right - Joe Calabrese, Dave
Bell, Benny Jacobellis, "Augie" Augustowski, Bruce Butler
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For the first time since 1968, a
Peekskill Military Academy
Color Guard leads a parade.
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Left to right - Dave Bell, Joe
Calabrese, Benny Jacobellis, Bruce Butler, "Augie" Augustowski
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