Robert Gates:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Dulaney High SchoolClass of 1963
Timonium, MD
Virginia Military InstituteClass of 1967
Lexington, VA

Robert's Story

Robert is from Fort Lee, Virginia. His schools include Dulaney High School. He later graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a degree in Physics and received graduate degrees from the Naval War College, Penn State, and a doctorate from Virginia Tech. He worked for the Navy at the NSWC Dahlgren (VA) Division and retired as the Technical Director at the...Expand for more
NSWC Indian Head (MD) Division. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Mary Washington and the Naval War College. Since retiring he's pursued his interest in history, especially military and technical history. He's had articles published in several historical journals and magazines. He has also presented history papers at several history conferences.
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Yearbooks

Dulaney High School 1963 yearbook cover photo
1963 Yearbook
Dulaney High School
TIMONIUM, MD
Dulaney High School 1962 yearbook cover photo
1962 Yearbook
Dulaney High School
TIMONIUM, MD
Reunions
Revised$ 1st Annual Distinguished Alumni Banquet reunion event on May 28, 2015 image
May 28, 2015
Robert was invited to the
Revised$ 1st Annual Distinguished Alumni Banquet
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Class of 1963 Fiftieth Reunion reunion event on May 31, 2013 image
May 31, 2013
Robert was invited to the
Class of 1963 Fiftieth Reunion
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Apr 23, 2010
Robert was invited to the
DHS Capital Campaign Fundraiser
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Robert Gates' Classmates profile album
Robert Gates' Classmates profile album
I've been reading about Navy leadership during the years Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense. To say the least, it was contentious. George Anderson, CNO from 1961-63, said in an interview that "McNamara is a brilliant
No kiddin'!
Mike Ingelido Where does the F-4 fit?
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Robert Gates' album, Mobile uploads
Robert Gates' album, Mobile uploads
Mike Ingelido I was a judge at a science fair at the base school today. Space Force was there with a display and goodies. Look what I got! I thought you'd be impressed.😄 I passed on the sunglasses and desktop Space Force f
I've felt this way!
Not my usual Dahlgren history!
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I just came across a B-17 vulnerability chart that I first saw some time ago. Operations research was coming into its own during WWII and was being used to evaluate a number of military issues. One was the vulnerability o
Pretty cool night at the Fred Nats. They beat the Down East Wood Ducks 7-2!
This might turn out to be a good book but the author made 2 mistakes in the first 5 pages: (1) He said the B-1 is called the Bone for "it's long, slender frame." Actually, it got its nickname because B-1 spelled out is B-O
I'm finishing up a biography of Gustavus Vasa Fox - "Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy" by Ari Hoogenboom. It's an interesting book and is a history of the Navy during the Civil War as well as a biography of Fox. Hoogen
I just added another book to my George Marshall collection - "The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall" by Josiah Bunting III. This small book - and I mean both in length (221 pages) and physical d
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I know George Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" but I'm with Mark Twain!
Tonight's supper - SOS!
I'm about to go down another rabbit hole! I came across Gustavus Fox while studying and writing about John Dahlgren. He was a former naval officer and Gideon Welles's Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In fact, he was the f
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