Dedicated to Capt. Tony F. Schneider’s Service to the US Navy
Contributions from Al
Wellmam
Site Edited and
maintained by Doug Cook. Tony Schneider is his wife’s uncle and was Col. Wm. Ross’ college roommate.
Last Update October 2, 2009
Doug, I found your web site honoring Tony
Schneider. Captain Schneider was my
commanding officer at the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_F._Schneider
I lost track of him when I went to
I have a few UNM NROTC publications
mentioning Captain Schneider's service record.
I would be happy to mail them to you if you are interested in preserving
them for his family.
His leadership inspired the men of
his command. His Marine Corps
instructor, Robert Haebel, became commanding general of
Midshipman William Nyland became the
Deputy Marine Commandant for Aviation.
The names of midshipmen Brian Webber and Robert Barnes appear on the
Vietnam Memorial. Thank you for
remembering a true hero.
=AL Wellmam=
The attached document is the cover
of the UNM NROTC Unit public relations publication "Sunline". As you may know, a sun line is a daily
navigational observation of the angle of the sun at local apparent noon to
provide an indication of latitude, which is charted across a dead reckoning
course to provide a position at sea. A
quarterly publication of that name using the Zia symbolic representation of the
sun from the
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