The John F. Kennedy SWCS is being renamed Master Sergeant David K. Thuma
NCO
Academy to honor Dave.  This is the school for Special Forces located at
Fort
Bragg, NC.

For those that would like to read of him, his friends maintain a website:

http://members.xoom.com/sfa62/dkthuma.html

Dave was a Hollinger thru Adam's (Jacob original immigrant) daughter
Katherine who married John Thumma.

Dave died last year while on duty in Africa.  He was 36. They are having a
ceremony next year on Dave's Birthday in April 2000 for the renaming.  He
is
missed.

Sonnie