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Army-Navy Game story
Dec 10, 2020, 11:00 PM
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In 1968 I was a Captain in the army and was engaged to a girl whose dad (a colonel) was attending the Army War College in Carlisle PA. He got tickets to the Army/Navy game for his wife, daughter and I. Growing up I had always rooted for Navy, and when I told told him that he went ballistic. He had his undergrad from the MD, and his Masters from Alabama, but was an adamant Army fan for this. I found out that for most of the O-6 and higher regarded the Army/Navy game as a more important rivalry than Clemson/USC alumni even though most of them didn't attend West Point.
I went to the game and froze my rear off and was sitting in the middle of the Army War College class routing for Navy. Needless to say I didn't cheer very loudly. I forget who won put the pageantry of the cadets and midshipmen stays in my mind. If you ever have the chance to go I highly recommend it.
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Re: Army-Navy Game story
Dec 10, 2020, 11:38 PM
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strongly agree.through our friendship with donald j. fitzpatrick,my family and i were able to attend several army-navy games and a few at west point as well.don played for army back in the 50's,an o lineman,and remained well connected to the program throughout his life.most of the A-N games that we attended were played in philadelphia,but one was in the redskins stadium,the coldest i've ever been at a football game.unfortunately,army lost every A-N game that we saw,much to don's chagrin.my most vivid memory was from the navy fly-over in the eagles stadium.it seemed like the jets were almost flying through the stadium,and the noise was so loud that my eardrums hurt,and i had to cup my ears.had never heard anything that loud before or since.having spent 3 yrs. active duty at fort jackson i had no trouble cheering for army.
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Re: Army-Navy Game story
Dec 10, 2020, 11:41 PM
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forgot to mention that the games we saw were in the early part of the 2000's.
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I attended the 1993 Army Navy game at Giants Stadium
Dec 10, 2020, 11:48 PM
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before retiring from the Army. Went with a Navy friend/family sitting in an entire Navy section. Thoroughly enjoyed the pageantry on both sides. Army won the game 16-14 a the navy kicker missed a chip shot at the end. I guess he served in submarines after that miss. Did attend several Navy - Air Force games in Annapolis when my son went to AF Academy.
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Re: Army-Navy Game story
Dec 11, 2020, 5:07 AM
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I have an inlaw that is retired Army ,my Dad was Navy,an uncle who was in the Marines, another uncle in the navy, my late grandfather was a dough boy with Gen. Pershing, my nephew spent 4 years in the Corp, but none of that matters.
Nope. My hero as a young boy growing up in the 60's was Roger Staubach.
GO NAVY. Beat ARMY.
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