<p>Published in today's Times Herald Record:</p>
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Army strong safety Jordan Murray had just put up the best game of his career: Eight tackles. One interception.</p>
<p>Against Notre Dame. After the game, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn met Murray near midfield, congratulating him on the first-quarter pick. The first Quinn had thrown in 226 attempts....
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<p>The annual classic brings in as much as $35 million - and a full slate of events.</p>
<p>Published in today's Philadelphia Inquirer:</p>
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The official Web site is called PhillyLovesArmyNavy.com, and if that's not enough love, how about the 70 or so banners circling City Hall and elsewhere celebrating Saturday's Army-Navy football game?</p>
<p>How about the ads on 50 taxis and 50 SEPTA buses - one has a complete wrap, making it an Army-Navy-mobile - promoting the game? How about the weekend of events including Cadets-Midshipmen races up the Art Museum steps, and Navy ships docking on the Delaware for public tours, and the Army-sponsored NASCAR car coming in for people to see?...
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<p>Published in today's Philadelphia Daily News:</p>
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Just minutes after being introduced as Army's new football coach, Bobby Ross announced his first goal for the struggling program.</p>
<p>"Winning the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy," Ross said back in December 2003....
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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Navy Sports Magazine Show, presented by Comcast, will air tonight at 6 p.m. on 1430 WNAV in Annapolis. The weekly 30-minute show, hosted by Bob Socci, will feature interviews with Navy players and coaches.</p>
<p>The Navy Sports Magazine Show will also air on WLRT (1490 AM, <a href="http://www.1490theoutlaw.com%5B/url%5D">www.1490theoutlaw.com</a>) every Friday at 5 p.m. and on 1050 WFED (<a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com%5B/url%5D">www.federalnewsradio.com</a>) in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia each Saturday leading up to the football pre-game show. This week the show will air on WFED at 1:05 p.m. Navy All-Access will also archive the show and it will be available for subscribers every Friday (<a href="http://navysports.cstv.com/)%5B/url%5D">http://navysports.cstv.com/)</a>.</p>
<p>Navy head football coach Paul Johnson, junior offensive guard Antron Harper and water polo head coach Mike Schofield will be featured this week.</p>
<p>WBAL (1090 AM, <a href="http://www.wbal.com%5B/url%5D">www.wbal.com</a>) will air a segment on Navy Football each and every Friday night at approximately 8 p.m. The segment will feature audio from head coach Paul Johnson along with special visits from Bob Socci, Pete Medhurst and John Feinstein.</p>
<p>Peer pressure led Navy linebacker to fulfillment</p>
<p>Published in today's Annapolis Capital:</p>
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Remember the public service ads played over and over on television decrying the evils of peer pressure concerning drug use or pregnancy issues? You know the ones, "Come on Billy, take a hit" or "We've got the house all to ourselves, Baby."</p>
<p>OK, OK, peer pressure can certainly be a bad thing, but for Naval Academy senior linebacker David Mahoney, some badgering from a couple of high school teammates, including best friend and current Midshipmen fullback Matt Hall, changed Mahoney's life in an equally profound and positive way....
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<p>Experienced coach struggles to right ship</p>
<p>Published in today's Annapolis Capital:</p>
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Bobby Ross has been a winner at every stop of his head coaching career, which began way back in 1973 at The Citadel.</p>
<p>Ross captured Atlantic Coast Conference championships at Maryland and Georgia Tech. He led the San Diego Chargers to the Super Bowl and the Detroit Lions to a pair of playoff berths....
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<p>*There's trouble afoot...... *:eek:</p>
<p>well on the lighter side, the antics inside Bancroft are well underway.... </p>
<p>seems certain plebes :rolleyes: put a firstie's mattress up in the ceiling before lights out. Lights went on suddenly in said plebes room and the door was promtly taken off it's hinges...and has not been seen since. This was followed up with a shaving cream bomb, resulting in a 2-hour clean up before said plebes could hit their rack. None slept well, however, as the light from the hall streamed through the open doorway. Said plebes took their sheets, adorned with a big "Beat Army" **painted in bold lettering, and hung the sheet in leu of the door....with a "please knock" **on it as well.</p>
<p>It has been reported the firstie responsible for abscounding with the door will be hit tonight... :rolleyes: can't spill the beans further, but if things go according to plan it promises to be a good one.... :)</p>
<p>will keep ya'll posted!!!! There's trouble afoot!!!! :eek:</p>
<p>Published in today's Annapolis Capital:</p>
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Editorss Note: This is the fifth in a week-long series of columns taking a look at where the military has taken players who competed in the Army-Navy game four years ago.</p>
<p>When Dan Person was a member of the Navy football team, he was watched by his two older brothers. Since his graduation from the Naval Academy, he has been able to watch his younger brother play football for Navy....
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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Navy senior linebacker Rob Caldwell will be featured on ESPN's College Football Game Day, Saturday morning between 10:30-11 a.m. ESPN spent the day with Caldwell for a "day in the life piece" as the network will preview Saturday's 107th playing of the Army-Navy game. Caldwell is part of a senior class that is trying to become the first in school history to go 8-0 in Service Academy games.</p>
<p>WEST POINT, N.Y. Navy mens swimming & diving senior Kevin Mukri (Silver Spring, Md.) won two and set a meet record in the 200-yard backstroke to lead the Midshipmen to a 196-104 victory over Army in the annual Star Meet at Crandall Pool on Thursday evening. The Mids upped their mark to 10-0 on the year in dual-meet action, while the Black Knights dropped to 4-2.</p>
<p>Navy won 11 of the 16 events on Thursday to extend its Star Meet winning streak over Army to 16 years and pushed its record to 40-29 all-time against the Black Knights.</p>
<p>We got beat in the first event of the night (200-yard medley relay), but our guys made the decision to go to work, said Navy head coach Bill Roberts. The score was not reflective of the meet, as there were a lot of close races that we ended up winning.</p>
<p>Mukri established an Army-Navy meet record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:48.20, 0.29-second ahead of his time last year in Annapolis and more than a second faster than his previous effort at West Point. Earlier in the evening, he won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 50.10 seconds.</p>
<p>I am really pleased with Kevins effort tonight, stated Roberts. For four years, he has been a rock at this meet. Its great to see him and captain Andy Bockus, with his leadership, guide this young crop of talented swimmers.</p>
<p>Joining Mukri with multiple victories in individual events on Thursday was freshman Cody Reeb (St. Louis, Mo.), as he won both distance freestyle races. Reeb finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a 9:20.90 clocking before registering a 4:32.76 showing in the 500-yard freestyle.</p>
<p>Cody swam two great races tonight, said Roberts. He really came on strong in the final laps of each race. Plebe versus plebe and seeing our guy come out on top, its a great sign.</p>
<p>Navy senior diver Kevin Teague (Lexington, Ky.) won both events on the springboard to improve to 14-2 on the year and 105-7 in dual-meet action during his career. Teague recorded a 298.35 on the one-meter board before posting a 316.20 effort to edge Armys Greg Sievers by 1.27 points in the three-meter event.</p>
<p>Navy capped off the evening with a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Junior Christopher Jenkins (Chicago, Ill.), junior Matt Wood (Evergreen, Ill.), sophomore Alex Oldenkamp (Coppell, Texas) and sophomore Preston Mihalko (Chesapeake, Va.) teamed up to record a time of 3:02.74.</p>
<p>Oldenkamp came away victorious in the 50-yard freestyle, as he finished with a time of 21.05 seconds. Mihalko followed with a first-place performance of his own in the 100-yard freestyle, completing the race in 46.05 seconds.</p>
<p>Also producing individual event victories for the Midshipmen were junior Kevin Kysiak (Western Springs, Ill.) and freshman Adam Meyer (Bethesda, Md.). Kysiak produced a 56.15-second in the</p>
<p>Navy returns home to take on Princeton in an EISL dual-meet on Sunday, Dec. 10, in Lejeune Hall. The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m.</p>
<p>WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Navy women’s swimming & diving team won all 16 events in defeating Army, 215-85, in the annual Star Meet at West Point’s Crandall Pool on Thursday. The Mids improve to 10-0 on the year, while the Black Knights fall to 2-4 in dual-meet action.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen have won 18-consecutive Star Meets against Army and own a 22-4 all-time advantage over the Black Knights.</p>
<p>“Our team effort was outstanding today,” said Navy head coach John Morrison. “Coming off a break, there’s some anxiety. Army-Navy is our main dual-meet focus of the year and we came in confident but understood we had to perform well. We took control early and our team fed off each other throughout the meet. It was an enjoyable, exciting thing to witness. </p>
<p>“Army did have some great swims and put up a solid fight. I am really pleased with our win.”</p>
<p>Freshman Mallory Dietrich (Pittsburgh, Pa.) helped break four Army-Navy meets records, three Crandall Pool records and two school records in winning three individual events and assisting on a relay victory.</p>
<p>Dietrich teamed up with sophomore Jennie Spencer (Smithburg, W. Va.), senior Aubra Thomas (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and freshman Thuy-Mi Dinh (Anaheim, Calif.) to smash the Crandall Pool, Army-Navy and school record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:44.69. Their performance broke a 30-year pool record held by the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team.</p>
<p>The freshman followed that performance by posting a NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying, pool, meet, Patriot League and school-record time of 1:02.94 in the 100-yard breaststroke. The freshman then set a meet and pool record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:19.34 clocking. In her third individual title of the day, she won the 100-yard butterfly with a meet-record time of 56.38 seconds.</p>
<p>“Mallory is a special swimmer with a lot ahead of her and she knows it,” stated Morrison. “She had a great meet. This is just the beginning of what she can do. It’s great to see her step up as a plebe and help push the team to another level today.”</p>
<p>Dinh also produced a solid showing, winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events. The product of Anaheim, Calif., recorded a NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying, pool, meet and school record in the 50-yard freestyle with a 23.33-second clocking. Her effort on Thursday bested the previous 30-year pool record held by two-time U.S. gold medalist Jill Sterkel. Dinh came back and claimed victory in the 100-yard freestyle with a meet-record 51.11-second showing.</p>
<p>“Thuy-Mi Dinh is a diamond in the rough for us,” said Morrison. “She is truly developing herself as one of the fastest swimmers in the nation right now.”</p>
<p>Also posting two victories over the Black Knights was sophomore Kelly Zahalka (Richmond, Va.). Zahalka established pool, league, meet and school records in the 200-yard butterfly with her 2:02.77 clocking. She followed that effort with a 2:04.33 time in the 200-yard individual medley to break an Army-Navy meet record.</p>
<p>Spencer came away victorious in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes with times of 57.24 seconds and a meet-record 2:03.40, respectively. Freshman Tara Chapmon (Virginia Beach, Va.) won the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:01.16 clocking after finishing first in the 1,000-yard freestyle courtesy of her 10:19.31 performance. </p>
<p>Junior Katie Griffin (Ellicott City, Md.) won both diving events to improve to 15-1 on the year. She won the one-meter event with a score of 223.05 before posting a 254.63 tally on the three-meter springboard.</p>
<p>Freshman Sara Dorenkott (Hudson, Ohio) also set an Army-Navy record in the 200-yard freestyle, as she finished with a time of 1:52.08.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen return to action on Jan. 13, 2007, when they travel to New Haven, Conn., to take on Yale and Cornell in EISL action. The meet is slated to begin at 3 p.m.</p>
<p>DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 2nd, 2:30 p.m. (et). </p>
<p>FACTS & STATS: Site: Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Television: CBS.</p>
<p>Series Record: Navy leads, 50-49-7. </p>
<p>GAME NOTES: One of the biggest rivalries in all of sports will take place this Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, as the Army Black Knights clash with the Navy Midshipmen for the 107th time on the gridiron. Army has struggled against Navy over the past few years and recording a victory this season might be tough considering the team has struggled through most of the campaign and comes into this contest with a meager 3-8 ledger. The Black Knights started off 2-2 on the season, with their victories over Kent State and Baylor both coming in overtime. However since then the team has dropped five of the last six games, with the only win during that span coming against VMI by a convincing, 62-7 margin. Since that victory the team has dropped five straight contests, all of which have been by double figures. A win would give Army a share of the Commander in Chief's trophy for the first time since 1996. As for the Middies, they will be looking for their fourth straight trophy, as the team is currently 7-0 against Army and Air Force over the past three seasons. </p>
<p>The Middies have had a far better season when compared to Army, as the team comes into this matchup with an 8-3 record. Because of the team's solid efforts this year, the Middies will play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl on December 30th against a team from the ACC. Navy opened the campaign with three consecutive wins before falling to Tulsa, 24-23 in overtime. After two more victories, including a solid win over Air Force (24-17), the team suffered a two-game losing skid, falling to Rutgers (34-0) and Notre Dame (38-14).</p>
<p>However since then, the Middies have won three straight games, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 129-40 during the winning streak.</p>
<p>Although the series is tightly contested with Navy holding a slim 50-49-7 lead over Army, the Middies have dominated the matchup over the past few seasons, winning four straight meetings by a combined score of 178-54. Navy earned the series lead for the first time since 1991 when the team posted a convincing, 42-23 victory over the Black Knights last season in Philadelphia. </p>
<p>Over the years Army possessed one of the more dangerous ground attacks in the nation, unfortunately that is not the case this season, as the team is producing just 129.9 ypg on the ground. Wesley McMahand has been the biggest threat out of the backfield for Army, as the tailback currently has 633 rushing yards on the year and four touchdowns. Tony Moore has also made a solid contribution to the running game, posting 375 yards on the year, along with five scores. As a whole the Black Knights have not had much success period, as the team is averaging just 19.8 ppg, while totaling a mere 261.7 ypg. While the ground game as struggled, the passing attack has been worse, as the Black Knights are averaging a pathetic 131.8 ypg through the air.</p>
<p>Quarterback David Pevoto has done a terrible job this season, as he has completed just 54.9 percent of his passes for only 1,012 yards. The signal-caller has also made plenty of mistakes and comes into this matchup with only six touchdowns against an eye-popping 14 interceptions. Due to his llack of production Pevoto found himself losing time under center to backup quarterback Carson Williams, who sadly enough was not much better. Williams has thrown for only 426 yards and has only three touchdowns against eight interceptions. </p>
<p>The Black Knights have also struggled on the defensive side of the field, as the team is currently allowing 28.1 ppg, while surrendering a total of 362.2 offensive yards per game. The unit has done a solid job against the pass, permitting just 169.2 ypg through the air, but that is probably because opponents have found so much success on the ground they rarely need to pass. Coming into this matchup the Black Knights have allowed 193 rushing ypg. </p>
<p>Another issue for this unit has been its inability to make big plays, as Army has forced just 18 turnovers, while collecting only 10 sacks. Cason Shrode has been one of the few bright spots for an otherwise terrible defense, as the linebacker has recorded a team-best 96 tackles. Barrett Scruggs has also done a solid job, collecting 83 stops to go along with eight TFLs. Cameron Craig has been the anchor for the defensive line, as the senior is currently leading the team with 16 TFLs and 3.5 sacks.</p>
<p>Run, run, run and after that run some more is basically the motto for the Midshipmen's offensive strategy, as the team is currently leading the nation with 333.1 ypg on the ground. Although the unit is one-dimensional and has virtually no passing attack (57.8 passing ypg), the Middies are still posting an impressive 28.8 ppg. Of the team's 41 touchdowns scored, 36 have come via the run. Last weekend, Navy gained 420 of its 455 total yards on the ground in a convincing victory over Temple. Quarterback Kaipo Kaheaku-Enhada led the way with 140 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Kaheaku-Enhada took over the starting job under center four games ago, following a season-ending injury to then starter Brian Hampton. During that time, Kaheaku-Enhada has thrown for three touchdowns and one interception, in addition to rushing for 416 yards and 10 scores. Adam Ballard has played a huge role in the team's success on the ground and he has rushed for a team-high 782 yards this season. Shun White has also emerged as a solid threat out of the backfield for Navy, as the running back has 440 yards and five TDs on the season. In the victory over Temple, White collected 114 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries. </p>
<p>Navy currently has five players that have rushed for at least 400 yards on the year. </p>
<p>Defensively the Middies have put forth a solid performance this season, surrendering just 20.2 ppg on 344.5 total ypg. The unit has played well<br>
against the run, allowing only 122 ypg, however the team could improve against the pass, as opponents are throwing for 222.5 ypg. Fortunately the team has been able to produce big plays throughout the year, as the Middies have forced 20 turnovers and have recorded 22 sacks. In the win over Temple last week, the Middies held the Owls to just 229 total yards and also forced two turnovers to go along with an impressive six sacks. Rob Caldwell has been a workhorse all year for the Middies, as the linebacker is leading the team with 95 tackles to go along with six TFLs. Fellow linebacker David Mahoney has also done a terrific job this season, as the senior comes into this matchup with 70 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and six sacks. </p>
<p>Although some people, especially from Army's side, would like to see a more competitive contest this season, that is not likely to happen. Army has been terrible against the run all year, while Navy has dominated opponents with its ground attack, and that adds up to an easy victory for the Middies. </p>
<p>Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Navy 45, Army 21 </p>
<p>The Sports Network
November 29, 2006 Wednesday 11:17 AM EST</p>
<p>Published in today's Washington Compost:</p>
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Navy senior offensive lineman Ryan Roeling closed his eyes and recited the inscription from his high school senior yearbook that an Army-bound classmate had written nearly five years earlier.</p>
<p>"You're a Navy [squid], ha-ha. I might be a private but you are a [squid]. Go Army, sink Navy. Love you bro. Best of luck."...
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<p>Mids look to capture Commander in Chief's Trophy for fourth straight year</p>
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Paul Johnson has his Navy seniors on the brink of a historic feat: a four-year sweep of Army and Air Force.</p>
<p>Should the Midshipmen (8-3) win the 107th Army-Navy game Saturday, they will capture the Commander in Chief's Trophy outright for the fourth straight year and make Navy's senior class the first in school history to go 8-0 against the other two service academies....
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<p>Posted on GoMids.com:</p>
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Navy hopes to win its fifth straight over Army on Saturday in Philadelphia. Inside you'll find complete roster, statistics and game information. Kickoff is at 2:35 p.m. EST on CBS....</p>
<p>...Army-Navy, it's a rivalry for the ages. Anything can happen on a given day in this game. That said, Navy head coach Paul Johnson has done a good job making sure his team is ready for all games. Navy will continue its domination over Army. The Navy seniors will accomplish something that has never been done before, win every service academy game during their careers. </p>
<p>Navy 34
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<p>Michael Bradley, author of "Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries" talked with Scout.com about the Army-Navy rivalry. Bradley also comments on the Ohio State-Michigan and Auburn-Alabama annual battles.</p>
<p>By DAN GELSTON
The Associated Press
Friday, December 1, 2006; 4:56 AM</p>
<p>PHILADELPHIA -- If the Midshipmen (8-3) win the 107th Army-Navy game Saturday, they will capture the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright for the fourth straight year and make the senior class the first in school history to go 8-0 against Army and Air Force.</p>
<p>"I hope that's extra motivation. It should be," said Paul Johnson, Navy's fifth-year coach. "But at the same time, I'm sure that Army's got some motivation because the senior class doesn't want to go out not having won, so you can twist that any way you want."</p>
<p>The annual patriotic rivalry game has turned into pure revelry for Navy, outscoring the Black Knights (3-8) by a 176-54 margin the last four years. The Midshipmen can equal their longest winning streak in the series with a victory at Lincoln Financial Field, matching a pair of five-game series winning streaks, most recently from 1959 through 1963.</p>
<p>"The past few years have been horrible," Army co-captain Cameron Craig said. "Navy has just come out and kicked our butts pretty good the last two years. The internal motivation for everybody throughout the entire offseason is to get that win," against Navy.</p>
<p>The series always has meant so much more than the final score, though. The bond. The brotherhood. Sacrifice. </p>
<p>Now there's another subplot for Johnson _ rumors. Since taking over a program that was 1-20 the previous two years before his arrival in 2002, Johnson has returned Navy to national prominence. Navy has won at least eight games each of the last four seasons, and will play in the Meineke Bow
against an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference on Dec. 30 for its fourth straight bowl game.</p>
<p>"It's a whole different standard set here at the Naval Academy," Navy co-captain James Rossi said. "Now, we expect to win a lot of games."</p>
<p>No longer is Army-Navy the final game of the year for the Midshipmen, even if it's still the most important. That's made Johnson's name popular at big-time schools with coaching vacancies.</p>
<p>He was mentioned at North Carolina before Butch Davis was hired, and Johnson is reportedly on the short list of potential candidates at both Alabama and N.C. State. Johnson, a native of Newland, N.C., who graduated from Western Carolina in 1979, has brushed off speculation he's ready to bolt the service academy.</p>
<p>"I don't think much about it," he said. "I haven't thought about it at all. I'm thinking about trying to get ready to play Army. ... I think that's a compliment to the program, to the players and the assistant coaches. I learned a long time ago that you don't believe everything that you read."</p>
<p>Overall, Johnson is 36-24 in five seasons at Navy after winning a pair of Division I-AA national titles at Georgia Southern.</p>
<p>Johnson has won seven straight times against the other two service academies, allowing Navy to grab the series lead 50-49-7. Navy leads the series for the first time since 1991.</p>
<p>In Naval terms, a clean sweep refers to a completely successful mission, with a broom hoisted to the main mast in celebration. While the Midshipmen are used to accomplishing such feats on the sea, they have no experience with sweeping their storied rivals on the field. The Mids beat Air Force 24-17 in October, setting the stage for the senior-class shutout.</p>
<p>"Ever since earlier this year when we beat Air Force, it's definitely been in the back of our heads," said Rossi, a senior center. "It's a huge opportunity for us not only to beat Army four years in a row, but to beat both four years in a row is a real big deal for us."</p>
<p>Published in today's Washington Times:</p>
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Tyler Tidwell was in his company's ward room when he found out his request for service selection with the Marine Corps was granted. </p>
<p>It is tradition at the Naval Academy for newly minted Marines to get a haircut. When he tried to leave the room, some people were waiting for him....
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<p>Published in today's Philadelphia Inquirer:</p>
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On Dec. 7, 2002, Brian Stann took the field for his last Army-Navy Game, a high point of any midshipman's football career. Navy romped that day, giving the linebacker from Scranton a sweet victory to savor and to remember.</p>
<p>A little over two years later, Marine Corps First Lt. Brian Stann was in Iraq, and within weeks he and his men fought a fierce battle for which he would win the Silver Star....
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<p>Published in today's Philadelphia Daily News:</p>
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Everyone knows Army's motto: "Army Strong.''</p>
<p>And everyone knows Navy's saying: "Accelerate Your Life.'</p>
<p>But tomorrow afternoon, when Army and Navy meet for the 107th time, at sold-out Lincoln Financial Field, the only slogan that will matter for Navy and its faithful followers is the phrase that stays plastered throughout the Annapolis, Md., academy all year long: "BEAT ARMY!!''...
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