<p>Published in the Dayton Daily News:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/news/local/neighbors/2007/03/22/ddn032207naval.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/news/local/neighbors/2007/03/22/ddn032207naval.html</a></p>
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"Left-port; right-starboard. If you can remember that, your careers are assured!" the late President John F. Kennedy told a new class of midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1963.</p>
<p>Dan Ruffin, 18, of Bellbrook, is just finishing his first year as a Midshipman 4th Class (plebe) at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He knows it takes a lot more direction and rudder control than that to succeed, as his sister Katie, 17, a senior at Bellbrook High School, is sure to find out when she joins him there June 27 as a new plebe....
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<p>Not that big a deal...Wonder if the Seattle Times will run a story about me....I might be following Bro and Cousin. Should know within the week...can't wait as scored Cal Tech already and waiting on one other big fish. Then I can make a decision. This has been sooooo long a wait, especially since got USNA early.</p>
<p>You're obviously not Col. & Capt. Ruffin aka Ma n Pa. ;)</p>
<p>My son who is in the "still waiting to hear" group is good friends with this brother and sister and will graduate HS with Katie. Its a small high school with not many kids applying to the academies, so fairly interesting news for our local area. Its a really nice article.</p>
<p>I'm curious how our local paper drew attention of GA in VA? :-)</p>
<p>They are actually the ones who told us about this forum which has been so helpful!</p>