Super Bowl and USMMA :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point
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<p>From the Colorado Parent Page.....</p>

<p>1/27/2006 - Two midshipmen from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will be part of the pregame ceremonies of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, MI on Feb. 5, the first time that the Academy has participated in this high-profile event.</p>

<p>The midshipmen are members of the Academy’s Regimental Band and will play the drum cadence for the Joint Services Color Guard as it marches onto the field for the National Anthem.</p>

<p>The midshipmen will represent not only the Academy, but America’s Merchant Marine as well, which has served the nation in both peace and war.</p>

<p>The midshipmen drummers are plebes Jonathan Dufault from Colorado Springs, CO, and Paul Fitzpatrick from Marietta, GA. A third midshipman, senior Timothy Kennedy of Hillsborough, NJ, the Regimental Bandmaster, will accompany the plebes to supervise their performance.</p>

<p>The director of the Academy’s Regimental Band, CAPT Kenneth Force, noted that the band has played at other high-visibility events in the past, like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and at Presidential Inaugurations. He’s very pleased to add the Super Bowl to the band’s resume.</p>

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<p>oops...linked from USMMA
<a href="http://www.usmma.edu/about/news/feature.asp?StoryID=297%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usmma.edu/about/news/feature.asp?StoryID=297&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>AWESOME!! So glad you posted that! Hope they show more of the pre-game this year so we can see them. I understand that they will be setting up a big screen in Delano for the big game. Hope they serve hot wings too!</p>

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<p>Great stuff! See related post on SA parents forum.</p>

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<p>Est. time for the presentation of the colors is 6:10 p.m. EST.
2 USMMA midshipmen are beating cadance - first time ever represented at Super Bowl. Interview with KP reps on LI TV Friday night local news.
See <a href="http://www.usmmaaa.com/cgi-any/news...ages3_photo.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usmmaaa.com/cgi-any/news...ages3_photo.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>We'll be grilling kielbasa and rooting for the Steelers!</p>