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September 2022

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Midshipman Recognized as Recipient of Distinguished Military Service Award

  POSTED ON: Saturday, October 01, 2022 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jordyn Diomede

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month – observed from September 15 to October 15 each year – the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) and the entire Navy and Marine Corps team celebrates the many contributions made ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Faith Brooks

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 30, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Faith Brooks, a member of 20th Company and this semester’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Education (SHAPE) Commander. USNA’s SHAPE program empowers midshipmen to confront ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Lian Dunlevy

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 23, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

Today’s Firstie Friday is the Brigade Executive Officer MIDN 1/C Lian Dunlevy, a member of 15th Company from Morgantown, West Virginia. Dunlevy chose to attend the Naval Academy because he wanted more than just academic development: ...

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Featured Firstie: 1/C Randy Rodriguez

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 16, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s Firstie Friday is MIDN 1/C Randy Rodriguez, a platoon commander in 16th Company. A first-generation Mexican American, Rodriguez hails from Atlanta and lived in Guerrero, Mexico, for two years ...

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Image for Featured Firstie: 1/C James Crossfield

Featured Firstie: 1/C James Crossfield

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 09, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

This week’s Firstie Friday is a 9th Company squad leader — MIDN 1/C James Crossfield of Philadelphia. Crossfield is a robotics and control engineering major who recently studied abroad in Dubai for a semester. His immersion ...

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9/11 Remembrance Events 2022

  POSTED ON: Tuesday, September 06, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

As we begin the month of September, the U.S. Naval Academy remembers those who lost their lives, those who stepped up to serve, and the countless sacrifices made in the days, months, and years after the attacks of 9/11. Each year the Midshipman ...

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Image for Featured Firstie: 1/C Kip Frankland

Featured Firstie: 1/C Kip Frankland

  POSTED ON: Friday, September 02, 2022 by mediarelations@usna.edu

In honor of College Colors Day and tomorrow’s home football opener, today’s Firstie Friday is this year’s Captain of Captains, MIDN 1/C Kip Frankland. Frankland is from Memphis, TN and has two younger siblings. He ...

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