Naval Academy News

On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.

Jim Cunningham's retirement comes with strings attached. But that's just the way he wants it.

It all started Sunday, when U-S Naval Academy student Matthew Sanders went reportedly missing.

Naval Academy leaders removed two midshipmen from a color guard that performed at the World Series last week because they were white men, and replaced them with a nonwhite man and a white woman so the academy could present a more "diverse" profile, according to several sources, a move that has reportedly angered mids and alumni.

Lucky you folks - we have a "Tuesday Twofer." One subject - two authors. The first part of the post will be from me, then USNA English Professor Bruce Fleming will follow.

Police in West Virginia are considering whether to charge a U.S. Naval Academy student who they say lied about being the victim of a kidnapping and extortion plot.

"Midshipmen are persons of integrity: They stand for that which is right. They tell the truth and ensure that the full truth is known.

Naval Academy Commandant of Midshipmen Capt. Matthew Klunder holds a copy of the school's honor manual while discussing concerns expressed by some graduates that honor violations aren't taken seriously.

The U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, designed by the noted Beaux-Arts master Ernest Flagg, had in recent years begun to show the effects of its 100 years of existence at the Naval Academy grounds in Annapolis, MD.

The University of Maryland Boxing Club is hosting a collegiate boxing tournament at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD on Saturday, November 7. Among the schools scheduled to join Maryland in this event are: Defending Collegiate National Champion Army The Naval Academy Georgetown Penn State Virginia Military Institute.

Date: October 27, 2009 By: Shannon Lee Zirkle Naval Academy athletics beat writer Bill Wagner and host Dave Broughton, both of The Capital sports department, take a look at the Wake Forest game on Saturday, October 17.

The nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis visited the Naval Academy this weekend, less than a week after some academy seniors were told they will be assigned to submarine duty instead of their first service choices upon graduation.

A fund set up by former general Rick Hillier to support military families in crisis is about to get a massive shot in the arm thanks to the efforts of a private foundation.

Architect Ernest Flagg, who designed the Naval Academy Chapel more than a century ago, no doubt will be smiling down from the sweet hereafter today when the restoration of his masterpiece will be unveiled.

Date: October 24, 2009 By: Paul W. Gillespie The United States Naval Academy Chapel has just had a makeover that cost just shy of 2.5 million dollar to complete.

Crunch the numbers: Four trips, four weeks, 18 days away from work. Crazy time. So, when you start seeing light at the end of the tunnel and you're reasonably certain that it isn't the locomotive hurtling toward you, what do you do? Easy.

When it comes to making a mess, few things in Annapolis compare to the slop created by admiring crowds that throw candy at the Brigade of Midshipmen as they march to home football games.

The Naval Academy celebrated both the U.S. Navy's birthday and the Academy's birthday Oct.

The U.S. Naval Academy's Summer Training Soaring Program introduced 150 midshipmen to flying this summer using gliders at the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Center Airport.

Addison Carr, left, a midshipman at the Annapolis Naval Academy with his father, Alvin Carr, a former Air Force Officer.