United States Naval Academy News

On the last Sunday in June, Lt. Kylan Jones-Huffman, a Navy reservist stationed in Bahrain, e-mailed a poem to members of his online haiku group.

I added that last part. No one knows how many plebes are gay or lesbian, but studies have placed the percentage of homosexual men and women serving this nation's military in that range, with some 65,000 said to be on active duty.

Getting into a military academy is only the first step of a very long journey. For some, attending a military academy for college is an excellent choice while for others it can prove disastrous to mental and physical wellbeing.

Caroline Masar, daughter of Dr. and Margaret Masar and Richard Miller, son of Linda Miller and Richard Miller, both of Baker City, OR were married June 25.

A water cannon salute heralded their arrival Friday morning as nearly 100 people waited along the piers of Milford Landing.

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On Sunday morning, the 40th anniversary of the historic Stonewall riots in New York City, history was made once again.

Bryce Merritt will take to the stage Saturday as he opens for country music icon and Grammy Award-winning singer Randy Travis at Frontier City's July 4 celebration.

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Wave goodbye. Get in line. "Hurry up and wait" for your uniform, your medical exam and a crash course in saluting.

Either Barack Hussein Obama is guilty of treason, as formally charged in a March, 2009 federal criminal complaint filed by retired Navy Lt.

"We definitely encourage people to get there early," Tracy Baskerville says about Baltimore City's Fourth of July fireworks.

Standing in front of a glass case of bracelets at a local pawn shop, Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf eyes a mandolin hanging on the wall.

The U.S. Naval Academy Band's Concert Band performs at 8 p.m. at the City Dock. Fireworks at approximately 9:15 p.m. will be launched from Farragut Field, on the Naval Academy yard.

Cmdr. Kenneth Finley is shown with former President George Bush. Finleya s 25-year naval career included an assignment in 2004 with the presidential office, White House Situation Support Staff, as the National Security Councila s chief of acquisition and resource management.

Wilson to participate in naval program AMANDA - Jared Wilson, a student at Amanda-Clearcreek High School, will participate in the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program.

MANSFIELD -- Rear Admiral Mark Hugel, a native of Mansfield, is retiring from the U.S. Navy after 32 years of service.

* GARRABRANT - A daughter, Monday, June 15, 2009, to Terry Garrabrant Jr. and Camille Stanton of Erin.

JOHN PAUL JONES 1747-92 Born in Kirkcudbright, Jones went to sea at 13 and was a captain at 21.

Their finlike flippers seem perfectly adapted for maximum aquatic agility. However, no one had ever analysed how the animals' flippers interact with water; the hydrodynamic lift that they generate, the drag that they experience or their hydrodynamic efficiency.