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...long after the demise of this naval power, navel gazing has also led to increasing spates of exceptionalism. The fall of Labour in the recent local and European elections was as much a sign of dissatisfaction over the Iraq war, largely seen as a blow to European cooperativeness, as it was a sign of a yearning for independence. Calls for “democracy over bureaucracy” are as old as the Magna Carta, and they continue now in the form of the rising U.K. Independence Party, which, like the Tories, is quite happy with the Pound and doesn?...
...movie of the '50s was Hellcats of the Navy. It is famous as the one film to co-star Reagan and his second bride Nancy Davis. In fact, Davis' role is small and she doesn't distinguish herself in it. But Reagan is impressive as a World War II naval hero with a hint of Bogart's neurotic Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny. In the attempt to discover Japanese sea lanes, submarine commander Casey Abbott makes a decision that kills 60 of his men. He is both firm in his belief that he did the greatest good...
...them back into the race,” said junior seven-seat Mike Kummer. “That being said, they were always in the race. They were driving hard. They’re tough as heck. That’s why they’re in the Naval Academy...
Bosco, who is from Washington, D.C., and attended St. Albans School, says he knew he wanted to serve in the military coming into Harvard and had even thought about the Naval Academy...
...themselves down with extracurricular commitments, Bosco and the other ROTC midshipmen have had to take on some exceptional tasks. During the year he had to wake up early twice weekly for 7:15 a.m. military science courses at MIT—which covered subjects ranging from military bearing to naval engineering—and sometimes he woke up even earlier for physical training (PT) with the marine midshipmen...