The Army-Navy Game, THE Tradition Like No Other – Opinion

The Army vs. Navy game is “the” tradition like no other. The 122nd anniversary of the game is upon us.http://nd. meeting. Not because I love football, although I do enjoy it. I watch because America is proud of me. The men who played in Army-Navy games had no plans to become a player in the NFL. They are passionate about the sport. When seniors are done with their football academy uniforms, they’ll don a completely new uniform and continue to serve the country.

My son was a member of the Navy Leapfrogs Parachute Team and had the honor of being part of the game’s pageantry, not as a player on the field but as a parachutist. The Leapfrogs and Army Black Knights bring a “game ball” into the game. He was generally nonplussed about jumping into football games like NFL and college games — but he felt the goosebumps that come with an Army-Navy game.

Video below showing the Leapfrogs taking in flags during a Kansas City Chiefs’ game in 2016 on September 11. My son brought in the Stars and Stripes. After about three minutes, it seems that he is suspended mid-air.

Everything about college football revolves around the game. The game is all about young men fighting on the field and greeting one another at an end zone. Their moment together is one of rivalry, but they also share a common bond. They signed up for the service, and they will. Many will be killed in this service. Stephen “Chase” Prasnicki played quarterback for the Black Knights, and graduated with the class of 2010. His death in Afghanistan was two years later.

The Navy will be honoring Commander Brain Bourgeois this year.

Bourgeois was a 2006 graduate. He then attended BUDs in order to get his trident, and to serve as a SEAL. He passed away in training just days before. His SEAL Team 8 flag will be carried by midshipmen out of the tunnel onto the field. On the sideline will be a uniform with Bourgeois’ number “13.”

I don’t know the numbers, but it’s a fair bet that dozens if not hundreds of men who strapped on a helmet in the proceeding 121 years of this glorious rivalry have laid down their lives in defense of America. Keep in mind those brave men as you see them today. Remember that today’s men may risk their lives to protect freedom by wearing the same uniform.

Go Navy, Beat Army!