Monday, May 20, 2013

No Blue Angels At This Year's Naval Academy Graduation



Naval Academy Graduation Has To Do Without The Blue Angels -- Baltimore Sun

Sequester cuts have grounded the flight team for 2013

He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation in 1992.

Now commander and flight leader of the Blue Angels, Frosch, a Navy lieutenant commander, was looking forward to returning to Annapolis this week, where he would have led his team through its traditional jaw-dropping show as part of the Academy's graduation week.

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My Comment: And no "Fleet Week" for lower Manhattan

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