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St. Patrick's Day Parade 2014
USMMA Regimental Band and Color Guard in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 25, 2014 - On Monday, March 17th, the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Regimental Band and Color Guard marched in New York City’s 253 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The band was selected to escort the honorees of this year’s parade, The Gaelic Athletic...
Thomas McCaffery to Speak at 2014 Battle Standard Dinner
KINGS POINT, New York, March 20, 2014 – CAPT John C. Kennedy, Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), has announced that Mr. Thomas F. McCaffery, Class of 1976, will be the speaker at the 2014 Battle Standard Dinner, which will be held on Monday, April...
Adam La Reau, Class of 2002, Receives Light of Leadership Award
KINGS POINT, NY – March 13, 2014 – On Monday, March 3, 2014, The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted Adam C. La Reau during the first Lanier Speaker Series & Dinner of 2014. This most recent dinner was dedicated to the memory of J. Smith Lanier '50, who passed...
Kings Pointer to Lead 130 Soldiers in Afghanistan
KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 5, 2014 – United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Alumnus, CPT David Taliaferro, Class of 2007, has been chosen to lead 130 soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 133rd Quartermaster Company / U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element (CMRE),...