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Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, was an aerographer’s mate in the Navy. The Morehead, Kentucky native began his military career with basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois, before moving on to the Naval Reserve Center in Lexington, Kentucky, and the Naval Technical Training Unit at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. Earhart … Continued

From her home, Stephanie Ross Dunn could hear when the U.S.S. LaSalle was heading out to sea: three deep blasts of its horn as it left its berth, one more as it turned for the Gulf of Gaeta. She’d grab her big blue-andgold Naval Academy flag and head for the roof of the house in … Continued

I’m Still Here Written in loving memory of William Donovan, CDR, United States Navy by USNA ’86 Classmate Jim Noble  As the fires burned, and people cried, I only can imagine The fear you felt, and now, the void, what seems like endless pain. The answers that we all do seek, will not come very … Continued

Bob Dolan began his military career at the U.S. Naval Academy and, at the age of 40, was commander of the U.S.S. John Hancock, with its motto: “First for Freedom.”  During his 20-year Navy career, he served in Bahrain, the Arabian Gulf, the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean, at various naval stations and on the … Continued

He was the rock of the family, the supporter of friends, the good son who helped take care of the family as a youth, the star athlete who loved sports. But at heart, Johnnie Doctor, Jr. was a Navy man. “He loved everything about the service,” said his wife, Andrea, “It was his family, too.” … Continued

If there were a definition of Army values in the dictionary, Jerry D. Dickerson’s picture would sit right next to it, said a longtime friend and fellow military man, Lt. Col. Glenn W. Harp.  “For him, it was selfless service,” Harp said. “He cared more for others than he did for himself.” Family and country … Continued

As director of the current operations and plans branch of the Navy Command Center, CAPT Gerald F. DeConto, 44, was organizing the Navy’s response to the World Trade Center attack when he died in the crash at the Pentagon.  The weekend before he died, DeConto drove his green Ford Explorer – with the license tag … Continued

The meaning of extraordinary: an illustration of exuberance, the definition of strength, and a model of love . . . Ada Marie Davis was all of these, encompassing one incredible woman. On November 7, 1943, God blessed this world again with a creation so undeniably refreshing and exhilarating, still, no man or woman could possibly … Continued

Eric Cranford was born and nurtured in the little town of Drexel in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. From an early age he was excited about learning. His mother likes to tell of finding him, at the age of three, standing at the street in front of his home with … Continued

Julian Theodore Cooper, known as ‘Coop’ to some, was born in Washington, DC on April 20, 1962. He departed this life on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.  Julian graduated from Bladensburg High School and went on to attend the University of Maryland for a brief period. He left college to join the U.S. Navy, where he … Continued