Alverta and Jim Fiscus, Katherine Jeter, Bob and Lynn Lang, Rosanne and Bob Wray, Jack Jeter [55th Reunion - May 2010] |
Lynn Lang - faithful '55er football fan since 1960 [Near end of Navy Game when most had left because of score and pouring - freezing rain - DEC 2013] |
It was my privilege to attend the Army Navy game last week with family and friends - as I try to each year - especially since it was even closer to us in Baltimore. Was accompanied by friends from Florida - New Jersey - Ohio - New York Connecticut and Virginia - 71,600 attendees filled the Raven"s Stadium - total sellout and the stadium is only rated at 71,000 - so there were a few hundred people standing somewhere. Army-Navy has been played in Baltimore four times now - and has also been played here in Washington"s Redskins Stadium. Suspect that most of you watched it and know what a good game it was - with both teams having injuries to some of their key players - yet they all were there cheering their lungs out. It was a bit chilly - however we were bundled up and standing much of the game to urge the team on to victory. Our class section this year had been moved back a bit from Rows 1 and 2 - to rows 12 and 13 - however the vantage point was fine. Don Hilbert was the only other classmate in that section with me - but some others may have sat elsewhere with other classes. Lynn (Sims) Lang was there with us in the class section along with her son - Richard Sims - Tom"s youngest son. Lynn is a most loyal attendee at all the WP Home games and never misses the Army Navy Game. Hank Meetze"s son was sitting behind us and we enjoyed catching up on Hank and Mary Ann who had hoped to come - but the weather interfered. |