United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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 Joseph i ■ ■ m To the Class of 2003: Congratulations! As you graduate, you take your place in a very special and select group: the alumni of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. You have earned your designation as Kings Point alumni by successfully completing a rigorous and demanding program. During your years at the Academy, you have worked together to reach your goals and to make Kings Point the very best. I am proud of your achievements and offer you a sincere Well Done. The world you enter is fraught with challenges. But your class is well prepared to meet these challenges and to overcome them. I am confident that you will serve the Nation well and bring honor and pride to your class and to your alma mater. Fair winds and following seas, 2003! JOSEPH D. STEWART icJAdmiral, USMS superintendent © US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration U S Merchant Manne Academy

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Schubert U S Department of Transportation Administrator 400 Seventh Street. S.W. Washington. D C. 20590 Maritime Administration MESSAGE TO THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY Congratulations to the Kings Point Class of 2003. As a graduate of the Class of 1974,1 know you are both elated and relieved at the completion of four years of rigorous training at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The education and experiences you've received will carry you well throughout your careers. The Nation needs enthusiastic, energetic and committed individuals to provide a strong U.S.-flas merchant marine and national transportation system to support America's economic and strategic defense goal. From one graduate to another, your time at Kings Point was time well spent. I am confident that you will be successful in meeting all future challenges and become outstanding leaders in the American maritime industry. Again, congratulations on your special day. Captain William G. Schubert Maritime Administrator 18 . mmiim hhhhhhi

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 Above Photos: CAPT Brown poses with his parent, above. And his wife and sons, Dave and Zachary, below. Below Photo: CAPT Browns ages from grade school to the United States Coast Guard Academy. ' X