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

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Jason Carter Mooresville, North Carolina J, Jay, J Cart, Kings t, JC Major: Marine Transportation Company: Original 2nd Company Clubs Activities Sports: Crew. Drill Team. Cyber Defense Team. Drill Instructor Officer Billets: RX. RBADJ1 Ships Sailed: Sealand Liberator. Sealand Quality, Horizon Trader Sea Partners: Eric Cramer Countries Visited: Japan. China. Korea. Spain. Egypt. United Arab Emirates, Oman. Saudi Arabia. Italy. Guam. Hong Kong, Taiwan Internship: PAX River Naval Air Station Favorite Academy Memory: I will never forget the craziness of sea, all the parties senior year and all those that had to stumble back from the park together. Future Plans: Work for Horizon Lines, sail, and eventually own my own company. Final Message: There are so many things in this world that will get you down, but if you look around your friends will always be there to pick you up and carry you. Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin Twenty Years from Now: Own half of the world and rule the other half, but owning my own shipping company will work too.

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Donald Quentin Peter Carmichael III Grantham, New Hampshire Major: Marine Engineering Systems Company: 3, formally known as 1 Clubs Activities Sports: Power Squad, The Team Officer Billets: CA03 Ships Sailed: SS Horizon Spirit, MV Delaware Bay, MV Lykes Liberator, MV Cape Diamond, USS Albany Sea Partners: Trent Zimmer Countries Visited: China. Italy. Turkey. Israel, Belgium, England, Germany Internship: SUPSH1P Groton Favorite Academy Memor}’: Making a hot tub. cooking hot dogs with a gas turbine, all The Team events. Future Plans: Build a bridge, be a firefighter, maybe even own a deli. Final Message: Remember, things can always be worse. To get through, trust in God. push the I believe button, and play minesweeper. ILY all. Twenty Years from Now: Retired, on a front porch, with a grill and a cooler. Donnie, Tony Danza Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to. he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

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 The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad. Salvador Dali Vincent Matthew Catanese Lyndhurst, New Jersey Major: Marine Transportation Company: First and Third Officer Billets: Bull Ensign Ships Sailed: Sealand Innovator. Horizon Challenger, Lykes Discoverer, Maersk Virginia, Tug Seabreeze Sea Partners: Janis Kukanis, Chad Dixon Countries Visited: Japan, South Korea. People's Republic of China, Puerto Rico, Belgium. England. Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, India Internship: NY Waterway Ferry Favorite Academy Memory: Sea Year, and all the nights hanging out with the guys. Future Plans: Sail and make enough money to live comfortably. Maybe have a family. Final Message: It's been a long 5 years that I w ould not have been able to survive if it w asn't for my family, and friends. Thanks for evervthing Mom and Dad. Twenty Years from Now: The first third mate, w ho is a Vice Admiral in the Naval Reserve. The Vin