USMMA- Kings Point Trivia

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First person to submit all of the correct answers is the winner. Please be honest, don't edit your posts.

No prize, just bragging rights.

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US Merchant Marine Academy Trivia:

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1. How many Cadets (from the academy) were killed during WWII?

2. What is the origin of the eagle (that was until recently) atop the 172 ft. Flagpole?

3. Who is the Regimental Executive Officer?

4. (Aisde from the Kings Pointer) What is the largest M/V berthed at the Academy?

5. What is the motto of the Academy?

6. When is Recognition Day 2005?

7. Who dedicated the land that the Academy is currently located on?

8.Who is the Superintendent of the Academy?

9. What is the latitude and longitude of the 142 ft. flagpole?

10*. What does 'RHBVCI' stand for?

*Kudos to whoever can get this...
 
1. The names of the heroic men who lost their lives during the War are inscribed forever in the Roll of Honor Book on display in the Mariner's Chapel at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
 
7. The Academy was dedicated on September 30, 1943, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who noted that "the Academy serves the Merchant Marine as West Point serves the Army and Annapolis the Navy."
 
8. Vice Admiral Stewart was appointed Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy on August 1, 1998.
 
4. (Aisde from the Kings Pointer) What is the largest M/V berthed at the Academy?
This is a guess = the 65 foot tug Growler
 
1. Here's the answer, taken from the parent's website:
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is privileged among the nation's five federal academies to be the only institution authorized to carry a battle standard as part of its color guard. The proud and colorful battle standard perpetuates the memory of the 142 Academy cadet/midshipmen who were casualties of World War II.

During times of war, members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard engage in combat, but the students at their respective service academies do not. However, the students of the USMMA receive an integral part of their training at sea, and in the Second World War often found their lives in peril as they sailed through enemy-controlled waters or unloaded precious cargo in overseas combat areas. In all, 142 such cadet/midshipmen never returned to home port.
In their memory, the battle standard bears the number "142" on its field of red, white and blue. In its center is the eagle of the Academy's seal in blue and gray, the school colors, and the anchor of the merchant marine in gold. From its top hang the ribbons which represent the various combat zones in which the Academy's cadet/midshipmen served.
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