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Academy's distinguished grads honored, humbled

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 04/17/10

More than 45 years after they graduated from the Naval Academy, five accomplished men climbed the stage at Alumni Hall yesterday to claim an award each described as the most humbling honor of his decorated career.

Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital

Recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award for 2010 from the Naval Academy Alumni Association are: Adm. Leon A Edney, class of ’57 (top left), David J. Dunn, class of ’55 (top right), Adm. Joseph Paul Reason, class of ’65 (middle left), Rear Adm. Thomas C. Lynch, class of ’64 (middle right) and Gen. Carlton W. Fulford Jr., class of ’66.

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"I think part of it is, it's the Distinguished Graduate Award of the United States Naval Academy," said Rear Adm. Thomas C. Lynch, one of this year's five lifetime-achievement award recipients. "Graduates of this school have a sense of selflessness. So whatever we accomplish in life, we're not doing it for ourselves. We're doing it for the unit, the mission, the country, the ship, whatever it...

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