Calling all USNA Alumni: Share your USNA-Hurricane Isabel Stories with Shipmate Magazine

Published on June 12, 2023

September 2023 will mark 20 years since Hurricane Isabel made its historical impact on the United States Naval Academy and Annapolis, MD.

Shipmate Magazine wants to hear from our alumni who were on the Yard as Midshipmen, faculty, staff, or local alumni in September 2003 to share their stories of the challenges faced attending classes, participating in the physical mission, and leadership lessons that resulted from the hurricane.

To share your story and any photos, please contact Shipmate Magazine Editor Jimmy DeButts at [email protected] by 16 June.

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