The story’s been making the rounds for the past few days, about how a young boy rescued by Coast Guard crews walked across the stage at today’s commencement ceremonies at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. What you may not know is that Ensign Orlando Morel, that rescued boy, was a big contributor to Coast Guard’s swimming team. Morel was one of the Bears’ top divers, regularly capturing wins in the 1- and 2-meter dives. Nearly 20 years have passed since Morel’s rescue, but the story still resonates. “I don’t think that anything I can do will be…
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Forget Air Force’s conference matchup with BYU or Navy’s attempt to lick its wounds against Georgia Southern after getting upset by the Maryland Kenny Tates. There is a cup to be won Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in New London, Conn. First, we’d like to thank Bill, a loyal reader, for the reminder. This Saturday, the Coast Guard Academy and Merchant Marine Academy will play in their 39th meeting for the right to own the Secretaries’ Cup. If this year’s meeting is anything like last year’s, get in your car and drive up to New London now or plan to huddle…