Midshipmen To March in Presidential Inaugural Parade

The 24th company, which includes 87 students from 29 states, will walk the 1.5-mile parade route with President Barack Obama.

Eighty-seven students from the U.S. Naval Academy will experience President Barack Obama's inauguration firsthand by marching in the in 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Jan. 21. “We are honored to be invited to participate in such an important event," Midshipman 1st Class Ryan Hagelin said. "I'm personally very excited to march in the parade.” Hagelin is a New York native who commands the 24th Company, which the academy chose out of its 30 student companies to march in the parade. The school chose his company because it's the color company—meaning it's recognized by the academy for having superior academic, athletic and military professional performance. “As a company, we have practiced several times in order to prepare," Hagelin said…

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