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Kinston native Cmdr. Matthew R. Lovick took the helm as the 54th commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 3, a role he officially assumed during a change of command ceremony held at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma on May 12, 2023.
For the first time in 10 years, the annual Freedom Classic baseball competition between teams from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy had to be canceled in Kinston. Mother Nature played a mean trick by dumping the only snow we are likely to see this season on our area the evening of Thursday, Feb. 20. The coaches from Navy and Air Force moved this year’s competition to the home field of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. But what about the preparations and sponsorships of this year’s Freedom Classic? Will sponsors get their money back?
According to the Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation, “The 2020 Freedom Classic series at Historic Grainger Stadium has been canceled due to weather/field conditions! Series games will be played in Annapolis.”
For the 10th straight year, Historic Grainger Stadium will host one of the fiercest battles of the 2020 baseball season as baseball teams from the United States Naval Academy and the United States Air Force Academy face each other in a three-game competition for bragging rights.
Air Force won both ends of Sunday’s doubleheader to take the 2019 Freedom Classic title, the Falcons’ fifth in the nine-year history of the event.
While in town for the ninth annual Freedom Classic, players and coaches from the Air Force Academy visited residents at the N.C. State Veterans Home, while players from the Naval Academy visited Mary’s Kitchen.
During Friday’s Freedom Classic Luncheon, Air Force and Navy coaches and team captains reflected on the event in Kinston while appreciating moments among the schools.
This weekend’s Freedom Classic features several All-Americans for both the Navy and Air Force.
Neuse News columnist Jane Phillips continues her series on the Washington family of Kinston.
A native of Kinston, Susannah Sarah Washington Graham, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Washington lived an affluent life with a distinguished family. She was blessed with a loving family and many unique life experiences as the wife of such a man as tenacious William Graham who loved serving his country.
Armed services logos hang above the mantle of the fireplace at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston.
