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- ↑ "Navy Qualifies For The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl In Fort Worth, Texas; Tickets On Sale Now". NavySports.com (Press release). United States Naval Academy. November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2013.