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Article: THE SUPER BOWL AT SEA ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER ON THE PERSIAN GULF AND ON AN ASSUALT SHIP IN THE MED, SAILORS AND MARINES STAY UP LATE TO WATCH THE BIG GAME.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 29, 1998
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Byline: DOUG HUMMEL AND JONATHAN A. WAUGH
``And the dream of Super Bowl XXXII begins,'' announced Dick Enberg, NBC sportscaster, as the opening kickoff was spinning in the air.
It was true for the football players, but also for the sailors and Marines on the assault ship Guam, deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, and the aircraft carrier Nimitz, in the Persian Gulf.
Having to stay awake until 12:30 a.m. just to see the start of the game live didn't seem to bother the die-hard football fans on either ship. Normally, the passageways of the ``Mighty Nine'' and the Nimitz are quiet at that time of day, but the lure of the Super Bowl kept fans awake.