Look back at great moments from the annual Army-Navy Game, which will be played yet again in Philadelphia in 2022.
This will be the 90th time the game is played in the City of Brotherly Love. It won't return until 2027 as game organizers take the college football classic on the road from its traditional home.
Here is a look back at pomp, presidents and patriotism from decades of the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia.
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For one day in December, Army Cadets and Navy Midshipmen go from brothers in arms to opponents in battle. It's a Philly tradition -- the annual Army-Navy Game -- for many years.
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Let's take a look back at some of the best moments from the game in the past.
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(Original Caption) First Lady Represents President at Army-Navy Game. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Left to right, General Virgil Peterson, inspector-general of the U.S. Army; Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt; and General Robert L. Eichelberger, superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, pictured at the Army-Navy game here today.
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The game stretches far beyond Philly. This dinner was held at the Army and Navy Club in Manila, Philippines during the Army-Navy Game in 1941. A war alert an hour earlier called away most of the Navy men. Navy eventually won the game 14-6.
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In 1945 President Harry S. Truman attended the Army-Navy Game. He wasn't the first president to do so and wouldn't be the last to attend.
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The packed crowd inside Philadelphia Municipal stadium for the 1948 Army-Navy Game, which ended in a 21-21 tie.
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Midshipmen cheering at the Army-Navy football game in 1949. Navy didn't have much to cheer about, losing 38-0.
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President Truman stood as he was applauded by spectators during the 1950 Army-Navy Game.
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West Point cadets, marching on game field before the 1953 game.
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In 1953 Army beat Navy 20-7. Bill Doremus was carried off the field on shoulders of cadets who rushed onto the field to hail winners.
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The convex view of the 1954 Army-Navy Game.
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The 1954 game at Municipal Stadium was won by Navy 27-20 despite another great game from Doremus.
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The view from the far end zone of the 1955 game won by Army 14-6.
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President John F. Kennedy tosses a coin to see which team will receive to open Army-Navy Game.
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The Vet hosted 17 Army-Navy games from 1980 to 2001.
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Army won the 1996 game 28-24.
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President Bill Clinton continued the tradition of the Commander-in-Chief showing support for the military schools in 1996.
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The West Point Cadets use foam-rubber hands to cheer on Army during the 1998 game at the Vet.
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The 1998 game was marked as much by what happened off the field as on the field after a rail broke causing fans to fall -- nine people were injured and concerns about the game being held at the Vet began to surface.
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U.S. President George W. Bush flipped the coin before the 102nd Army-Navy Game in 2001.
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The game moved to Lincoln Financial Field for the 2003 contest. The Army Cadets lined up in formation before the game against the Navy.
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The 2003 game was played with snow around the field that didn't cool the Navy attack.
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The Navy defeated the Army 34-6 as the midshipmen celebrated.
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President Bush returned for the coin flip before the 2004 game.
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The winner of the game gets the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy -- Navy won 14 straight games from 2002 to 2015.
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The Midshipmen enjoy a game at The Linc.
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An Army Cadet watches the game in disbelief as Navy Midshipmen won the 2009 game 17-3.
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The game was played in Philly again in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
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The Army Black Knights mascot watches with the Cadets at the 2010 game.
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Hatfield, Pa.'s own John Howell had the big offensive play of the game as he hauled in a 77-yard TD.
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Navy won the 2010 game 31-17.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden performed the coin toss before the 2012 game in Philly.
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The Cadets of West Point march off the field before a game between the Army Black Nights and the Navy Midshipmen on Dec. 14, 2013 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Snow fell on the 2013 game in Philly.
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Noah Copeland and the Navy Midshipmen ran away with the 2013 game.
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Navy Midshipmen players sing their Alma mater after beating Army 34-7.
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Members of Navy Midshipmen spell out 14 years in hopes of continuing their winning streak over the Army Black Knights in 2015 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Members of the Navy parachute onto the the field before the 2015 Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Col. Stephen Liszewski, 86th Commandant of Midshipmen United States Naval Academy, celebrates after a Navy Midshipmen intercepted the ball in the final minutes of the game at Lincoln Financial Field in 2015. The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Army Black Knights 21-17.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 09: Superintendent of the United States Military Academy Lieutenant General Robert L. Caslen, Jr is held up by Army Black Knights Cheerleaders during the fourth quarter of a game against the Navy Midshipmen at Lincoln Financial Field on December 9, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
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Navy guard Evan Martin sing the Navy Blue and Gold in the snow following their loss to Army during the 118th playing of the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field in 2017.
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US President Donald Trump tosses the coin before the Army v. Navy Game in Philadelphia on December 14, 2019.
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Trump, then Defense Secretary Mark Esper and then Acting United States Secretary Thomas Modly joined Naval Academy cadets during the the 2019 Army v. Navy Game.
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Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry shouts for joy as he runs to the bench after scoring a fourth quarter touchdown to seal their win over Army during the 120th Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Players of the Navy Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy arrive waving the American flag prior to the annual Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
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Who will march to victory this year? Find out Saturday down at the Linc.
