It’s quite a thing, winning gold at the Olympics.
Like, for instance, track and field events.
They take hard work, dedication, and natural ability.
(Aside from a positive PED test, but let’s put that aside.
LaFond’s brother Chreign is a defensive end at Navy.
Chreign LaFond doesn’t play for a high school team.
This isn’t the Ivy League.
This isn’t football; it’s football at one of the Service Academies.
It’s Navy Football.
You want to give Edge defender 15 minutes off to watch his sister’s dreams come true?
What happens when his ship is in some hot zone, facing down a hostile adversary?
Does he get a break then?
Navy men have been missing big moments in their families' lives since the first navy was invented.
Something has to give.
And in Chriegn’s case, it was witnessing the greatest moment of his sister’s life.
And thanks to Newberry for sharing this great moment with the world.
But it was special while it lasted.
