Members of the lacrosse community recalled the former Naval Academy player killed in Afghanistan this week as a tough player who, with his teammate brothers, was a respected competitor. Brendan Looney, 29, a Silver Spring native, was among nine U.S. military personnel killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday in southern Afghanistan. He was a lieutenant in the Navy SEALs and a 2004 Naval Academy graduate, according to the Military Times website. “When you played the Naval Academy, you always felt the presence of the Looneys on the field,” said former University of Maryland men’s lacrosse coach Dave Cottle, who lives in Edgewater. “You felt how tough and how competitive they were and how great a leadership the Looneys showed. They were great boys.” Lieutenant Looney and his brothers, Billy and Steve, were all starters for the Naval Academy. from the Baltimore Sun
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