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A Piece Of Admiral Farragut's Past Unearthed After Sandy Reunites Classmates, Report Says


In 1959, a cadet at Admiral Farragut Academy and his roommates commandeered an empty artillery shell from the basement of the band house and filled the inert weapon of war with memories from their time at the military boarding school.

Cadet Peter Ruzila Jr. of Paramus buried the time capsule in Seaside Heights, where his family owned a summer home. He and his friends resolved to dig it up in time for their 20th reunion in 1979, according to the "Jersey Roots" column in the Asbury Park Press.

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