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class="commentNum"><a href="/web/20071223173936/http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695237531,00.html">Read story</a></div> <h2>Reader comments: Clear for kickoff</h2> </div> <div id="commentList"> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Conejo</b> | 5:28 a.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> Anyone else find it odd that the military in the background are life sized cutouts? I guess Whittingham was right. These people really know how to treat their guests! </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>San Diegan</b> | 7:30 a.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> Remember the Midway is a museum. What you see is an exhibit illustrating the flight deck crew's different color uniforms. </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Wax Work</b> | 11:58 a.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> Nope! In my world, everyone seems to be a little flat. </div> </div> <div class="continue"> Comments continue below </div> <div id="ad_300" class="ad"> <div id="ad6Sp"></div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Kjaerbye</b> | 12:22 p.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> Go Navy BEAT the Ute's!!!! I once took some Mormon missionaries aboard the Midway and they got to see how harsh life is aboard ships! <br><br>Next time when one is in San Diego stop by the Navy Pier on Broadway and go tour the Midway.. </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Former Sailor</b> | 2:24 p.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> GO NAVY!!! </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Go Navy</b> | 2:47 p.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> A Ute is a Bird??? </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>Utes will Roll!</b> | 2:54 p.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> A Midshipman is a weird ram looking thing??? </div> </div> <div class="comment"> <div class="commentName"> <b>utah_man18</b> | 5:09 p.m. Dec. 20, 2007 </div> <div class="commentText"> If you would do your research, you'd know that the Utes previously had the mascot of a ute indian or a runnin' redskin; the practice began to be frowned upon so we went to the next best thing. 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