Stone Marker to Honor Fayetteville Man Who Was a Union Hero in Civil War
When Capt. Alexander McRae, Class of 1851, saw his cause was lost beyond hope, he "drew out his pistol and, calmly seating himself on one of his guns, defended it until he was shot to death."That's how...
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Bolin '96, Former Anglican Army Chaplain, Finds "Wholeness" Through Roman...
The Army provides many areas to serve, but for one soldier, his path was always predetermined. It just took a specific point in time to acknowledge it to himself.U.S. Army Maj. Kenneth Bolin '96, the...
View ArticleCaldwell '76 Shares Experiences With Hargrave Cadets
Hargrave Military Academy hosted Lieutenant General William Caldwell '76 for their Distinguished Speaker Series Tuesday. Caldwell, a Hargrave graduate who went on to the United States Military Academy...
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Rylander '11 Remembered Through Brother's Music
Inspiration is the good that comes from tragic loss.That's the view of aspiring recording artist Daniel Rylander as he and his family mark the one-year anniversary of his brother’s death in...
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National Gem Consortium Selects Allen '13 for Fellowship
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadet Antonia Allen '13 was recently selected by Chrysler Group LLC to receive a GEM Master's Fellowship as a member of the 2013 GEM Fellowship cohort and will attend the...
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Zais '69 Receives Honorary Degree From The Citadel
South Carolina's State Superintendent of Education Mitchell M. "Mick" Zais, West Point Class of 1969, was presented with an honorary Doctor of Public Education from The Citadel Board of Visitors on...
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Krzyzewski '69 Talks Team-Building with JBLM Troops
Hundreds of Army officers and senior enlisted soldiers were given a pep talk Thursday from a coaching legend, as Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski '69 paid a visit to Joint Base...
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Allyn '81 Promoted, Becomes Commanding General of FORSCOM
Gen. Daniel B. Allyn '81 assumed command of the Army's largest organization -- U.S. Army Forces Command -- during a ceremony last week at Fort Bragg, N.C.FORSCOM is responsible for 265,000 active-duty...
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Denn '06 Recognized for Embodying "Duty, Honor, Country"
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - When the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, occurred, many Americans were deeply affected and some were moved to serve their country. Because he grew up in New York...
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Dailey '92 Named Vice President at GEI Consultants
GEI Consultants, Inc.,one of the nation's leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, has elected six individuals as new vice presidents."I am...
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Penn Honors O'Connor '53 With a Posthumous Ph.D.
By Brian Wright O'ConnorNearly 50 years after leaving the University of Pennsylvania for Vietnam, Lt. Col. Mortimer Lenane O'Connor '53 will receive a posthumous Ph.D. in a ceremony honoring academic...
View ArticleGrads' Horse Headed for Belmont Stakes
Freedom Child has enjoyed an eventful career for a sophomore runner who only had one win, but everything finally went right for the Malibu Moon ridgling May 11 at rain-whipped Belmont Park.Romping in...
View Article"Into Harm's Way," Documentary on Class of '67, to Air on PBS
The West Point Class of 1967 arrived at the United States Military Academy during the heady days of the early 1960s when it appeared that America was destined for a century of unrivaled success. Four...
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Melki '04 Embarks on New Career in City Government Helping Fellow Veterans
It was finals week at NYU and Lindsey Melki '04 was racing from grueling exam to exam in courses like foundations of finance and corporate finance, grinding toward dual master’s degrees in business...
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Odin Stays Away: WPAOG Celebrates DGA
For the first time in four years, the weather cooperated and the Corps of Cadets, dressed in their full-dress gray uniformes, marched in the Alumni Review parade honoring those classes that have...
View ArticleTen Selected to Army Sports Hall of Fame
Five All-Americans, the first American to walk in space, a Heisman Trophy runner-up, an Army Athletic Association Award winner, two legendary coaches and an administrator who also contributed as a...
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'81 Grads Change Command at Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss and El Paso said goodbye to its native commander and hello to a new leader with proven combat chops on Thursday.Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard '81, an El Paso native, relinquished command of...
View ArticleWhy Veterans Make Great Entrepreneurs
By Bill Murphy Jr.I first met Joseph Kopser '93 six years ago in Mosul, Iraq. He he was an Army major serving in a cavalry squadron at the time, and I was a reporter for The Washington Post.Kopser, 42,...
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Svoboda '74 Named Educator of the Year
For the 2012-13 school year, Martin Svoboda '74 has been awarded Rogers Educator of the Year for the high school level. Svoboda teaches mathematics in the Extended Day Program, an alternative school in...
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Dahl '82 Receives Defense Superior Service Medal
Major General Kenneth R. Dahl '82 (right), Deputy Commanding General for Support, US Forces Afghanistan, has received a certificate for receiving the Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) from Gen....
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