Grad March Back 2013
West Point Grad March Back is Hosted by the Directorate of Academy Advancement (DAA), USMA StaffThe scheduled dates are 11 - 12 August 2013. Grad March Back is open ONLY to West Point Graduates! Sign...
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Palmer '56 Inducted Into Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame
Fort Leavenworth has inducted Lt. Gen. Dave Palmer '56 into its Hall of Fame. Lt. Gen. David G. Perkins '80, Commanding General Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, officiated the ceremony.In 1963...
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Simon '97 Publishes Trail Guide of Southern West Virginia
R. Bryan Simon's new book on the trails of southern West Virginia focuses on the area in and around the New River Gorge, West Virginia, and the Boy Scouts of America Bechtel Summit Reserve, the new...
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Van Sickle '38 Returns 75 Years After Graduation
There are not many members of the West Point Class of 1938 left, but retired Maj. Gen. Neil Van Sickle of Kalispell, Montana, was proud to represent his class at the recent cadet graduation at the U.S....
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Truscott '69 Tells the Story of a Reluctant Prince
By Lucian Truscott '69, printed in the New York TimesI was in New York recently, helping my 18-year-old daughter, Lilly, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, paint her new apartment. To...
View ArticleBenning to Welcome Huerter '90 as Garrison Commander
Col. Michail S. Huerter '90 will assume command of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning from Col. Jeffrey Fletcher during a change of command ceremony on June 14.Huerter, a native of Topeka, Kan., is also a...
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Maine State Bar Association Names Weston '95 New Executive Director
The Board of Governors of the Maine State Bar Association (MSBA) is pleased to announce that Angela P. Weston '95 has been named Executive Director. Weston, who has served as Deputy Executive Director...
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Vietnam War Veterans Pass Stories on to Next Generation of Veterans
For the 20-year-old gunner of a UH-C1 “Firebird” gunship helicopter, the September 1969 day that came to be known as Black Monday began with a routine mission to bring infantry into a waiting landing...
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West Point Tradition Spans Generations for Crawford Family
Somewhere in the Crawford household, two picture frames tell a story of like father, like son.In one frame, the elder Bill as a cadet at West Point (Class of 1980); in the other, dated about three...
View ArticleTwo Grads Part of NASA's Next Generation of Space Explorers
After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has a new group of potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system,...
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Wounded Warrior, Labra '01, Becomes Military Doctor
Ten years ago, Army Capt. Christian Labra's spirit was as broken as his body.A U.S. Military Academy graduate deployed to Iraq just a few months after the initial invasion, he was pumped up about the...
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194th Armored Infantry Brigade to Welcome King '88 as New Commander
Col. Scott D. King ’88 will assume command of the 194th Armored Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia from Col. Kevin S. MacWatters during a change of command ceremony on Brave Rifles Field in Harmony...
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Bernatis '08 Earns Fulbright Award to the UK
Vincent Bernatis, a 2008 graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, has received a UK-Partnership Fulbright Award to enable him to study at the University of Exeter on one of the...
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Grads Envision Aviation of 2050
Vertical lift aircraft that can fly further and faster through any environmental conditions while carrying heavier loads.Manned and unmanned vehicles with automated flight operations controlled at the...
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Bristol '81 Named President of TeleCommunication Systems Government Solutions...
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, has promoted Michael D. Bristol, Sr. (USMA...
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Kopser ’93 Easing Transportation Headaches Through Mobile App
Commuting by public or private transportation sucks up untold billions of hours annually. According to the American Public Transportation Association, Americans took 10.4 billion rides on public...
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’60 Classmates Celebrate 75th Birthday on Appalachian Trail
West Point classmates John Sherden '60 and Lyman “Chan” Duryea '60 decided to do a 75-mile section hike of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia to celebrate their 75th birthdays. Starting at Long Mountain...
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Floren Herrera '13 Returns to the Philippines
As a young boy, Floren Herrera was orphaned by his farmer-father in the rural farming community of Cagayan in Northern Philippines. Herrera would overcome the odds against him, and in May graduated...
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Pannell '89 takes Command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston
Col. Richard P. Pannell '89, took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District yesterday at a ceremony in Galveston, Texas.“I am honored to serve as the new Galveston District...
View ArticleChris West '88 Appointed Director of Wings Cancer Foundation
According to the Memphis Daily News, West has been appointed executive director of The Wings Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides care to cancer patients and their families. He has...
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