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Parents of West Point cadets await Obama Afghan plan
Quick ReadObama's pending announcement about Afghanistan has created anxiety for parents of cadets, who await the details with a mixture of foreboding and relief.
Photo credit: J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Pat Gill and Sam Gill with a photo of their son Justin, who is in his last year at West Point.
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When President Barack Obama goes to West Point Tuesday night to outline his strategy in Afghanistan, he will be sketching the futures of scores of U.S. Military Academy cadets from Long Island and New York City who are likely to face combat shortly after graduation.
Obama's pending announcement has created anxiety for parents of cadets, who await the details with a mixture of foreboding and...
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