United States Military Academy
WEST POINT, NY - MAY 26: US Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Superintendent Lt. General David H. Huntoon, Jr. listen to the National Anthem before Biden's address to graduates of The United States Military Academy May 26, 2012 in West Point, New York. Approximately 1,000 members of the Class of 2012 received Bachelor of Science degrees and be commissioned as second lieutenants in the US Army.
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Steve was at West Point the night our brave Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Laden. He got to celebrate that moment in history with 4,000 West Point cadets who understood the significance that Bin Laden's death would mean to our nations' security
Steve was at West Point the night our brave Navy Seals killed Osama Bin Laden. He got to celebrate that moment in history with 4,000 West Point cadets who understood the significance that Bin Laden's death would mean to our nations' security
I am not entirely sure how much influence I had on Steve's decision to pursue a career as an Army officer, or his goal to attend West Point. However, I do know that he saw the pride that I was filled with each and every time I wore my uniform, left for my reserve drills, or embarked on missions that I was called on to lead or participate inMore quotes »
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Son traces father's wartime experience
who himself joined the Army in 1976 and retired as a Reserve colonel in 2001, never pressed his father for details of his military life.So for O'Donnell and his companions, last year's two-week pilgrimage was a way to connect with fathers who had helped guide Read more »
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Obama honors nation's top police officers
assailant who shot an officer at a Wal-Mart ; and five New York City police detectives who rescued two cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who had become disoriented while rock climbing.Other award winners hailed from Los Angeles; Miami; Chicago; Read more »
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Body of Army nurse due to arrive in upstate NY
wife is from nearby Spencerport. He and his family lived there for six years before he joined the Army in 2006.Military officials say Clark's wife, Susan Orellana-Clark, was in Texas Skyping with him on April 30 when he collapsed. Army officials say the investigation Read more »
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Merci, GIs: France honors WWII vets at West Point
has bestowed honors on three dozen World War II veterans at the U.S. Military Academy.The French ambassador to the United States awarded the French Legion of Honor during a ceremony held Tuesday at West Point, on the Hudson River north of New York City. It's Read more »
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9/11 defendants ignore judge at Guantanamo hearing
were killed.The defendants' behavior outraged 9/11 family members watching on closed-circuit video feeds around the United States at East Coast military bases. One viewer shouted, "C,mon, are you kidding me?" at the Fort Hamilton base in Brooklyn."They're Read more »
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Murder charge dropped in soldier's alleged Afghan rampage case
Seattle— The Army dropped a murder charge, but added others, including steroid use, against a soldier accused in a deadly shooting rampage in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Friday. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is now accused of gunning down 16 civilians in a pre- 1:07 AM from Detroit News Online Read more »
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{great love stories № 10 | ricky & ralph lauren}
was at the eye doctor’s office in 1964 -- Ralph, having recently returned from serving two years in the Unites States Army, had come in for an optical appointment. Sitting behind the receptionist desk was the sweet young Ricky Low-Beer. He was instantly smitten 6/1/12 from {This is glamorous} Read more »
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Bethel grad Dakari Cooke sticks out plebe year at West Point
process that teaches students fundamental drills and procedures necessary for survival at West Point, leadership skills, military lifestyle and tactics? It's also where students learn how to assemble a rifle and shoot it, where they learn to survive on almost 6/1/12 from Hampton Roads Daily Press Read more »
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Uncle Gene At The Brigade Open: An Unlikely Host For Fight Night At West Point [The Classical]
the Army after 9/11, serving a tour of duty in Balad, Iraq. He was also stationed for several years at the United States Military Academy, in West Point, and he was returning to campus that night in March to serve as a fight doctor in the tournament. The fights 6/1/12 from Deadspin Read more »
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This Week in the Civil War
preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, ordering that in 100 days the federal government would deem all slaves free in those states still rebelling against the Union. Meanwhile, the week opens with a vast Union army bristling in eastern Virginia for several 6/1/12 from San Luis Obispo Tribune Read more »
