United States Military Academy

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• West Point's Malcolm Brown and Maritime's Martin Brown honored

  presented by Sons of the American Legion Squadron 50 of Pelham, N.Y.The award is presented annually to football players at Military academies who demonstrate Athletic Achievement, Leadership and Commitment to Service.Malcolm Brown, Josh Jackson and Martin 5/25/13 Read more »

• Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: West Point cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

  he led a company of 121 cadets, and placed on administrative duty, officials said.Hagel told graduates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that they must be the generation of leaders who will stop the debilitating threats of suicide, sexual assault 5/25/13 Read more »

• West Point cadet from LI rescues stranded kayakers

  Daniel Bleyl, of Tucson, Ariz., swam out into the river late Wednesday after hearing the kayakers' cries for help, the U.S. Military Academy said. Mo, a member of the Class of 2016, and Bleyl, a member of the Class of 2014, swam 300 to 400 yards to get to   Read more »

• Michael McClendon, West Point sergeant, secretly filmed female cadets, military academy says

  company of 121 future officers, teaching them leadership skills, the statement from the academy said.The military academy did not offer specifics in its official statement on the investigation, but a New York Times report said there were a dozen victims. The   Read more »

• Zaino: We need new institutional structures to fight sexual harassment

  the military deals with such cases, including taking any that could carry a penalty of at least a year in prison out of the military chain of command.There's a similar problem in the New York State Assembly case -- an internal process subject to built-in conflicts   Read more »

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• He was an unbelievable showman

  On Valentine’s Day 1928, Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley learned there was nothing sweeter than being called a liar. The previous day, American hero Charles Lindbergh had been feared lost during a flight from Cuba to St. Louis. With the nation still ree 20 m ago from Miami Herald Read more »

• House of Heroes helps veterans with home repairs

  “make a difference in a day.” Founded in Georgia in 2000, House of Heroes is a nonprofit organization serving the nation’s military and public safety veterans (and their spouses) who are disabled, living on a fixed income, or facing other physical/financial 36 m ago from New Britain Herald Read more »

• Chuck Hagel speech to West Point grads

  - MAY 25: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hands out... WEST POINT, NY - MAY 25: 2013 graduating cadets listen at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) during the 215 commencement ceremony May 25, 2013 in West Point, New York. Secretary of 5/25/13 from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• US chief calls for end to sexual violence

  the military to be "stamped out". Speaking at a graduation ceremony for newly commissioned officers at West Point military academy in New York on Saturday, the Pentagon chief emphasized it would be their responsibility as rising leaders to "bring the best 5/25/13 from The Daily Telegraph Read more »

• Army’s go-to defense attorney is from Wapak

  32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the deadliest mass shooting on a U.S. military base. Poppe was at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Thursday, a day before his son, Lucas Poppe, graduated from the academy. He took a few minutes to give 5/25/13 from The Lima News Read more »