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“Duty, Honor, Country” Meets “Faster, Higher, Stronger”
Every living graduate is familiar with General Douglas MacArthur’s famous dictum: “Every cadet an athlete.” MacArthur, Class of 1903, introduced this philosophy when he became West Point Superintendent in 1919, realizing the importance of physical fitness and intramural athletic programs in the wake of the modern warfare he witnessed in World War I.
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The Longest Day for the Long Gray Line
Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, approximately 100 West Point graduates from the classes 1912 to 1943 June made history as heroes among heroes as the Long Gray Line led and fought on D-Day during World War II. Many names were immortalized; all should be.
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West Point Honors D-Day By Hosting Gavin ’29 Ceremony, Celebrating Paratrooper Commander
The U.S. Military Academy hosted the Greater Hartford Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association to honor Lt. Gen. James “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin ’29 on the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at the West Point Cemetery on June 6, 2023.
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1996 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 1996 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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1994 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 1994 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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Important Update
Important Update
Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting for regular members of the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time in the Herbert Hall Alumni Center, 698 Mills Road, West Point, New York 10996. The business of the meeting will be to elect a Chair, Vice-Chair, five members to our Board of Directors, and six Advisors at Large.
