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West Point Graduates To Be Honored During POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
n conjunction with annual POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremonies, Vietnam veterans, including 11 West Point graduates, will be honored during a special ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.
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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 Olympic Modern Pentathlon Legacy of West Point
The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris this summer mark the end of an era for the modern pentathlon. Since the inception of modern pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics, horseback riding over jumps has been one of the five disciplines of the sport (along with fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, and cross-country running).
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2009 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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2007 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 2007 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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2005 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 2005 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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2004 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 2004 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
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1999 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
The West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG) has named the 1999 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award.
