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WPAOG Annual Meeting Election Results
At the WPAOG Annual Meeting held on November 14, 2023, the following members were elected to positions on the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council. To serve their term from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026:
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U.S. Military Academy Honors Buffalo Soldiers Legacy During Annual Ceremony
The Buffalo Soldiers, an all-black unit of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments, have a gallant history of fighting in the American western frontier post the American Civil War, to protecting National Parks to performing with distinction in the Spanish-American War and then, ultimately, honorably training the cadets at West Point in mounted drill and tactics for 40 years from 1907 to 1947.
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Smith ’86 Inducted into Knox County Sports Hall of Fame
The Knox County Historical Society will be hosting the second induction class for the Knox County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Among the eight inductees is Don Smith ’86.
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West Point Celebrates Kościuszko with Annual Memorial Ceremony
On May 6, 2023, USMA conducted the annual Kościuszko Memorial Ceremony at the Kościuszko Monument.
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McCaffery ’86 Confirmed to Lead S.C. Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs
The South Carolina Senate unanimously confirmed Governor Henry McMasters’ choice of MG (R) Todd B. McCaffrey ’86 to lead the S.C. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo ’86 Addresses Joint Founders Day Gala in Baltimore
On Saturday, 11 March 2023, the West Point Societies of Annapolis (WPSOA), Baltimore and the Northern Chesapeake sponsored a Joint Founders Day Gala at Martin’s West, Baltimore, MD.
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A Conversation with Jill Schurtz ’86
As a cadet, Jill Schurtz majored in History, was the first woman to receive the Commandant’s Award for Leadership, and was captain of the Softball Team.
