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Yu ’01 Releases “The Second Shot: A Green Beret’s Last Mission”
Gene Yu ’01 released the book “The Second Shot: A Green Beret’s Last Mission.” A story of danger, resilience, and breaking convention, “The Second Shot” goes deep into the jungle as well as Yu’s experience leading an unauthorized search and rescue mission that made international headlines.
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Panthers Owner Viola ’77 Brings the Stanley Cup Back to West Point
West Point grads are so nice, they brought the Stanley Cup back twice! NHL Florida Panthers owner and West Point graduate Vincent Viola ’77 brought the team and fellow members of the Long Gray Line, along with the prestigious Stanley Cup, back to his Rockbound Highland Home on Friday.
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West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center: Now More than Ever
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC) has been featured in the pages of West Point magazine before; however, those articles came at a time when counterterrorism played a central role in national security and in the lives of graduates.
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USMA Orienteering Club hosts USA Orienteering National Ranking Event
The U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club hosted a sanctioned USA Orienteering National Ranking Event (NRE) at Camp Shea on April 13 and Lake Frederick and Bull Pond Recreation Area on April 14.
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West Point Marathon Team Hosts Half Marathon to Honor Fallen Graduates
Hosted by the Army West Point Marathon team on March 17, the 2024 Fallen Comrades Half Marathon at West Point saw approximately 700 participants conquer a challenging 13.1-mile course in remembrance of 13 fallen West Point graduates.
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“Never Quit”: The 2023 Nininger Recipient
Presented by the West Point Association of Graduates, the Nininger recipient serves as a given year’s representative of all West Point-commissioned officers who have heroically led soldiers in combat.
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Podcast: Don’t Quit, Never Quit with LTC McKinley Wood ’01
This episode features an interview with Lieutenant Colonel McKinley Wood, West Point class of 2001, and recipient of the 2023 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms.
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Parallel Lives of Service: 2 West Point Graduates Reflect on Military Service
To honor military veterans this month, Village Living spoke with two Mountain Brook businessmen, William ‘Bill’ Clark ’63 and Marshall Clay ’01 about their time in service and their civilian careers.
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LTC McKinley Wood ’01 Receives Nininger Award
At a ceremony in the Mess Hall on October 25, 2023, Lieutenant Colonel McKinley Wood (USAR), Class of 2001, accepted the 2023 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms.
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West Point Participates In Commemorating 70th Anniversary Of U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty
COL Sean Morrow ’01, director of Center for Combating Terrorism; MAJ Si Park ’11, assistant professor in Math Department; and U.S. Military Academy cadets from the Korean American Relations Seminar (KARS) participated in a ceremony Oct. 1 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Alliance.
