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Leveraging West Point for Innovation
Starting on R-day, all new cadets begin to internalize the adage “collaborate to graduate,” which includes forming shared experiences with their classmates and eventually bonding with fellow alums while serving domestically or abroad (and even at the Army-Navy Game). The West Point experience develops this spirit of collaboration in all graduates.
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Physicians of the Long Gray Line
West Point is known for developing leaders of character, and its graduates who go on to serve in the medical field are no exception. There is a rich history of West Point graduates becoming physicians, making an impact in all areas of healthcare, both on and off the battlefield.
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Podcast: Leading From the Front with 2024 Nininger Award Recipient MAJ Floren Herrera ’13
In this episode, we talk with Major Floren Herrera, a 2013 West Point graduate and the 2024 recipient of the Nininger Award about his courageous service in his role in the Battle of Marawi.
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Major Floren Herrera ’13 Receives Nininger Award
Major Floren Herrera, Class of 2013, received the 2024 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms, on October 10, 2024.
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Maj. Floren P. Herrera ’13 Selected for 2024 Nininger Award
The West Point Association of Graduates is pleased to announce that Maj. Floren Herrera, Class of 2013, has been selected to receive the 2024 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms, which will be presented at West Point, New York on October 10, 2024. Then-1st Lt. Herrera displayed remarkable bravery from June 12 to…
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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 Society of Annapolis Holds its 38th Annual Founders Day Celebration
On March 16, 2024, the West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) held its 38th annual Founders Day celebration. The in-person event was held at Café Mezzanotte, Severna Park, MD, and was attended by forty-four WPSOA members and guests.
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Podcast: Saber to Startup with Sam Kazmer ’11 and Devin T. Adams ’13
This episode features a conversation with Sam Kazmer ’11, CEO and Founder of Elsewhere Brewing Co., and Devin T. Adams ’13, CEO and Founder of What’s A Roadblock Beverage Company.
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Carving Paths and Paying it Forward
In truth, young Old Grads are on incredible journeys, each taking different skills from the Academy and using them in their own ways as they carve out their paths and pay forward their West Point legacy. The following pages share what six young Old Grads have been doing since graduation and how they are contributing…
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Becoming an Army Engineer to Continue a Life of Service All Over the World
When CPT Ben Ketchum ’13 celebrated his 12th birthday at a hotel in the West African nation of Benin back in 2002, he would have never guessed that he’d be back in that same hotel nearly 20 years later traveling as an engineer officer with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
