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Staying Committed: LTC (P) Tom Nelson ’04
During his time as a cadet at West Point, Lieutenant Colonel (Promotable) Tom Nelson’s commitment to a military career began to solidify. “The challenges and purpose-driven environment fueled my determination,” he says; “however, it was when the Army offered me the opportunity to attend graduate school and teach in the USMA Department of Math that…
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West Point Classes of 1984, 2004, 2014 Give Back
The West Point Classes of 1984, 2004 and 2014 joined the long tradition of giving back to West Point. In a collective effort, these classes engaged in fundraising campaigns in the years leading up to milestone reunions, where they presented class gifts to their Alma Mater.
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Allgor ’19 Wins 2024 WPAOG Army-Navy Button Design Contest
Buttons Will Be Distributed at WPAOG Army-Navy Tailgate in DC This year’s winner of the annual WPAOG Army-Navy Button Design Contest is Kim (Sembrano) Allgor, a 2019 West Point graduate. Her button design, which features the Washington, D.C. landscape, will be produced and handed out to all attendees during the WPAOG Army-Navy Tailgate at our…
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Alternate Routes
I grew up in Happy Camp, California, a small logging community where Bigfoot statues outnumber stoplights four to zero. When I was 6 years old, my mom called me and my siblings into the house to watch Neil Armstrong become the first person to walk on the moon. Like so many kids from that era,…
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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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Podcast: A Legacy in Harmony with LTC Daniel Toven and SGM Carla Loy Song
In this episode, LTC Daniel Toven and SGM Carla Loy Song share insights into the West Point Band’s role as a cornerstone of the cadet experience.
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Smith ’66 Receives National Law Journal’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
On Thursday, October 24, senior counsel at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer and national security expert Jeffrey H. Smith ’66 received the National Law Journal’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Saluting America’s Veterans
On October 29, LTG Steve Gilland ’90, Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, sat down with Matt Murray, executive editor of the Washington Post as part of the Washington Post Live series.
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Grads of the Ghost Army
It took 50 years to declassify their actions and another 28 years for its soldiers to get recognition for their role in World War II; however, on March 21, 2024 the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, popularly known as “The Ghost Army,” received the highest honor Congress bestows, a Congressional Gold Medal, an award first given…
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Gary Vogler ’73 Releases a Sequel to His First Book
A sequel to his first book, Gary Vogler ’73’s latest release Isreal Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War explores how Israel’s geopolitical positioning and regional strategy shaped and benefited from the 2003 Iraq War.