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Sahm’s Unique Path to West Point
Firstie Sahm Abdulrazzaq ’23 recently completed his four-year career as a cadet-athlete on the Army West Point Wrestling team. His brother Fahad is a junior, who also attends the United States Military Academy and is a cadet-athlete on the boxing team. Sahm and his brother Fahad’s background is unique and embodies the “American dream.”
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Eight West Point Cadets Named Draper Scholars
Eight West Point Cadets were named 2023 Draper Scholars. These scholars will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow scholars and technical staff to solve real-world problems, develop technologies in world-class laboratories, and publish in top-tier journals and conference presentations.
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West Point Firsties Write Emotional Letters to their Younger Selves
Graduation marks an occasion of both momentous joy and excitement about the future, but also profound reflection. Read some letters from members of the USMA Class of 2023 to their younger selves.
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USMA Celebrates Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders Heritage During Observance
His family’s story of service began during dire times amid World War II when his father fought at the Battle of Bataan with the 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) and then was captured as a Japanese prisoner of war and survived the Bataan Death March. To this day, the fight continues for retired MG Antonio Taguba as he is taking the mantle to help Filipino warriors from that era to receive their due through an injustice made by the American government shortly after the war ended nearly 80 years ago.
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Army Baseball Claims Fifth-Consecutive Patriot League Championship Title
The top-seeded Army West Point baseball team (38-16, 21-4 PL) defeated No. 2 Bucknell (23-23-1, 14-11 PL) 21-6 in Game 2 of the Patriot League Championship, claiming their fifth-straight Patriot League Championship.
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Eighteen West Point Cadets Inducted into ODK National Leadership Honor Society
Last week, 18 cadets were inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society, that recognizes and encourages superior leadership and exemplary character.
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Three Cadets Named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Stanford University recently announced that Class of 2023 Cadets, Alma Cooper, Pierce Garver, and Christopher Sowinski have been selected as Knight-Hennessy Scholars, allowing for continued graduate study at Stanford University following graduation and commissioning on May 27.
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Army Baseball Headed to Patriot League Championship
The Army West Point baseball team (36-16, 21-15 PL) defeated the Lafayette Leopards (15-37, 15-10, PL) 15-6 in Game 2 of Sunday afternoon’s Patriot League Semifinals, splitting the series 1-1, forcing Game 3.
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50-Year Affiliates Join Cadets During This Year’s Inspiration To Serve Event
The West Point Class of 2025 attended the “Inspiration to Serve Cemetery Tour,” led by the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME), during this year’s Projects Day.
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Four West Point Cadets Earn Carnegie-Mellon Scholarships
The U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2023 cadets Seth Benson ’23, Jacob Lapin ’23, Matthew Porter ’23, and Chiara Wurdack Simmons ’23 have been selected to receive the prestigious Carnegie Mellon – West Point Scholarship, allowing for continued graduate academic study following graduation and commissioning.
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