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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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President Obama Receives 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, received the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates. He is the fifth U.S. president to receive the Thayer Award, which is West Point’s highest honor given to a distinguished citizen whose service and accomplishments embody the ideals of the U.S. Military Academy’s motto, “Duty, Honor, Country.”
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West Point Class of 2027 Receives Class Flag During CFT II Graduation
The Class of 2027 graduated from Cadet Field Training II and received their Class Flag on June 27, marking another milestone in their West Point journey.
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Obama To Receive 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, will receive the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates. Obama will be the fifth U.S. president to receive the Thayer Award during its 67-year history. The award will be presented on September 19, 2024, during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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2024 Distinguished Graduate Awards
Incredibly Humbling and a Tremendous Honor On a beautiful May morning at the Academy, during a review featuring the entire Corps of Cadets, the West Point Association of Graduates presented the 2024 Distinguished Graduate Awards (DGA) to six esteemed members of the Long Gray Line: GEN (R) Wesley K. Clark ’66, AMB Karl W. Eikenberry […]
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WPAOG Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2024 American Business Awards®
West Point Association of Graduates Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2024 American Business Awards®.
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West Point Class of 2027 Crest Unveiling
The Plebe Parent Weekend Banquet for the Class of 2027 was a memorable event, marked by the unveiling of their class crest by the Class Ring and Crest Committee Chairman, CDT Trieste Perciavalle ’27.
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2024 Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients
Please join us in congratulating WPAOG’s 2024 Distinguished Graduate Award recipients.
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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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