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Medal of Honor Recipient COL (R) Puckett ’49 Dies at 97
Recent Medal of Honor Recipient and 2004 West Point Distinguished Graduate Award recipient COL (R) Puckett ’49 has died at the age of 97.
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Keeping a Father’s Legacy Alive
Every West Point class ring allows the legacies of the Long Gray Line to live on, but for yearling Cadet Dennis “Ricky” McMahon IV ’25, his ring will ensure his father’s legacy and memory are always close at hand.
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Garcia ’96 To Be New Commandant Of Cadets
The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced that COL R.J. Garcia ’96 will be promoted to brigadier general and become the next Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy.
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USMA Among Top Colleges for High-Paying Careers in Finance, Tech and Consulting
The colleges putting graduates onto the most lucrative pathways in finance, tech and management consulting include many schools you’d expect—Ivy League schools, for instance, and top public universities. But it also includes some surprises.
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Past in Review: West Point’s Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity
Only four years after the Academy’s founding, President Thomas Jefferson appointed the first Catholics to the Corps of Cadets, French-speaking Americans from the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.
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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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Serving with Impact March 2024
Serving with Impact is a quarterly update showcasing how WPAOG is executing our mission to serve West Point and the Long Gray Line.
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‘There’s No Place Like Home:’ FBI Special Agent Dudley ’96 Assists in Return of Iconic Ruby Slippers to Rightful Owner
The Minneapolis FBI and Grand Rapids Police Department announced on March 18, 2024 that a pair of ruby slippers featured in the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 2005, was returned to the rightful owner, collector Michael Shaw.
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West Point Cadets Learn from Battle-tested Leaders During Mission Command Conference
As the Class of 2024 cadets inch closer toward graduation, every moment that allows them to engage and interact with past and current leaders is one more brick added to their leadership foundation. Hence, the First Class cadets participated in the Mission Command Conference (MCC) from March 19-20, 2024 at Eisenhower Hall, along with staff and faculty while gathering insight from consummate leaders who battled adversity during a crisis.
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Meet COL Clemente ’98, the Woman Who is Helping Staff the U.S. Army’s Newest Corps
“It’s about taking care of Soldiers,” said COL Bonnie Clemente ’98, an Indio, California, native. “The day I come in and I’m not about taking care of Soldiers, is the day I need to leave.”
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