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Past in Review: Richard Willis, West Point’s First Teacher of Music
In 1816, a young Irishman set sail across the Atlantic toward the promise of a new job and a better life in America, beginning a journey that would change the course of not only West Point, but the entirety of American music history.
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Foley ’67 to Become Honorary Nevada Army Guard Commander
Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley ’67 will become an honorary commander in the Nevada Army National Guard.
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Anderson ’65 Releases ‘Broad Stripes and Bright Stars’
LTC (R) Robert M.S. Anderson ’65 has published “Broad Stripes and Bright Stars,” a collection of 23 stories on military service from all five service branches.
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Past in Review: West Point and the Vietnam War
Spanning the classes of 1941 to 1970, 333 West Point graduates died during the Vietnam War, which lasted from the formation of MAAG Vietnam (Military Assistance Advisory Group) on November 1, 1955 to the withdrawal of the last American combat troops on March 29, 1973.
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Banks ’87 Named New Director of Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders
Bernard “Bernie” Banks ’87 will join Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders as its director, effective Jan. 1. He is a noted expert on leadership and organizational change, a sought-after speaker and an Army veteran.
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Day ’78 Sworn in as PRC Commissioner and Named Vice Chairman
Thomas G. Day ’78 was officially sworn in as a commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission and named vice chairman of the agency by a unanimous vote of commissioners.
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LTC McKinley Wood ’01 Receives Nininger Award
At a ceremony in the Mess Hall on October 25, 2023, Lieutenant Colonel McKinley Wood (USAR), Class of 2001, accepted the 2023 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms.
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Army Cyber Snapshot: 1LT Wesley Swain ’20
First Lieutenant Wesley Swain ’20, from Baton Rouge, La., is a 17D, cyber capabilities developer, assigned to Detachment Texas, 782d Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion (Cyber) and earned a position on the 780th MI Brigade (Cyber) 39th Army Ten-Miler Team, October 8. Swain is pictured here with Leia (left) at the 2023 Cypress Doggie Splash’N Dash in Cypress, Texas, July 22.
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CPT Sembrano ’18 Honors Mother Through Nonprofit Organization
CPT Joshua Sembrano ’18 is the company commander of the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment. He is responsible for providing the resources to his company of approximately 140 Soldiers and enabling them to carry out their mantra as the “Tip of the Spear,” who provide support in the forefront of the Army’s most modern battalion.
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LTG Karbler ’87 Tells Students To ‘Be All They Can Be’
Surrounded by an audience of more than 900 students, eight future Soldiers took their oath of enlistment, Oct. 20 in the Paul G. Blazer High School gym. The eight raised their right hands and restated the oath, administered by Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler ’87, commanding general of U.S Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
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