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COMMUNITY NEWS

AROUND WEST POINT

COMMUNITY NEWS

Eagle Scout project honors POW/MIAs

James I. O'Neill High School faculty and community members gathered at Waldo Wood Memorial Field to witness West Point Troop 23 Eagle Scout candidate Chad Haley Jr.ʼs (above) presentation as he unveiled the completion of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Honor chair dedicated to veterans in the West Point community and across the Nation on Friday....

West Point community donates blood during annual drive

Cadets, faculty and staff sign up and donate blood during the annual West Point Blood Drive facilitated by the New York Blood Center at Eisenhower Hall Aug. 22-25. ...

WPES students return to school after a summer of fun

West Point Elementary School students return for the first day of school after a long summer on Monday. ...

Atlanta Falcons visit West Point during Salute to Service tour

Players and coaches from the NFLʼs Atlanta Falcons visited West Point Sunday for an open practice, luncheon with the Army football team and took part in the Salute to Service Tour....

West Point celebrates community, safety with National Night Out

The U.S. Army Garrison West Point, West Point Directorate of Emergency Services in concert with West Point Family Homes hosted National Night Out, a nationwide event that focuses on strengthening the relationship between communities and their local police departments, Aug. 2 at the K Lot parking lot near the MWR Fitness Center....

Superintendent addresses workforce, recognizes service with awards

Staff and faculty gathered to attend the Superintendent’s address to the workforce and award ceremony Aug. 10 at Robinson Auditorium. ...

Soldiers work toward SAMC induction, earn honor

Members of the West Point Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) welcome the newest members (standing, fourth through sixth from the left) of the SAMC July 29 at Jefferson Hall. ...

A miracle is born at West Point

Capt. Kelvin Riddle, a tactical officer at the U.S. Military Academy, knew his wife would eventually give birth to their fourth child, Hudsyn Claire Riddle. However, he did not foresee how that unique birth would transpire, for Lindsey Riddle would give birth under painstaking circumstances that would speak to the virtue and unyielding strength of motherhood. ...

‛Connecting the community’ with NLO, community fair

On July 20, West Point hosted the annual Community Fair and New Leader Orientation. Organizations within the local area gathered at Eisenhower Hall and connected new community members to local resources and activities....

NYPD instructs Soldiers on close quarters battle

Soldiers from the 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division collaborated with the New York Police Departmentʼs (NYPD) Emergency Service Unit (ESU) to learn the nuances of close-quarters combat on July 14-15 at the U.S. Military Academy....