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Family, friends honor fallen during Wreaths Across America ceremony

Morrill Worcester was 12 years old when he beheld the sacred headstones that abounded the grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The headstones reflected the ultimate sacrifice made by the men and women who served in the military and took up arms to defend the Nation....

Branch Night: Class of 2022 receives its branch notifications

The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 celebrated one of its most significant milestones at West Point thus far — Branch Night. On Dec. 2, 1,026 cadets assembled inside Eisenhower Hall Theatre in an event hosted by the Department of Military Instruction to discover what branch they will proudly serve upon graduating and commissioning in May. ...

Four cadets named Rhodes scholars

Four U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Nov. 21. Class of 2022 Cadets Hannah Blakey, Krista Flinkstrom, Veronica Lucian and Holland Pratt will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2022. ...

Cadets, undergrad students partake in SCUSA event

Cadets and various students from universities across the nation convened at Eisenhower Hall to attend the annual Student Conference on United States Affairs Nov. 3-6 at the U.S. Military Academy....

Companies fight for sports supremacy during fall brigade finals

The Department of Physical Education had its Company Athleticsʼ Fall Brigade Finals Nov. 8-9 at various locations in Central Area. ...

Close call, but all clear

On Tuesday morning, a slab of rock along the rock wall on Williams Road, the road behind Taylor and Mahan Halls near the train station at South Dock, fell into the road....

Cadets create, innovate for their WAR Capstone research

Last semester, Lt. Col. Steve Crews, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, mentored a capstone team of four cadets as they spent their academic year developing autonomous robots....

Macias, Mohamed earn Hal Moore Warrior Athlete awards

The Department of Physical Education recognized Class of 2022 Cadets Carter J. Macias and Mennat-Allah T. Mohamed with the Lt. Gen. Hal Moore Warrior Athlete of Excellence Award for their achievements and dedication to physical development on Nov. 10 at the Haig Room in Jefferson Hall. ...

Why do we choose to serve?

As Veterans Day is upon us, I find myself asking why I have yet to hang up my Army uniform after many years of service. As I contemplate our countryʼs present challenges, and hope for the future, my mind is drawn to what Iʼve learned about my fellow Soldiers and their families when I was the commander of the U.S. Army Garrison-Schweinfurt in Germany....

MWI hosted CSMs panel on building cohesive teams through trust

As part of the Commandant’s Speaker Series, the Modern War Institute hosted a panel discussion on “Building Cohesive Teams through Mutual Trust” on Oct. 21 at Washington Hall Room 5300. ...