FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                       RELEASE NO.  94-09

WEST POINT VISITORS CENTER/TOURS  HOLIDAY SCHEDULE – Nov. 23, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy will operate under a holiday schedule during the Thanksgiving holiday which will curtail the tour schedule and guests to the Visitors Center on Wednesday and Thursday.

The following schedule will be in effect from Wednesday-Sunday:

                                    Nov 25                              Nov. 26                 Nov. 27-28
Visitors Center       9 a.m.-1 p.m.                CLOSED               9 a.m.-1 p.m.

West Point Tours   10 & 11:30 a.m.         CLOSED                 One-hour tours
                                                                                                11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Museum                  10:30 a.m.- 4:15 p.m.  CLOSED               10:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Guests are reminded that valid photographic identification is required for all adults wishing to take a guided tour of the academy.  For additional information, call (845) 938-2638 or log onto our website at www.westpoint.edu and click on Visiting West Point.

About West Point
Ranked the “Top College in the Country” by Forbes and “Top Public Liberal Arts College” by
US News & World Report, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City.  The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering.  Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.  For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.