More than just a game, post 9/11: Revisiting the 2001 Army-Navy Game
It was the year 2000 during the Army-Navy Game when Maj. Omari Thompson’s expectations fell short. Yet and still, even after 20 years, the memory is powerfully evocative for Thompson. For it was one of those nip and tuck college football games that added to the legendary, 122-year rivalry between the Army and Navy. ...
Holiday spirit arrives at West Point with Santa, tree lighting
The holiday season went into full throttle as West Point celebrated its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, hosted by West Point Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Monday at the Exchange....
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 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. ...