
| Vol. 56, No. 24 | WEST POINT, NEW YORK | June 25, 1999 |
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Academy ready for Class of 2003
"Yes, sir; no, sir; no, excuse, sir --or ma’am," as the case may be, will resound across West Point Monday as approximately 1,148 cadet candidates make the amazing civilian-to-cadet transformation during the U.S. Military Academy’s Reception Day for the Class of 2003...
CBT commanders ready for summer training
The Class of 2003 is getting ready to face the Beast, and cadets from the classes of 2000 and 2001 are ready to introduce them to it...
Major West Point renovation projects
will affect 2003’s experience
Four projects that will have an impact on the Class of 2003’s West Point experience are currently underway, three in the central post area and one just inside Thayer Gate...
The cadillac of the information highway
will affect 2003’s experience
Class of 2003 to receive the most advanced cadet computer ever...
Spread the word -- news releases tell the story
It’s like one of those stories on the Lifetime channel. Your son or daughter has entered West Point as part of the Class of 2003. You wake up one morning, grab a cup of coffee, open your local newspaper and - voila! There’s a story about your child in the newspaper. How did this happen, you wonder...
Cadet summers -- training, leading, developing
The Class of 2003 is prepared for the rigors of Cadet Basic Training, but what do future summers hold for the U.S. Military Academy’s newest class?...
"When we were needed, we were there"
"When we were needed, we were there." I recently heard that song and thought immediately of Stewart Army Subpost. On September 30, STAS will cease to be a part of the U.S. Military Academy. But the initial 220 acres of land that the federal government bought from Archie Stewart for one dollar in 1942 has served the academy and the nation with distinction for more than 50 years...
Still here after all those years
He remembers when Maj. Gen. William C. Westmoreland was the superintendent. He remembers working to get a fan installed in the cadets’ lounge area, which is now the U.S. Military Academy Public Affairs Office. He’s amazed that what started as a four-year stint in the Air Force in 1956 has turned into 40 years of government service...
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