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Class of 2024 celebrates 500th Night

The Class of 2024 Cadets finally reached a pivotal milestone during this academic year as they gathered at Washington Hall to celebrate the annual 500th Night Banquet on Saturday, marking their 500 days until they graduate from West Point. ...

Ring Melt connects past graduates with USMA Class of 2024

A remarkable amalgamation of the spoken word, video and reading material highlighted the narrative of the tangible connection between past graduates of the U.S. Military Academy and the current members of the Corps of Cadets that is bonded and forged together by a band of gold. It is within that gold those generations of the Long Gray Line meld to unite with the men and women who currently walk the hallowed grounds of the Hudson Valley fortress. ...

Spring semester begins with first day of classes

The grind continues again as U.S. Military Academy cadets begin with the first day of classes for the 2023 spring semester Tuesday at West Point....

West Point graduates 14 more cadets from Class of 2022

While the Corps of Cadets were streaming out one-by-one to enjoy the winter break, 14 cadets from the Class of 2022 had one more moment to experience before they left West Point for good as the small group graduated Dec. 16, 2023, at Crest Hall. ...

Eagle Scout Project honors disposal of the American Flag

As a strong symbol of the beliefs and values of our country, proper flag disposal is a very important and honorary event because it allows the no-longer-in-use flags to be destroyed in a way that honors our country and what it believes in. According to U.S. Flag Code, “The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.” ...

West Point Band offers holiday fun with show

The West Point Band presented its annual “West Point Holiday Show” on Dec. 3 and 4 at Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

West Point cadet selected for Marshall scholarship

Class of 2023 Cadet Marley Wait was recently selected for the Marshall Scholarship. She is an environmental engineering major from Macungie, Pennsylvania, and currently serves as the 1st Regimental Executive Officer. ...

West Point celebrates Wreaths Across America, places wreaths in cemetery

Friends, family, veterans, cadets and service members from across the nation ventured to the U.S. Military Academy to pay their respects to deceased service members and lay a wreath on their gravesites on Saturday at the West Point Cemetery....

O’Neill High School takes state Class C football championship

James I. O'Neill High School took on General Brown High School from Dexter, N.Y., for the 2022 Class C NYSPHSAA football championship Saturday at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. ...

DMI recognizes its best in the military pillar

The Director of the Department of Military Instruction (DMI), Col. Alan Boyer, and the Chief of Military Science and Training, Lt. Col. Daniel Stuewe, along with honored sponsors Clarence Daugette III, JeNeal Granieri, and Chris and April Morgan presented awards for the top achievers in DMI from the last academic year on Nov. 19, 2022, at West Point. ...