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Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Buried at West Point

The urn carrying the ashes of Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf is carried past his portrait during services at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Associated Press | Mar 01, 2013

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, soaking up its values: "Duty, Honor, Country." He married here. He taught here. And on Thursday he was buried here. His family and friends joined Kuwaiti officials, for... more

Gen. Schwarzkopf to be buried at West Point

Associated Press | Feb 28, 2013

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf is being laid to rest at West Point. A memorial service for the Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman" will be held at the U.S. Military Academy's chapel Thursday afternoon. His remains will be buried afterward at West Point's cemetery. Schwarzkopf commanded the U.S.-led internat... more

Tale of Lost Military Jacket Prompts Curiosity

Associated Press | Dec 24, 2012

RICHMOND, Va. -- As soon as she read the news, Mary Helen Taft went straight from her computer to her closet, pulling out a gray jacket that, until that moment, she had thought was an elaborate costume. When the story of an 80-year-old military tunic found among Superstorm Sandy debris at the Jersey Shore made national headlines, she knew the i... more

West Point Cadet Was Disqualified for Commission

Blake Page, though in his last year at West Point, is leaving the school over what he said is staff and faculty's continued efforts to proselytize cadets.

Military.com | Dec 07, 2012

The cadet who claimed to be quitting West Point as a public protest over proselytizing and religious favoritism at the academy was already disqualified from receiving a commission because of clinical depression and anxiety. Cadet Blake Page said West Point had told him he could graduate on time in 2013 with an academy degree, but he could not s... more

West Pointer Quits Over Proselytizing

Blake Page, though in his last year at West Point, is leaving the school over what he said is staff and faculty's continued efforts to proselytize cadets.

Military.com | Dec 04, 2012

A West Point cadet slated to graduate this year will instead be heading home without a degree after resigning to make a point about religious proselytizing at the acclaimed military academy. Instead of a degree and commission, in fact, Blake Page could be going back to Minnesota with a bill to reimburse the government hundreds of thousands of d... more

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