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75 Years After the Inchon Landing
Explore the key events of the Inchon Landing and recognize the West Point leaders whose courage shaped American military history.
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Bound by Duty, Honored in Victory: The Legacy of MacArthur and Wainwright
Eighty Years Later, One of the ‘Brightest Dates in History’ September 2nd marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II—a day etched in history. Later, Japanese diplomat Mr. Toshikazu Kase would say, “This Big Day on the Missouri will stand out as one of the brightest dates in history.” In 1945 aboard…
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“Duty, Honor, Country” Meets “Faster, Higher, Stronger”
Every living graduate is familiar with General Douglas MacArthur’s famous dictum: “Every cadet an athlete.” MacArthur, Class of 1903, introduced this philosophy when he became West Point Superintendent in 1919, realizing the importance of physical fitness and intramural athletic programs in the wake of the modern warfare he witnessed in World War I.
