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“Never Quit”: The 2023 Nininger Recipient
Presented by the West Point Association of Graduates, the Nininger recipient serves as a given year’s representative of all West Point-commissioned officers who have heroically led soldiers in combat.
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LTC McKinley Wood ’01 Receives Nininger Award
At a ceremony in the Mess Hall on October 25, 2023, Lieutenant Colonel McKinley Wood (USAR), Class of 2001, accepted the 2023 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms.
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The Honorable Elizabeth Dole Receives Thayer Award
This year, the West Point Association of Graduates presented the Thayer Award to the Honorable Elizabeth Dole. For more than 50 years, Dole has demonstrated a lifetime of service to this country, as a cabinet member for two presidential administrations, as the president of the American Red Cross, and as a U.S. senator.
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Class of 2025 Cow Affirmation Ceremony
The Class of 2025 affirmed their commitment to service on August 13, 2023, and took the Oath of Affirmation, binding them to complete their next two years of study and a minimum of five years of active-duty military service thereafter.
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Class of 2027 Acceptance Day
Members of the West Point Class of 2027 officially joined the Corps of Cadets on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The occasion was marked with the traditional Acceptance Day parade on the Plain. An important part of the West Point Association of Graduates 50-Year-Affiliation program is that it connects the senior classes with the current four…
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Class of 2027 R-Day
The Class of 1977 was at West Point for R-Day to kick off their 50-Year Affiliation in support of the Class of 2027!
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Class of 2026 Yearling Flag Ceremony
The Class of 2026 officially received its West Point Class Flag on June 27 during the graduation ceremony for Cadet Field Training II at Camp Buckner.
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2023 Distinguished Graduate Awards
On a glorious West Point-in-May day, six members of the Long Gray Line received the Distinguished Graduate Award (DGA): HON James B. Peake ’66, LTG (R) David F. Melcher ’76, Mr. Richard L. Dalzell ’79, Mrs. Marene N. Allison ’80, GEN (R) Daniel (Dan) B. Allyn ’81, and GEN (R) Austin S. (Scott) Miller ’83.…
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WPAOG Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2023 American Business Awards®
West Point Association of Graduates Wins Four Stevie Awards in 2023 American Business Awards®.
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The Class of 2023 Graduation
On May 27, USMA celebrated the accomplishments and perseverance of the Class of 2023 as its 941 members completed their 47-month West Point experience and were commissioned as the next generation of officers in the U.S. Army. The class consists of 216 women, 89 African-Americans, 65 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 152 Hispanics, six Native Americans, and 59…
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