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Sahm’s Unique Path to West Point
Firstie Sahm Abdulrazzaq ’23 recently completed his four-year career as a cadet-athlete on the Army West Point Wrestling team. His brother Fahad is a junior, who also attends the United States Military Academy and is a cadet-athlete on the boxing team. Sahm and his brother Fahad’s background is unique and embodies the “American dream.”
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Coach K ’69 Named Special Adviser to NBA Basketball Operations
The NBA announced that Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski ’69, the all-time wins leader in NCAA Division I men’s basketball and a six-time gold medalist as head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team, has been appointed Special Adviser to Basketball Operations.
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Eight West Point Cadets Named Draper Scholars
Eight West Point Cadets were named 2023 Draper Scholars. These scholars will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow scholars and technical staff to solve real-world problems, develop technologies in world-class laboratories, and publish in top-tier journals and conference presentations.
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LTC (R) Davis ’90 Becomes Senior Executive at PEO Aviation
LTC (R) Rodney Davis ’90, deputy program executive officer for aviation, was promoted to the Senior Executive Service by MG Robert Barrie ’90, PEO Aviation, during a ceremony May 1 at Bob Jones Auditorium.
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West Point Firsties Write Emotional Letters to their Younger Selves
Graduation marks an occasion of both momentous joy and excitement about the future, but also profound reflection. Read some letters from members of the USMA Class of 2023 to their younger selves.
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USMA Celebrates Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders Heritage During Observance
His family’s story of service began during dire times amid World War II when his father fought at the Battle of Bataan with the 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) and then was captured as a Japanese prisoner of war and survived the Bataan Death March. To this day, the fight continues for retired MG Antonio Taguba as he is taking the mantle to help Filipino warriors from that era to receive their due through an injustice made by the American government shortly after the war ended nearly 80 years ago.
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COL (R) Voelz ’92 Releases ‘Mount Bachelor – A History’
Join author COL (R) Glenn Voelz ’92 as he explores how Mount Bachelor became a vital part of the region’s culture, history and economy in “Mount Bachelor – A History.”
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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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Army Baseball Claims Fifth-Consecutive Patriot League Championship Title
The top-seeded Army West Point baseball team (38-16, 21-4 PL) defeated No. 2 Bucknell (23-23-1, 14-11 PL) 21-6 in Game 2 of the Patriot League Championship, claiming their fifth-straight Patriot League Championship.
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COL Nick Gist ’94 Helps West Point Cadets Become Fit To Serve
Most Americans who pay attention to the United States Armed Forces have heard of West Point. The four-year educational institution was founded in 1802 and is where many future members of the Armed Forces go to begin their journeys in service. West Point’s mission is “to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U.S. Army.”
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