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“You Can Accomplish Things If You Care Enough”: Service, Family Heritage, And Commitment

“I Told Her Don’t Worry”: From Vietnam To Being Kidnapped By Communists In Italy

“I Turned To Mush… The Adrenaline Was Gone”: A Rakkasan Walking Point With An M-79

"One Grunt's Weird Tour": 19 And A Half Months In Vietnam With The 173rd

A Sergeant Looking Out for His Men in Vietnam

“It’s Fun To Do Stuff When You Have All The Aces”: An Air Force Officer From USMA 61

Triage: Saving Lives With The 34th Evac Hospital

“Living A Good Life For Those Who Didn’t Make It”: Service With D/1-5 CAV In Vietnam

“Combat Is Completely Chaotic”: Service In Vietnam And Cambodia With D / 1-5 Cavalry

A Survivor Of Ground Zero: An Army Ranger’s Experiences On Active Duty And In The National Guard

“A Baptism Of Fire”: Fighting In Three Wars Abroad And Ushering In Constructive Disruption At Home

“Hurt So Bad I Wish Somebody Would Kill Me”: A Rakkasan Remembers His Service In Vietnam

“Living With A Huge Family” In Bancroft Hall: An Army Brat Goes Navy

“Do It Right The First Time”: A Navy Veteran Discusses Guided Missile Cruiser Service Off Vietnam And Four Decades In Emergency Management

“How Can I Help?”: Service To Her Country And To Humanity

“A Year From Now You’ll Be Dead For Six Months”: Service In Vietnam With The 5th Cavalry

“Enjoy The Ride”: A Long And Winding Path To West Point

Improving the Welfare Of Society: A West Point Distinguished Graduate On His Legacy Of Service, Business, And Philanthropy

The First African-American Four-Star Admiral In The U.S. Navy

“Be The Catalyst For Someone Else’s Greatest Achievement”: A Member Of The Team At West Point And In The Army

CORDS: A Foreign Service Officer in Vietnam

“Getting Things Done”: The Army Work Ethic In The Military And In Business

“We Fought Every Day That Year”: Task Force Pale Horse in Afghanistan

“I Did It My Way”: Enlisted Service In Vietnam And A Career In The Infantry As A West Point Grad

“Nobody Pins A Tiger Down – Fix Bayonets”: Memories Of A Tiger Force Veteran

“My Life Is A Series Of Happy Incidents”: Memories Of A Dustoff Pilot

“Take It As Slow As You Want”: Walking Point In Vietnam

“I Am Going To An Academy, The Only Question Is Which One”: The Adventures Of “A Scrappy, Resourceful, Athletic” Woman

“I Can Be Myself, And Be Black, And A Soldier”: Race And Identity At West Point In The 70s

“Changing The Answer To Yes”: Commanding Engineers In Combat And Taking Care Of Families On Post

Learning To “Out-Guerrilla The Guerillas” With The Tiger Force In Vietnam

“A Group Of Americans Trying To Do Their Best For The World”: Reflections Of An Army Leader In Iraq And Afghanistan

“I Planned To Go To West Point For As Long As I Can Remember”: A ’67 Graduate In Vietnam And Berlin

“Contestation For Minds And Wills”: A Psyops Officer Discusses Counter Insurgency

Promoting Excellence in the Army, at West Point, and in the Business World

“Always Do A Little More”: Decades Of Supporting And Serving American Veterans And First Responders

Turnaround: Applying Army Experience in the Business World

“God Meant Me To Be A Soldier”: A Platoon Leader On Hamburger Hill With The Rakkasans

“You’re Always Welcome Here”: A Taste Of Home With AAFES And Tom Shull

“Teaching The Army Profession From Start To Finish”: Leading Army Education At All Levels

“A Battle Of Narratives”: Fighting And Writing The Second Battle Of Fallujah

“Trust, Commitment, And Love”: Son Of An Army Family, Captain Of An Army Team

“Trying To Save All The Guys I Couldn’t Save”: A Lifetime Devoted To Medicine

“110%”: Getting the Most Out of West Point

A USMA Commandant And SOCOM Commander Reflects On Leadership, Responsibility, And Taking Care Of Soldiers

“Someplace I Didn’t Want To Be, Doing Something I Didn’t Want To Do”: Cambodia with D/1-5 Cavalry

“I Didn’t Think I’d Make It Out”: Service With The 173rd Airborne Brigade, The First Combat Unit In Vietnam

“Coming In Pretty Hot”: Shot Down On Lam Son 719, March 8, 1971

“So No Other American Faces This”: A US Army Veteran On Being Born In A Internment Camp And Serving In Vietnam

“The Sky’s The Limit; I’m A Walking, Living Example Of That”: Making The Most Of Opportunity At West Point

“The Best Feeling I Ever Had”: Saving American Lives With Artillery In Vietnam

“Strength And Drive”: A Japanese-American Gymnast And Engineer

“The Workload Is Huge But The Blessings Are Bountiful”: From Infantryman To Priest, A Career Of Service

A Soldier’s Perspective On Service In Vietnam And Cambodia With The First Cavalry Division

Determination: Overcoming Obstacles As A West Point Soccer Player And Deploying As A Signal Officer

“You Know It’s Serious When You Fix Bayonets”: A Tiger Battling In Vietnam

“All Of The Bad Times Are Overwhelmed By The Positives”: Tenacity And Determination At West Point And In The Air Force

“As Hooah As I Wanna Be”: The Story Of A Soccer Player, Logistics Officer, And Historian

“Serving the Mission”: Two USMLM Tour Officers Reflect On Their Service In East Germany During The Cold War

Tigers In Vietnam: Recollections From Three Tiger Force Veterans

Being Confident And Pushing Each Other To Excel: Achieving Success At West Point

“I Got Involved In The Destruction Of The Third Reich, I Guess”: CSM Rock Merritt Discusses WWII And Meeting General Bradley

“The Shortcut To Success Is Hard Work”: From The Soccer Pitch To The Plain

Infiltrating Afghanistan: Two Special Forces Soldiers Reflect On Their Operations In 2001

“Truth, Justice, And The American Way”: An Army Trumpet Player Gets A Gig Writing Superman

“It’s All About Opportunities”: Making The Most Of The West Point Experience

Finding The Center Of Gravity: Leadership And Modernization In The Army

“Somebody Has To Be The Bulldog”: Firm, Fair, Trusting Leadership… And Rugby

Lessons From Afghanistan: An Air Defense Platoon Leader’s Perspective

“It Wasn’t A Hero Thing, It Was A Twin Thing”: A Korean War Combat Medic

“Where The Rubber Meets The Road”: A Sergeant’s Story, From Firestone To Vietnam

“You Take Care Of Your Men”: Lessons From A Combat Leader In Korea And Vietnam

“Give Us The Impossible Mission and We’ll Make It Happen”: The Original Tigers

“Progression Not Perfection”: Striving For Continual Growth At West Point

“A Constant Cat And Mouse Game”: Counter Insurgency Operations In Iraq And Afghanistan

“Where’s The Other Guy? They Left Months Ago”: Challenges of Fighting A Counter Insurgency

“I Counted 100… They’re Still Coming”: Danger Close At Firebase Pope With The Rakkasans

“My Country Asked Me To Serve, And That’s What We Did”: Drafted For Vietnam

A Part Of Something Larger Than Himself: Life Under The Stars As A West Point And Olympic Gymnast

“Being At Sea Was What I Liked”: A Naval Ensign Leading Landing Craft Ashore At Inchon

“Lady, This Is Vietnam, There Are No ‘Behind The Lines’”: Sergeant Mac, The Strac WAC

History Studied and Lived: A Vietnam Veteran Reflects on CORDS, Grenada, and the Army Reserve

“Luck Is When Preparedness And Opportunity Meet”: An Infantry Company Commander In Vietnam Becomes A Nuclear Weapons Specialist

Losing A Limb But Gaining A Purpose: A Combat-Wounded West Point Grad Gives Back To Society

A Career Viewed As A Leadership Laboratory: Three Decades Of Change In The Army

“West Point Is Hard, But It’s Supposed To Be”: An Army Aviator Reflects on a 24-Year Career

“Rigor And Reps Are Critical In Training”: Saving Lives Through Discipline And Initiative In Afghanistan

“Always Smiling Through The Pain”: Perseverance And Family At The Prep School And West Point

“This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen To Me”: A Seriously Wounded Marine Gives Back

“As Long As We Were There, They Were Going To Fight Us”: Life And Death In The Korengal Valley

Celebrating 40 Years of Women At West Point

“A Stick In A Hornets Nest”: Stirring Up Trouble On Hamburger Hill

“Infrastructure Is Vital To National Defense”: A Civil Engineering Major With Dreams Of Helping People

“Finding The Light Switch To Turn On In Cadets”: A Varied And Impactful Career In The Army And Academia

“It Was What I Expected; It Was Tough”: Service In Vietnam With D/1-5 Cavalry And Special Forces

“My Job Is To Protect Us”: An Army Intelligence And Counterintelligence Specialist

A Story Of Love And Faith: A Relationship Forged At West Point

“West Point Means Home”: Service In The Army And In Telecommunications

West Point – The Purpose Behind The Hard Work: Reflections Of A USMA ’24 Graduate

“Just Be Good At What You Do”: Charting Success At West Point And In The Army

“Boredom Can Turn To Terror Real Quick”: Carrying A Radio For The Platoon Leader on Hamburger Hill

Serving America And All Humanity: Leadership And Teamwork As An Army Aviator And Astronaut

“I Saw Everything As A Challenge”: Learning Tactical Patience At West Point

“From The Ground Up”: Building The Sexual Harassment & Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) Program At West Point

“Try To Be The Best”: Applying A Family Ethos Of Dedication And Service To Others

Adventures Around The World With The Army: The Story Of Jerry And Cathy White

“I Love West Point And Everything It Stands For”: From The Army Air Corps To The Air Force And Beyond

“In The Confusion Of Combat, You Don’t Think Very Well”: Fighting And Surviving The Battle Of Welz

“Not If You Make Contact, But When You Make Contact”: A Point Man In Vietnam

“They Can Control Our Stomach, But They Cannot Control The Head”: An ARVN Special Forces General Survives 17 Years In A Reeducation Camp

Perseverance And Pride: Cultivating Resilience At West Point Through Rugby And COVID

A 54 Jump Paratrooper With A Fear Of Heights: Tours In Vietnam With Tiger Force And The 173rd

“Be Alert Because It’s Coming”: The Relationship Between An RTO And A Platoon Leader

Forced Into The German Army, Drafted Into The American Army: The Incredible Story Of Ralph Grotheer

“Aviate, Navigate, And Communicate”: Attack Aviation Along The Afghanistan Border

“B Company Coming To Kick Your Ass”: A 3rd Battalion Rakkasan In Vietnam

From Procurement, To Pilot, To Physician: A Three Decade Army Career Unconstrained By Convention

“The Most Formative Years of My Life”: A 1994 West Point Graduate Balances Career, Family, and Community Service

Good Laughs And Happy Times: Service In World War II And In Entertainment

Learning Camaraderie And Empathy As A Sailor And A Police Officer

Reflections Of A Huey Crew Chief In The 173rd Airborne Brigade

“The Hog Does Not Live Better Than The People”: Gaining Cultural Understanding As An Advisor In Vietnam

Pride In America: Defending Freedom And Protecting People

“No Pity”: Recovering From Wounds And Continuing To Serve The Country

“See You Guys After The War”: An Air Force Pilot In Peace, War, And Captivity

“In God We Trust”: Ministry As A Civilian And Military Priest

An Insurgent Non-Conformist In Special Forces

“We Loved Each Other, We Needed Each Other”: Teamwork, Pride, And Sportsmanship In Army Football

“I Am Happy Helping People”: The Life Of An Army Spouse, Government Employee, And Persistent Volunteer

“Don’t Quit Once You Start Something”: A Leader In War, Training, And Education

“Try To Be An Officer Soldiers Deserve”: Deployments To Iraq And Afghanistan With 3-89 Cavalry

“Math – A Way Of Looking At The World”: Seeking Challenges And Opportunities In Cyber

“Let Your Tea Cool”: Patience In The Eye Of An Afghan Storm

“We’re Here To Go Home, But We’re Here To Win”: A Rakkasan In Vietnam

“Suspected Hippie In Transit”: One Man’s Journey From The Air Force To The Family Business With A Dash Of Wanderlust

“West Point Turned My Life Around”: A Lifetime Of Service In The Army And Army Reserve

“There Are No Conscripts At West Point”: Making The Most Out Of His Cadet Experience

“Seeing The World In A Different Way”: 29 Years As A Soldier, An NCO, And An Officer

Cold War Germany, Vietnam, And The English Department: An Armor Officer’s Service

Combat Logistics In Afghanistan: Supplying the Counter Insurgency

“Soldiers Are A Reflection Of Their Leaders”: Facilitating Success At West Point And In The Army

“The Best Healing Is Reunion With Peers”: The Story of First Platoon

“My Faith In Humanity Grew A Little”: An Engineer Officer During The Korean War

“Our Family Business Is Service To Country In Uniform”: Becoming The Best At West Point And In The Army

“Be Humble And Do What You’re Told”: From The Taiwan Air Force To The United States Army

Building Cohesive Units And Teaching Leadership: A Naval Academy Grad Reflects On The Evolving Marine Corps From The 70s To The 90s

“Lieutenants, You’re Going To War Somewhere”: A Marine Officer During The War In Iraq

Marching To The Sound Of The Guns: Leadership and Sacrifice in Vietnam

“I Got Off One Planet And Landed In Another”: A Recon Marine In Vietnam

Getting Things Done And Taking Care Of Families: A Gold Star Mother Reflects On Her Life As An Army Spouse

“Saying ‘Yes’ To Someone Else’s Good Idea”: A Career Leading Army Musicians

“What Is Your Fuel?”: Internalizing The Motivation To Succeed At West Point

“Long-Term Non-Specific Optimism”: Surviving The Hanoi Hilton

“I Was Raised With Red, White, And Blue Blood”: A WAC Volunteers For Service In Vietnam

Rules For Conducting Ambushes: A Platoon Sergeant In The Rakkasans Reflects On His Service In Vietnam

Service As An Armor And A Civil Affairs Officer: “Think Of The Peace Corps With Guns”

“A Member Of A Cohesive And Violent Team”: Leading The LRRPs In Vietnam

Wild Times With N Company, 75th Infantry Regiment: Serving With The 173rd In Vietnam

“We’re In This Together”: A Medic In The “Band Of Brothers”

“Train To Be The Best Commander You Can Be”: Developing Capabilities And Serving Soldiers

An Army Gymnast On Discipline And Leadership On The Battlefield And In Industry

“Your Own Mistakes Are Your Best Teacher”: Lessons From An Arabic Interpreter And Professor

Following in the Footsteps of Greatness, From Iowa to West Point to Iraq

Cultivating A Warrior Spirit At West Point: From Dak To To The Physics Department

To Teach And Preach: From Vietnam And Special Forces To The Pulpit

“R-Day Makes You Stupid”: West Point In The Era Of COVID

A Tradition of Service: Second Generation West Pointer and Fourth Generation Army

An Unlikely Hero: An M-60 Machine Gunner Foils A Sneak Attack

“You Learn As You Go”: Service As A Combat Medic In The 173rd In Vietnam

Different Paths To A Common Goal: Two Women Describe Their Experiences At West Point

A Career On The Gridiron: Coaching Football At West Point And Annapolis

Three Tours In Vietnam: A West Point ’61 Graduate Reflects On His Service

“Prepare The Regiment! We’re Going To Be Busy”: Service Around The Globe With The Royal Signals

“My Ass Was Not Worth More Than Theirs”: Combat Leadership in Vietnam

“Please, Lord, Don’t Let Me F*** This Up”: From Army Aviation To Coast Guard Search And Rescue

Reflections From The 2023 Soldier And NCO Of The Year

A Lone Soldier In The Israeli Defense Force Becomes A Chaplain In The U.S. Army

A Life Too Full Of Adventure To Be Briefly Described: A Winding Path To An Army Career And A Fateful Encounter In A Motorpool

“Discipline, Teamwork, Trust, Readiness”: Leading Soldiers In A Counter Insurgency Fight

The “Original Good Deal”: A Special Forces Soldier Trains And Fights With Allies During The Vietnam War

“If I Get Killed, My Mother’s Gonna Kill Me”: A WAC’s Two Years In Vietnam

Schofield’s Definition Of Discipline In Practice: The Basis Of Combat Leadership

“All I Heard Was Cuss Words And Gunfire”: Defending COP Keating

“Forks In The Road”: Seizing Opportunities And Cultivating Positive Leadership

What it Was Like in Vietnam

“Everybody Is Looking For Leadership”: Insights From Grenada And Panama To the Global War On Terror

Window to the Oval Office: A Diplomatic View of the American Presidency

“The Way You Treat People”: Leadership And Values In The Army And In The Business World

“Our Guns Glowed Red”: “High-Angle” Tangel In The A Shau Valley

“You Can Be My Ranger Buddy Any Day”: Earning Respect In Ranger School at 37

“The Map Was My Weapon”: A Tiger Force Platoon Leader In Vietnam

“We Fought With Our Hearts And Minds”: A Vietnamese Veteran Achieves The American Dream

“You Take Care Of Your Men, They’ll Take Care Of You”: A Platoon Leader In D/1-5 Cavalry In Vietnam

“Are You Ready To Go To War Today?”: Service As An Engineer And As A Professor USMA

A Veteran Of The Navy And Army On Service, Teamwork, And Show Business

Commissioning Into The Coast Artillery: The Rich And Varied Career Of A 1939 Graduate Of West Point

A USMA ’61 Graduate Recalls Three Decades Of Service To The Nation

“We Know What Freedom Is”: A Cuban Immigrant Flying For America In Vietnam

Memories Of A Man She's Never Met: Trying To Know Lieutenant Jim Gardner

“West Point Was A Golden Ticket”: A Flipper Award Recipient On Hard Work And Dedication

Lasting Impact: A West Point Professor Builds Institutions

Behind The Lines With Krutz And Corcoran: A Driver And Tour Officer With The United States Military Liaison Mission

“Values Carried Through Life”: West Point, Vietnam, And Reunions

“The Air Force Gave Me Freedom To Excel”: An Instructor For Strategic Air Command And A Senior Supervisor At The Telephone Company

“From The Hilton To The Zoo”: An F4 Weapons Systems Officer Reflects On Flying And Captivity In Vietnam

Being Where The Action Is: A Special Forces Advisor In El Salvador

“We Fight A Year, They Fight Forever”: Fighting The VC And NVA With The 327th Infantry

“You’d Better Make Something Of This”: Commanding An Armor Battalion In The Invasion Of Iraq

Creating A Mission And Building A Team: The Importance Of Community In The Army And In Business

I Had The Choice Of Copy Or Fail, And I Didn’t Choose To Fail”: Honor, The Army Mentorship Program, And Redemption

“The Eyes And Ears Of The Jungle”: Missions With N Company Rangers In Vietnam

“Maneuvering In An Information Environment”: Providing Cyber Capabilities In A Digital World

Figuring It Out: Overcoming The Scars Of Battle Through Community And Advocacy

Service Around The World As An Engineer Officer: Reflections From A Member Of The Class Of 1961

“Anyone Who Can Hold A Weapon Fights”: Fighting On Hill 889 With The 173rd Airborne

African-Americans In The Military

“Reunions Heal People”: A Hamburger Hill Veteran On The Importance Of Keeping In Touch

“A West Pointer Can Do Anything”: An Olympic Pentathlete And Army Officer Serving The Nation

The WWII Adventures Of A Seaplane Machine Gunner Chasing U-Boats

“Medicine Is An Art Using Applied Science”: Reflections From A Doctor From The Class Of ‘77

From “Center Stall Productions” To Custom Apparel: A West Point Grad On Tenacity And Success

Vietnamese Influencing Vietnamese: A “Behind The Scenes” Look At Counterinsurgency At The Birth Of The Republic Of Vietnam

The U.S. Army on the Cyber Battlefield

“Cleared In Hot On My Heading; Hit My Smoke”: From A Bird Dog To A Misty FAC To The Hanoi Hilton

“An Army Officer’s Life Involves A Great Deal Of Teaching”: Lifelong Pursuit Of Education

A Sky-Diving Cellist Aviator from the Virgin Islands

“We Can’t All Be Team Captain”: Contributing Your Talent Where It Is Needed The Most

“Hold The Door Open For Others”: A Conversation On Immigration, Identity, And Success In The Army

“Forgive My Sins ‘Cause Here I Come”: A Naval Aviator On The Attack And In Prison In Vietnam

A Vietnam War Platoon Sergeant Reflects On Jim Crow, Integration, And Commitment to Serve

A Philippine-American Finding Family In The Army

Dedicated To Service: Leading Transformation As An Army Engineer, A DOD Civilian, And Curator Of The West Point Jewish Chapel

On the Front Lines of Freedom: Team Derrick in Korea, Germany, and Desert Storm

The Corps Is People: Building Relationships And Support At West Point

“I Always Liked Where I Was”: Air Defense In The U.S., Greece, Vietnam, And Germany

Reflections of West Point's 58th Superintendent

“Being Part Of The Action”: A Lifetime Of Service In The Army And In State Government

“It Wasn’t A Bleeding Problem, It Was A Shrapnel Problem”: Perspectives Of A Platoon Leader And A Grunt In Vietnam

“The Army Moves Pretty Fast”: Planning For Success As A Chemical Corps Officer

“West Point Is Home”: Strengthening The Bonds As A Double Legacy Cadet And Army Rugby Player

The Making Of An American: A Pakistani Immigrant’s Journey Through Citizenship To West Point

“Perfect People”: Living The West Point Ideal

“A Symbol Of What’s Right With America”: West Point, Army Service, And School Administration

“Breaking Bread Was A Great Way To Make Relationships”: Forming Friendships That Last A Lifetime

“We Knew Where We Were Going”: “Shake And Bake” NCOs In Vietnam

Love This Place, Hate This Place: Reflections From A Member Of The West Point Class Of ‘80

JFK, RFK, MLK, And Ike: A Sentinel At The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier in The 1960’s

“West Point Is Where Your Heart Is”: Learning, Growing, And Finding A Home At USMA

“These Guys Aren’t Looking To Avoid Combat; They’re Looking To Find Some”: Fighting On Hamburger Hill With The Rakkasans

The Battle Of Firebase David – Four Veterans’ Perspectives

“We Fought For Each Other”: Service In Vietnam As A Machine Gunner In The Rakkasans

From Combat Leadership In Vietnam To Integrating Women Into West Point

“Live Life With A Purpose And Serve Others”: The Story Of Ray and Rich Enners

“Do Your Damn Job”: Commanding Wolfhounds In Vietnam

“My Passion Is Service To Others And The Nation”: An Afghan Immigrant’s Journey To West Point And The Field Artillery

Healing Old Wounds And Appreciating The Academy: A West Point And Ladycliff Family Returns To Their Rockbound Highland Home

“14 March 1973, That Was A Pretty Good Day”: The Journey Home From The Hanoi Hilton

“We Have A Special Job For You – You’re Going To The Mekong Delta ”: A Personnel Advisor In Vietnam

This Too Shall Pass: “No One’s Ever Been Disappointed From Working Hard”

Upon The Friendly Fields of Strife: Army Football, Leadership, and Character Development

“First Team, First Cav, Black And Yellow Patch”: Pulled From Combat To Sing For The Soldiers

A European War Refugee Comes To America, Graduates From West Point, And Serves In The Army

“The Fear Of Letting Someone Down Is Stronger Than The Fear Of The Enemy”: Memories of Serving With D/1-5 Cavalry

“The Army Is Like A Family”: Memories Of A Cold War Army Spouse

Finding A Support Structure And An Identity: A Second-Generation West Pointer Forges Her Own Path

Peeking Behind The Iron Curtain: A US Military Liaison Officer In Cold War Europe

“You Keep Your Head Down And Don’t Be No Hero”: The Witch Doctor In The ‘Nam

“Don’t Stop Serving”: A West Pointer Reflects On Opportunities In The Army Reserve And The National Guard

“My Men Were My Brothers”: A Platoon Leader In D/1-5 Cavalry

“Our Screens Lit Up”: Shooting Down SCUDs Over Riyadh In The Gulf War

“Take The Failure”: Cheating And Redemption In The Calculus Honor Scandal

“There’s A War Coming And I’m A Soldier”: Service In Vietnam As An Enlisted Engineer And A Pathfinder Officer

“We Were Different”: Service As An Army Pathfinder

A Citizen Of The World: A South Korean International Cadet At West Point

Service With The Big Red One In Vietnam And The Old Guard In D.C.

“I Liked Things That Had A Right Answer”: Engineering, Teaching Physics, And Conducting Experiments In Space

On the Cutting Edge: A Pioneer in Army and Orthopedic Medicine

“There Is No Country Like Ours”: A USMLM Officer Behind The Iron Curtain Reflects On Service And The Soviets

“I’m A Member Of A Special Group, Serving The Nation”: A West Point Class Of ’61 Grad Reflects On His Service In The Artillery And Army Medicine

Pursuing Diverse Experiences At West Point And In Life

Strengthening The Long Gray Line: Service, Family, And Relationships

“West Point Was the Mountain I Had to Climb”: Finishing Strong as a Caring and Compassionate Leader

“We All Succeed Together”: Leadership, Training, And War

First Impressions Count: Overcoming Personal Adversity at West Point

Aim For The Best: Breaking Barriers And Achieving Success

“How Do We Get People To Like Us And Stop Shooting At Us?”: Counterinsurgency Operations In Iraq And Afghanistan

Starting A Family Tradition: The First Of Three Generations Of West Pointers

“Find ‘Em, Fix ‘Em, And Kill ‘Em”: Air Cav in Vietnam

“Just Another Day In The Jungle”: Taking Emergency Leave From Vietnam

“To Live A Life For Others”: Excelling At West Point And Embarking On A Path For Lifelong Learning

“I’ve Never Done Anything Else But the Army”: Fighting To Commission And Serve The Nation

Planning For Operation Just Cause: Eighteen Months In JTF Panama

Not Only A Patient, But Also A Doctor: From Army Football To Army Medicine

Bicycling Through History: Retracing The Route Of An 1897 Buffalo Soldier Bicycle Expedition

“86,400 Seconds in a Day”: Getting The Most Out Of Every Opportunity

Best Friends And Fellow Rakkasans Share Their Experiences From Florida To Phuoc Vinh

“I’ll Save My Life By Being The Best Soldier I Can Be”: Reflections On Vietnam Service With The 173rd Airborne Brigade

“Night Stalkers Don’t Quit”: Flying In The Service Of Others – Executing A Heroic Rescue In Afghanistan

“You Listen, You're Fair, and You Care”: Managing Laboratories In Vietnam

A Homecoming Queen Comes Home To West Point: The Love Story Of Rosemarie And Dave Kuhn ‘65

A Japanese-American Gymnastics Team Captain At West Point In The 1960s

Return To Vietnam: A Platoon Leader Retraces His Steps To Honor The Fallen

“I Knew It Was Going To Be A Bad Year”: An OCS Officer With D/1-5 Cavalry In Vietnam

“Passionate for Equality”: An Army Veteran, Labor Leader, and Civil Rights Activist Reflects on a Lifetime of Service and the Pursuit of Justice

“By The Soldiers, For The Soldiers”: A CASA Gives Back To His Country

Authenticity Without Compromise: Honing Leadership Skills At West Point

“The Lowe Bros”: Identical Twins At Rival Academies

To Coach, Teach, And Mentor: Careers In The Military And Collegiate Athletics

“An Experience That Can’t Be Duplicated”: Service In Vietnam With The 173rd Airborne Brigade

“It Was Our Airplane; We Let The Pilots Use It”: A Crew Chief With The Gray Tigers In Vietnam

A USMA ’65 Couple Reflects On Their Experiences During The Vietnam War And Beyond

“I’m A Soldier First”: An Army Surgeon And Astronaut

“My Goal Is To Graduate”: Eight Years To A West Point Degree

“A Good Kind of Suck”: Training and Fighting with Special Forces

“Not Too Much Regard For The Speed Limit”: Intelligence Collecting In East Germany

My DNA Is Filled With Service: West Point, The Olympics, And Helping Others Achieve Their Potential

A Trifecta Of Academia, Defense Department, And Industry Careers That Enhanced Our National Security

King Of The Hill: A 101st Pathfinder On Firebase Ripcord

The Value Of Hard Work: From Patient To Army Doctor

Sustaining Relations With Civil Affairs: An Army Reserve Officer Deploying World-Wide

“If I Fail, It’s On Me”: Making The Most Of Opportunities At West Point

“West Point Prepared Me To Do Whatever I Wanted To Do”: A ’61 Grad’s Lifetime Of Service

“So Many Opportunities”: Being Part Of Something Bigger With The Air Force And NASA

Learning through Failure, Toward Greater Challenge: Self-Discipline, The Key

“The Fine Art Of Motivating And Leading American Soldiers”: West Point, Vietnam, And The Evolving Army

The Story Behind “Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield”

Surfer To Pathfinder: A Post-Vietnam Pathfinder In The 82nd Airborne Division

Finding The Balance: Managing Priorities And Cultivating Leadership At West Point

“Pushing Myself Past My Limits”: Achieving Success At West Point

“Angels Along The Way”: Mentorship, Teamwork, And Growth Along Life’s Journey

To Make My Father Proud: Honor, Faith, Wrestling, and Redemption

Temporal Leadership: Reflections on Service at the Highest Levels of Command

“Broken Bones, A Big Heart, And Not Quitting”: A Special Forces Officer With A Mission

“We Were There To Do The Right Job”: A Sniper With The 173rd In Vietnam

“There’s Inspiration Everywhere”: A Journey From Member To Leader Of The Band

“And Now The Fat Is In The Fire”: An F-4 Phantom Pilot On Missions Over Vietnam And Captivity In The Hanoi Hilton

“Send Me, I’m Ready”: Combat Experience From Vietnam To Panama To Desert Storm

Building Roads, Managing Resources, And Teaching Physics: An Engineering Career Both Diverse And Satisfying

Fighting Guerrillas And Befriending The Locals: A Special Forces Soldier In The Mekong Delta

Continuing Education In The Army: Decades Thinking And Writing About War, Strategy, And Theory

“Learning How To Win (The Right Way)”: Brothers, Football, and Service To The Nation

Bending Without Breaking: A Naval Academy Graduate On Creative Leadership In The Navy And Beyond

“I’d Get To See It All, Exploding Right There In Front Of Me”: A Forward Observer In Vietnam

Grit And Perseverance: Changing Minds As An Army Ranger

The Namesake For Task Force George: Memories Of Jason George (USMA ’94) From A Gold Star Mother And His Beast Squadmate

A Veteran Of Three Hot Wars And A Cold One

“I Could Not Have Done It Any Better Than They Did”: An Advisor With The ARVN Rangers

“When I Shot, Something Died”: A Machine Gunner With The Rakkasans

A Life Together In The Army: Vietnam, The Home Front, And Service To The Nation

“Building Relationships”: A Civil Affairs NCO And Military Intelligence Officer On Counter-Insurgency In Iraq And Afghanistan

“I Wasn’t Quitting”: Determination At West Point And As A Field Artillery Officer And Comptroller In The Army

West Point As The Foundation Of A “Considerable Life”: Over Four Decades As An Army Officer And Teacher

“When The Guys Go, They Take A Part of You With Them”: Surviving the Battle of Wanat

“Develop A Troop Requirement For A Campaign Plan That Hadn’t Been Written”: Counter Insurgency Warfare In Afghanistan

“I Knew We Were Going When The Ammo Showed Up”: Transitioning From An Enlisted Tanker In Iraq To A Commissioned Aviator in Afghanistan

Pushing Oneself To Her Limits: Extreme Open Water Swimming In An Army Swim Cap

Getting Your Headspace And Timing Right: Seizing Opportunities At West Point And In The Army

“Meet The Army Standards And Be Consistent”: Leadership From First Captain To The Chief Of Public Affairs

“Everything Out There Was Against You”: Serving With The Rakkasans In Vietnam

“You’re The Ham Slice In The Sandwich”: A Nininger Awardee Describes Setting A Blocking Position In The Attack On Baghdad

“A Career Filled With Detours”: From SEAL to Night Stalker

“Make The Most Of Your Time With The People You Love”: My Experiences As A Tomb Sentinel, Dive Medic, And Cadet

“Learn Russian And You’ll Never Be Unemployed”: A US Military Liaison Mission Officer During The Cold War

“Understand The Problem And Figure Out Your Strengths”: Winning In Baghdad

“We Thought They Were All Around Us:” A Marine Officer at Guadalcanal

Leading By Example: The Critical Importance of Mentorship

Faith, Hard Work, And Helping Others: Making The Most Of West Point

“Army Is In Your Blood”: Fighting For An Accommodation To Serve His Country While Practicing His Faith

“A Helluva Way To Earn A Living”: A Vietnam Veteran On Service, Business, And West Point

Life Is A Highway: A Professional Engineer From The Class Of ’65 Reflects On Combat, Construction, And Community

Locking Shields: Surviving West Point As A Woman

“Who You With? 2TC!”: Dynamic Leadership Of A Mustang At USMA And USMAPS

Embracing The Standard: An Iraqi Local National Interpreter’s American Dream

The Author Of Her Own Story: An Air Force Electronic Warfare Officer On Achieving Success

Living The Legacy: Finding The Motivation To Make West Point Your Own

“We’d Hunt Them Or They’d Hunt Us”: Service In Vietnam And The Persian Gulf

“I Expected The Worst And That’s What I Got”: The Oldest Grad Reflects On West Point And 39 Months As A Prisoner Of The Japanese

“Seeing The World More Clearly”: Challenging Biases And Helping People

“Becoming Part Of The Aircraft”: Flying In Vietnam With The Comancheros, “God’s Own Lunatics”

“A Longing Versus A Craving”: A Moment Of Clarity In A Trans Woman’s Journey

The Clash at Ia Drang

“A Zen-Like Thing”: Flying A Huey In Vietnam With The 173rd Casper Platoon

Freedom, Medicine, And West Point: The Story Of An Orthopedic Trauma Doctor

“A Lot Of Ways To Die”: 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division In Vietnam In May 1967

Principled, Wide-Ranging Leadership: Observations From Three Decades In The Army

“It Really Wasn’t Like The Boy Scouts”: Attending West Point And Expanding Computer Usage At The Academy

Two Stories Intertwined: A Special Forces Officer And His Vietnamese Wife

“Running A Victory Lap”: A West Point Olympian Reflects On Competition And Service

Trust Not: How a U.S. Military Advisor Overcame a Near Fatal-Wounding in Vietnam

Tending His Flock Under Fire: A Chaplain Serving With Tiger Force In Vietnam

Transforming The Army For The Future: West Point, Vietnam, And Acquisition

Vietnam And Operation Eagle Claw: Reminiscences Of An Intelligence Professional With Special Forces And Delta Force

Doing More Than I Thought I Could: Leadership Lessons And Reflections From #34

“If Others Can Do This, I Can Too”: Attending West Point With The Class Of 1961 And Serving As An Army Engineer

Seeking To Protect The Force: Experiences With The Wound Data And Munitions Effectiveness Team

“Don’t Follow A Single Track”: Adapting Leadership Lessons From West Point And The Army In The Business World

Never Satisfied, Always Improving: Kelsey Minato and Army Basketball

“The Bigger Picture Is Serving The Country”: The West Point Story Of Three Smiths

Putting West Point Discipline And Ethics To Work In The Business World

“If You Need Help, We’re Here”: Service With River Assault Flotilla One In Vietnam

“I Feel At Home Around The Military”: A Naval Academy Graduate And West Point Parent

Getting The Most Out Of West Point: A Determined Youth Finds His Rockbound Highland Home

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