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Vol. 58, No.45 Published in the interest of the personnel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York November 21, 2001

The Pointer View, a civilian enterprise newspaper, is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, and USMA to include: cadets, active-duty and reserve component personnel, civilian employees, family members and retirees.  The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or the United States Military Academy of the firms, products or services advertised.  The Pointer View is an unofficial publication authorized by Army Regulation 360-1.  Editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of USMA.  The Pointer View is printed by Computer Graphics, Military  Publications, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive contract with USMA.  The views and opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the U.S. Military Academy or the Department of the Army.

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Staff:

LTC James E. Whaley,
Director, Public Affairs

Joseph V. Tombrello,
Chief, Command Information

Irene Brown,
Editor

Valerie VanKleeck,
Assistant Editor

Jim Fox,
Staff Writer

Pfc. Nate Jastrzemski,
Staff Writer

2nd Lt. Eric Lundy
Assistant Public Affairs Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USMA cadets 'branch out'  

Senate votes to aid homeless veterans

Congress passes airport security bill 

Cadets win Operations research awards


Local and National News

E-card will help soldiers with studies 

Record number of vets volunteer for recall

TRICARE payments upped for some dual beneficiaries

NEWS BRIEFS:
     Training holiday
     Retirement incentives
     Military pay increase on the way

Army chief of staff says objective force to be 'system of systems' 


Academy Point of View

Murphy's Law


Academy Perspectives

Fighting 69th soldiers help bolster West Point security

Holiday share program benefits West Point soldiers, civilians  

Focus on holiday or party buffets                 
Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking

    
Approximate Cooking Times
Kitchen Safety tips

What about precooked dinners?


On and Off the Installation

Pet Pointers 

Christmas show to benefit Sacred Heart school

Native-American History Month  

Keller Corner

Point/Counterpoint

This week's movie review: "Monster, Inc."

AAFES Movie Schedule

Community Notes


Academy Sports

Army comes up short

What I'm thankful for
Commentary by Jim Fox

Black Knights down Coasties in opener 72-61

Macfarlane named to All-Tourney Team at Army Invitational

Rifle team shatters own record

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