FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                RELEASE NO.  43-07

WEST POINT VISITORS CENTER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE -- Dec. 17, 2007

            WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The U.S. Military Academy recently announced the holiday schedule for the Visitor Center, West Point Tours, Inc. and the West Point Museum.

            Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., the West Point Visitors Center will be closed on Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.  The center will be open half day on Dec. 31 with regular business hours resuming on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008.

            West Point Tours, Inc. will not provide tours on Dec. 24, Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.  There will be one tour on Dec. 31 at 11:15 a.m., weather permitting.  Additional tours have been added for Dec. 26 through Dec. 30 starting at 10 a.m.  The winter tour schedule consisting of two tours, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., will take effect beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, weather permitting.

            The West Point Museum is open daily from 10:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. with the exception of Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years Day.

            Guests are reminded that valid photographic identification is required for all adults wishing to take a guided tour of the Academy.  For more information, call (845) 938-2638.