September 10, 2004

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Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox, Jr.,  Superintendent
Lt. Col. James E. Whaley, 
Director, Public Affairs 
Joseph V. Tombrello, 
Chief, Command Information
Irene D. Brown, Editor, 938-3883 mailto: Irene.Brown@usma.edu
Jim Fox, Assistant Editor, 938-8365
Spc. Eric Bartelt, Leisure Editor
Spc. Benjamin Gruver, Staff Writer
Kathleen Eastwood,  Staff Writer

West Point names Dole as 2004 Thayer Award recipient
The Association of Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy has named former Senator Robert Dole as this year’s Thayer Award recipient. Dole will be honored here Sept. 29 with a cadet review on the Plain at 5 p.m., followed by a presentation ceremony. The public is invited to attend the review.

West Point holds annual Buffalo Soldiers ceremony
Ominous gray skies couldn’t spoil the celebration of the 42nd annual Buffalo Soldier Memorial Ceremony at Buffalo Soldier Field Sunday to honor the members of the famed 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments.

Scouts visit Assateqgue
Twenty scouts and ten family members from West Point Boy Scout Troop 23 traveled almost 300 miles last month to Assateague Island State Park, Md. Assistant Scoutmaster Bill Bland organized the trip which ran from Aug. 27 to 29.

Accomplished junior saberist Weinbaum helps
When Mariel Zagunis won the gold medal in women’s saber at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens it gave American fencers a lot to be excited about by showing that not only is the sport prevalent throughout the country, but thriving as well.

Black Knight walk to debut Saturday
Army fans will have an opportunity to send the Black Knights off to battle in style before home contests this season with the introduction of the “Black Knight Walk.”

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This civilian enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, or USMA. 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 AR360-1. Editorial content is prepared, edited and provided by the Public Affairs Office of USMA. The pointer View is printed by the Poughkeepsie Journal, 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 USMA or the Army.