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                               January 25, 2002

Hollywood Salutes West Point
(Feb. 15 - June 1)

A poster exhibit from Michael Piepel Collection on dislay in the 1929 Gallery, top floor of Eisenhower Hall.

ALSO AT EISENHOWER HALL
coming Feb. 19

showing at 7:30 p.m. in the theater. Directed by Hollywood legend John Ford, this movie is a great sentimental drama based on the real-life experience of West Point athletic trainer Marty Maher (Tyrone Power) and his many years at the academy. Maureen O’Hara plays his wife.

West Point

Cadets from every corner of America, political persuasion, economic circumstance and ethnic background have flocked to the Hudson’s banks to be part of the West Point legacy, one shared by Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower, among others. Emmy winner Andre Braugher narrates this candid look at West Point, the 200-year-old institution that has overcome hazing and cheating scandals, race and gender issues, and an array of growing pains while maintaining its status as one of the nations most revered institutions.

This documentary airs Jan. 30 at 9 p.m. on your local PBS station.

 "West Point's Bicentennial: Henry O. Flipper
 -- the Past, Diversity -- the Future" 

West Point will pay tribute to Lt. Henry O. Flipper as the first African-American graduate, a trailblazer and an inspiration to the Military Academy, the Army and America. The Corps will take this opportunity to recognize the contributions of selected graduates while celebrating the diversity that began with Lt. Flipper more than 125 years ago.

When: February 21, 6:45 p.m.
Where: Cadet Mess
Guest Speaker: Reginald Brown, Asst. Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; family representative Carl Flipper from Portland, Ore.
Who: Corp of Cadets, select staff and faculty and guests

This event is not open to the general public.