May 30, 2003

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Lt. Col. James E. Whaley, 
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VP to address grads
West Point officials announced today that Vice President Dick Cheney will be this year’s graduation speaker.

Marching home
Alumni return for annual grad week ceremony.

DoDEA transfer study looks at all installation schools
The Department of Defense Education Activity is currently studying the operational costs of all of its continental U.S. schools -- or Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools -- to determine the viability of transferring students to local area schools and closing on-installation facilities.

USMA grad killed in Iraq 
Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, a member of the West Point Class of 1982, died May 19 near Safwan, Iraq.

Murphy's Law
Commentary by Capt. Patrick Murphy, USMA Dept. of Law  -- As my Murphy’s Law column comes to an end (this is the final one), so too does my time at West Point.

Flat Stanley visits West Point
By now Flat Stanley must be one of the world’s greatest travelers. He has been to every continent, traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, visited President George W. Bush in the White House and toured Kabul, Afghanistan, at least twice.

Tae kwon do team earns first national champion
The Martial Arts team qualified 13 cadets for nationals this year of which seven of our best fighters attended.

Lax's Bryan named All-American
Army’s Jeff Bryan was among 14 attackmen named to the 2003 USILA Honorable Mention All-America list. Bryan becomes the 304th All-American in Army lacrosse history.