August 22, 2003

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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:yi9121@exmail.usma.army.mil
Jim Fox, Assistant Editor, 938-8365
Spc. Eric Bartelt, Leisure Editor
Spc. Nate Jastrzemski, Staff Writer Kathleen Eastwood,  Staff Writer

Cadets rescue family from burning vehicle
Cadets 1st Class Casey Terrell and Mike Anderson pulled a mother and her two daughters from a burning car on the George Washington Bridge;

High on enlistment
Non-commissioned officer Sgt. Jermonte Lyons re-enlists aboard a 2nd Aviation Detachment UH-1H above New York Harbor.

Past, present and future
Three generations participate in annual West Point marchback.

Former Army track star shines at Pan American Games
Former Army distance runner Anita Allen (USMA 2000) earned a berth to the 2004 Summer Olympics following a first-place finish in the modern pentathlon at the Pan American Games being hosted by the Dominican Republic.

Annual West Point Triathlon draws biggest crowd to date
641 athletes swam, biked and ran at Camp Buckner Sunday in the annual West Point Triathlon.