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ARMY
STRINGS - 500th NIGHT PERFORMANCE The Army Strings provided music for the Class of 2008 at their 500th night banquet in the Cadet Mess Hall, as well as at the Commandant’s reception at his quarters on Saturday, 20JAN07. The quartet was led by CIC Christine Murray (’07, viola) and included Billy Huang (’09) and Derek Voight (’09) on violin and Rachel Hoener (’09) on cello. The classical music was a perfect background for the two events and the Commandant, BG(P) Caslen as well as the guest of honor (Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) both gave the quartet coins in appreciation for their performance. |
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KARS
IN DC Members of KARS (Korean American Relations Seminar) visited the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. recently as part of trip which gave them an opportunity to explore the Nation’s capital. |
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GRAPPLING
TEAM The Grappling Team has been providing cadets with the opportunity to learn practical combat and sport fighting skills applicable to our future jobs. Over the past few years we have been to several tournaments including the North American Grappling Championships in Fairfield CT on November 4th where we had three first place finishes and many others who placed second or third. The team is looking forward to finishing a competitive year including a national tournament in March. |
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FACE-OFF Cadet James Wasson, takes the face-off against Missouri-Rolla Captain Joe Altnether during Army’s opening game of the Key West Festival. The Black Knights took second place at the festival held Jan. 4 through Jan. 8. |
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CAVALRY
CLASS Lt. Col. Scott Womack, a cavalry civil war reenactor and Dept. of Foreign Language instructor, demonstrates Union and Confederate equipment and tactics used during the Civil War to Col. Ty Seidule's Advanced History of the Military Art class Nov. 20. Womack brought Reveille, a horse borrowed from the USMA equestrian team, to discuss the use of cavalry in the Civil War. The reenactment gave cadets a little of the smell and feel of the Civil War battlefield. (Photo by Leslie Gordnier/PAO) |
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SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE The Cadet Glee Club was invited by Notre Dame to perform with their Glee Club over the 17-18 November weekend. Pictured here is the joint concert at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame on Friday evening. In all, the Glee Club had four performances over a three day period. Their last concert was on Sunday 19 November, at Lutheran High School of Indianapolis, alma mater to CDT David Pflug, '08. |
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INLINE
HOCKEY USMA Inline Hockey Club team captain Cadet Pat Toffler looks for an opening Nov. 12 during tournament play in Old Bethpage, N.Y. After a shaky start against SUNY Binghamton, the team bounced back and beat conference rivals Northeastern and Boston University, 11-3 and 9-5 respectively. The victories give Army a tie for second place in the conference. (Photo by Maj. Jason Affolder/USCC) |
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OUTSTANDING
DELEGATION Members of the West Point Model Arab League team swept their first competition of the year Nov. 11-12 at the annual Northeastern Regional Model in Boston, Mass. The team won the title of Outstanding Delegation in all five committees covering topics such as Palestinian, political, social and economical affairs as well as Joint Defense Counsel discussions. |
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ARMY
OUTBOXES AIR FORCE Senior boxer Reggie Smith (right) won a decision over Air Force's Chris Johnson at the Army-Air Force Rumble Friday at the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center's North Boxing Gym. Smith was one of nine Army boxers to win on the evening as they outboxed their academy rivals 9-3 in 12 scheduled bouts. Smith, last year's collegiate national champion at 185 pounds, fought hard to victory despite recovering from a recent sprained ankle that kept him from regular training in recent weeks. (Photo by Eric Bartelt/PAO) |
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HORSING AROUND Cadet Stephanie McKiernan of the USMA Equestrian Team competes Oct. 21 during an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association event in Long Valley, N.J. The equestrian team, one of 12 competing, finished second, taking reserve champion for the day. The following cadets earned first place: Leah Jones, Corinne Noble and Elizabeth Rascon. Capt. Kelly Dobert, the team's primary alumni rider, also earned first place. Cadets Catherine McNair and Nick Fett took individual reserve champions awards for the day in their respective divisions. (Photo by Cadet Lene Baxter/USCC) |
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CHECKMATE Cadet Dave Jacobs competes against an Air Force officer Oct. 6 to 9 during the 47th Annual Armed Forces Chess Championship at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. Eighteen cadets participated and beat both the Naval and Air Force Academies to win the Commander-in-Chief's Chess trophy for the third consecutive year. Jacobs is the only cadet in tournament history to win the individual champion title three years in a row. (Photo by Col. Bryan Goda/EECS) |
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UNDERWATER
EXPLORERS Cadets Tyler Reed and Conor Mcnamara, members of the USMA Scuba team, stop to decompress Oct. 14 while diving off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. The scuba team is a cadet-run dive team whose members are certified as National Association of Underwater Instructors in three years. More than 100 cadets a year earn certifications in open water diving and the team also provides safety divers for events like Sandhurst and assists with Combat Water Survival Training for the Officer Candidate School in the New York area. (Photo by Cadet Thomas Bazemore/USCC) |
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