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West Point.
I was driven when I was younger. Driven at West Point where it was much more competitive in that women were competing with men on many levels, and I was driven in the military and at Harvard, both competitive environments.
My father was career military. He was a veteran, he was a doctor of political science, he taught at West Point and Air Command Staff and lectured at the War College.
My dad being an Army officer, I was just born to it. I was raised in a military manner, and it was a given that Army brats went to West Point, so I went to West Point in 1941. And being in the military has been my life.
You know how you smoke out a sniper? You send a guy out in the open, and you see if he gets shot. They thought that one up at West Point.
During my 40-year coaching career at West Point, Indiana and Texas Tech, my teams reached the Final Four on five occasions, winning the national championship three times.
There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.
As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'
I have therefore concluded to apply for the privilege of becoming a Cadet at West Point.
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Duty, Honor, Country: A History of
West Point
Chronicles the history of the United States Military Academy.
Included in this new edition, along with vintage photographs and an extensive author biography, are Kennedy's correspondence about the writing project, contemporary reviews of the book, a letter from Ernest Hemingway, and two rousing ...
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Absolutely American: Four Years at
West Point
Documents the daily routines of the prestigious U.S. military academy during a turbulent time in its history, offering portraits of cadets and the elite officers who educate them, describing the institution's reaction to the September 11 ...
4
The Diary of a
West Point Cadet: Captivating and Hilarious ...
A graduate's captivating and hilarious stories that teach vital leadership lessons from the US military academy.
5
Building Leaders the
West Point Way: Ten Principles from the ...
His simple, honest, easy to understand text is a welcome addition to the references available to leaders, young and old alike. This book will definitely help you become a better leader. The General is one of the best ever!
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Oblivion: The Mystery of
West Point Cadet Richard Cox
On Saturday, January 14, 1950, at 6:18 p.m., Cadet Richard Cox left his room at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. Cox never returned.
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The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of
West Point's ...
This is the story of the twenty-five-year adventure of the generation of officers who fought in Vietnam.
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Carved from Granite:
West Point since 1902
There will be lively debate over some of the observations made in this book, but if they are followed, the author asserts that the Academy will emerge stronger and better able to accomplish its vital mission in the new century and beyond.
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Leadership Lessons from
West Point
Leadership Lessons from West Point does a great job of capturing those values and many others." —Mike Krzyzewski, "Coach K," head, Duke Basketball Program "All those concerned with developing leaders for every walk of life should welcome ...
Major Doug Crandall, 2010
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Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at ...
A West Point English professor discusses teaching literature to young men and women preparing for war, describing the changes that have occurred since September 11, what it means to be a civilian teaching at a military academy, and what ...
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West Point în contextul următoarelor știri.
West Point names barracks for black graduate who was shunned
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Benjamin O. Davis Jr. entered West Point in 1932 as its only black cadet and spent the next four years shunned. He roomed alone ... «Yahoo News, Mai 15»
Shooting at Kia plant in Georgia, 1 wounded, 1 arrest
WEST POINT, Ga. - A shooting inside the Kia Motors auto manufacturing plant in West Point, Ga. left one person wounded and another in custody after armed ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
'Army West Point': Experts, readers offer mixed reviews
A design similar to the new helmet, pulled from the image at the heart of the West Point crest, was a secondary element of previous branding, as was the "kicking ... «ArmyTimes.com, Apr 15»
Male Model And West Point Grad Killed By Train (Video)
George "Greg" Plitt Jr. wasn't your typical male model. The 37-year-old who called Southern California home was a West Point graduate who'd served five years ... «KPBS, Ian 15»
Report: West Point football team recruited high school athletes with …
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., which acknowledged the misconduct to The Gazette, disciplined 20 cadets for promoting underage drinking and ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct 14»
Condoleezza Rice honored at West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was honored Monday at West Point with the U.S. Military Academy's annual Thayer Award. «Politico, Oct 14»
Cynicism dies hard in Ebola-hit Liberian slum
West Point, a squalid township of 75,000 jutting from Liberia's capital Monrovia into the Atlantic Ocean, has been awash with cynicism since being quarantined ... «Yahoo News, Oct 14»
Mess hall a lesson for Knicks at West Point
It's all part of the West Point experience as rookie coach Derek Fisher and team president Phil Jackson set out to show the Knicks there's more to this world than ... «New York Post, Oct 14»
Ex-West Point Cadet Richard King Loses Lawsuit Against Patti …
HOUSTON (AP) -- A former West Point cadet has lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against members of R&B singer Patti LaBelle's entourage whom he accused of ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
Calm After Ebola Storm: Quarantined Neighborhood Opens Up
Residents in West Point are lined up, waiting impatiently for handouts of beer, parboiled rice and split peas. The neighborhood around them is bustling with ... «NPR, Sep 14»
