40 years ago today, the first women graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. In honor of that historic day, May 28,1980, some members of West Point’s Class of 1939 presented each of the 62 women of the Class of 1980 with a silver tray engraved with congratulatory words, their name, […]
When I was young, one of the first lessons my parents taught me was that words have meaning. If you make a promise, you keep it. The one thing you don’t do is break your promise because doing so is a betrayal of trust. Throughout my life I made promises and took oaths: on becoming […]
In the month of August, both Forbes Magazine and US News & World Report ranked West Point as American’s Best College in each of their respective annual rankings. The rank and follow-on accolades are tribute to a national treasure – the United States Military Academy. There has been both praise and criticism of the methodology […]
This letter to the Editor of the New York Times appeared in both the on-line and print versions of the New York Times on August 19, 2009. To the Editor: The topic of women in combat remains controversial. Conventional wisdom and current law prevent women, no matter how able, from serving in units with direct offensive combat […]
I am at a loss of words for the momentous and seismic shift we witnessed today with the inauguration of Barack H. Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America. The joy and hope of people everywhere was palpable as a new chapter in our Nation’s history opened. Today was a day […]