West Point News

HIGHLAND FALLS - Randy Jurgensen seemed exceedingly uncomfortable, constantly clearing his throat today as he tried to muster up some response to all those who had gathered to honor him with a Purple Heart - &#8201more than a half century after shrapnel pierced his helmet on Pork Chop Hill in one of the deadliest battles of the Korean War.

That all changed on Monday when 18 servicemen and women stood and took an oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens.

The changes in the terror group's training operations a ' often hidden inside walled compounds deep in Pakistan's mountains a ' have made them increasingly difficult to target by U.S. intelligence forces as they have stepped up drone attacks over the past year.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspected Fort Hood shooter in the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base Maj.

They warned us that when Obama became President, our Armed Forces would come under assault.

A Highland Falls, N.Y., woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a scheme to defraud and embezzle funds from the U.S. government by authorizing nearly $3 million in payments from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., to a bogus corporation she controlled.

Cadets celebrate after their graduation ceremony at West Point. [Associated Press ] Nominations required Do you still need a congressional appointment to get into any of the military academies? Admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.; Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.; or Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo., is gained by ...

Star-Ledger beat reporters Tom Luicci and Brendan Prunty talk about Rutgers 27-10 victory over Army in West Point, NY.

Matthew Whalen, right, says he was suspended from high school for four weeks because he kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car.

WEST POINT, N.Y.Contributed report Andrew Kydes of Norwalk, a member of the men's soccer team at West Point, has been selected as a candidate for the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. Army's Elizabeth Betterbed was also .

Army's Ariana Mankus and Fabiola Castro combined for 28 kills and just one hitting error to lead Army to a three-set victory over Navy last night at Gillis Field House in West Point, N.Y. The Black Knights won the Star Match between the teams by scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-16. Army was able to go on sizeable runs in the middle part of each of the ...

Washington, DC...Congressman John Shimkus has been named to the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, Board of Visitors.

A small pocketknife given to Matthew Whalen by his grandfather to use in his car may affect the rest of his life.

October 14, 2009, 2:12 PM / An Eagle Scout who kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car has been suspended from his upstate New York high school for bringing the weapon onto school grounds.

At 5 p.m. Sunday, the Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church will celebrate the 20th year of the installation of its magnificent stained-glass windows with a special service.

U.S. Rep. Tom Petri reports that high school seniors interested in receiving his nomination for appointment to the U.S. service academies should contact his office no later than Oct.

The first thing Dan Choi learned as a new cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., was the honor code.

Gen. David Petraeus , the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan, is returning to his upstate New York roots for events in his honor and his West Point reunion.

Representative Jerry Moran announced he is accepting applications for nominations to the United States Service Academies.

A section of roadway originally titled after the Quakers will soon bear the name of a hometown war hero.