United States Military Academy News

Matt Cavanaugh, center, is running in a series of races this year to raise money to help wounded veterans.

Michelle Schwieterman will be honored at a patriotic concert in Roanoke today for her service in the U.S. Army.

Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.

Fair Park marks the Fourth of July on Saturday with a grand celebration of the red, white and blue - but touched with the glitter of Olympic gold.

The U.S. Army Garrison at Carlisle Barracks will have a new commander, the Army announced today.

On Sunday morning, the 40th anniversary of the historic Stonewall riots in New York City, history was made once again.

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus is accepting applications from individuals interested in attending one of the U.S. military academies.

WEST POINT, N.Y., June 30, 2009 - "Cadet Candidate! Walk up to the line! Walk up to the line! Walk up to the line!" Army Secretary Pete Geren and Army Lt.

WEST POINT - Aaron Duffy never doubted he'd be a West Point cadet. The idea struck him on dreamy childhood days, when the Orangeburg boy and his parents took outings to the U.S. Military Academy to watch a family friend, Paul Cunningham, skydive with an Army jump team.

George Washington Goethals was born to Flemish immigrants in Brooklyn on June 29, 1858.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. After a recent home break-in, 48-year-old Venice nurse Debbie Myers sought solace in a gun safety course.

After graduating from Colton High School in 2004, Kyle Morgan fulfilled a lifelong dream - he enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Ross Engel holds all 13 male swimming record at Harlingen High School South. He earned a black belt in martial arts.

KABUL, Afghanistan a ' Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez arrived in Afghanistan yesterday to assume his role as deputy commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. This marks his second time to serve in this country.

Army Maj. General Randolph Strong took command of Fort Monmouth Tuesday and will likely be the research facility's final commander since it is scheduled to close in about two years, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press .

The noise sounds like thunder or dump trucks dropping off multiple loads. That's what Edith Thornburg thought they might be when she first heard the "booms" at her Pomona home Saturday.

Reception Day for the U.S. Military Academy's class of 2013 is Monday, and The Journal News and lohud.com are reaching out to women and men from Putnam, Rockland and Westchester who will be there to become new cadets.

A high school teacher in Kansas who claimed his contract was not renewed due to his conservative political views has been reinstated.

For the past four weeks, upcom-ing officers in the United States armed forces have been hearing war stories, learning the ins and outs of enlisted military management and training on armored equipment at Fort Stewart.

Cadet Andrew Marshall Cammack graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point last month.