United States Military Academy News

For Richard and Miriam Melvin of Royal Oak, Veterans Day is always special. "I was in World War II, and she was a nurse in the Army," said Richard Melvin.

Marysville city councilwoman-elect Tracy Richardson said that before the votes were counted on election night, she considered herself a winner whether the majority voted for her or not.

Congressman Faleomavaega yesterday offered his personal congratulations to Lt. Col. Leafaina Olive Tavai-Yahn for her selection for promotion to Colonel in the U.S. Army.

My, how times have changed: Most Americans, however, might be hard-pressed to guess another Harvard distinction: the highest number of Medal of Honor recipients outside the service academies... Harvard's prominence among Medal of Honor recipients is a recent discovery.

Few things can bring a blanket of silence over a crowded room like an old war story.

Historians reassess the Battle of Agincourt and question just how outnumbered Henry V's "band of brothers" really was: Based on chronicles that he considers to be broadly accurate, Clifford J. Rogers, a professor of history at the United States Military Academy at West Point, argues that Henry was in fact vastly outnumbered.

A 51-year-old woman who worked in the dean's office at the United States Military Academy at West Point admits defrauding the government out of nearly $3 million.

Former Springfield resident Patrick Forrester has traveled to outer space three times as a NASA astronaut.

LEXINGTON, Ky. To celebrate and honor the accomplishments of University of Kentucky College of Medicine alumni, awards were presented to notable graduates at the UK Medical Alumni Association 's Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner on Friday, Oct.16, at Spindletop Hall in Lexington, Ky.

Worldwide Strategies, Inc. today announced that the Company is scheduled to release a strategic update Webcast next Thursday, October 22, to review recent updates on the planned transaction between Worldwide and NewMarket Technology, Inc.

Reno Ferri is no longer a member of the football coaching staff at the University of Akron.

" October 5, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today named his Senior Advisor David Vaught as Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget .

Zach Spiker, a 2000 Ithaca College graduate and five-year assistant coach at Cornell under Steve Donahue, has been hired as Army's men's basketball coach.

During our year in Afghanistan, the members of Team Grizzly have accomplished a lot that have benefited the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and the local residents of Zabul Province.

Up to 150 cadets representing the UC Army and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps will take part in the ceremony.

The "first modern general" marched his way into Lawrence County Friday but left with a smile instead of scorching the Earth.

Some lawmakers pull double duty as soldiers A look at the 65 state legislators who also serve in the military: - Forty-one are Republicans and 24 are Democrats, out of a total of 7,382 legislative seats nationwide.

FCN Technologies today announced that The United States Army Fort Knox , located in Kentucky, has selected Desktop Alert, Inc.

John McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Army today following his nomination by President Barack Obama and confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

History comes alive on the campus of Ohio University Southern on Friday, Sept. 25 when Gen.