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Why Are We So Ashamed of Our Women Heroes?

Charles Clymer | Posted 05.03.2013 | Women
Charles Clymer

Society tells us young men can't think of women as role models, unless they're a family member, whereas young women can admire and seek to emulate anyone, regardless of gender.

Something About This West Point Summit May Surprise You

Brenda S. ā€œSueā€ Fulton | Posted 04.16.2013 | Women
Brenda S. ā€œSueā€ Fulton

33 years after women first graduated West Point, we know what women can do. If the Army is ever to "be all that we can be," we need to stop marginalizing women.

Applause for the Moral Paupers?

Blake Page | Posted 05.19.2013 | Politics
Blake Page

Although there is much praise due to those who posses the courage to face physical danger for the benefit of others, the trait of physical courage does not translate directly into moral courage.

Religion in the Military: It's 'Tradition'

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

That always seems to be the justification for any government promotion of a religious practice, both in the military and elsewhere: It's "tradition" -- and tradition trumps constitutionality. But how traditional are practices like this religious flag folding ceremony? Well, often not very.

Schwarzkopf Burial Taking Place At West Point

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," graduated from the U.S....

Chelsea Kiene

Former West Point Cadet 'Shocked' By Army's Decision To Consider Recoupment

HuffingtonPost.com | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 02.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A former West Point cadet who resigned from the military academy in November over what he says was unconstitutional Christian proselytiz...

QB Of '44 West Point Champs Dies

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 02.09.2013 | Sports

JACKSON, Miss. -- Edgar Douglas "Doug" Kenna II, the quarterback of West Point's 1944 undefeated national championship team and former president of th...

Evolution, Revolution, and the U.S. Senate Confirmation of Lt. General Robert L. Caslen

Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq. | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq.

After painstaking consideration of every salient detail available to me, I am pleased to announce that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation fully endorses the confirmation of Lt. General Robert Caslen to the position of Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

LOOK: Gay West Point Cadet Escorts His Boyfriend To Winter Formal

Posted 02.05.2013 | Gay Voices

A beautiful photo of a West Point cadet escorting his boyfriend to a winter formal is making the blogosphere rounds. The photo appears on the Face...

West Point Think Tank Buries the Dynamite

Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq. | Posted 03.23.2013 | Politics
Michael L. (Mikey) Weinstein, Esq.

The United States Military Academy at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) is often referred to as a "think tank," whose primary mission is t...

Middle Eastern Peace, for Christmas Please!

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 02.27.2013 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

For 64 years the United States Military Academy at West Point has invited seniors from universities across the United States and teamed them with mili...

Military Jacket Found In Sandy Debris Prompts Curiosity

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 02.23.2013 | Politics

RICHMOND, Va. — As soon as she read the news, Mary Helen Taft went straight from her computer to her closet, pulling out a gray jacket that, unt...

Respect Existence or Expect Resistance

Blake Page | Posted 12.20.2012 | Politics
Blake Page

The command at West Point does not just recommend, encourage or support the exaltation of Christianity around this time of year, but requires it by force of policy under threat of reprimand for any who dissent.

Reported Sex Assaults Spike At Military Academies

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.20.2012 | Crime

WASHINGTON -- Reported sexual assaults at the nation's three military academies jumped by 23 percent overall this year, but the data signaled a contin...

Predicting Army vs. Navy

Paul Bessire | Posted 02.05.2013 | Sports
Paul Bessire

One of the better rivalries in college football has also been one of the more lopsided rivalries in college football recently.

Republican Strategist Calls West Point a 'Religious Institute' on HuffPost Live

Chris Rodda | Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics
Chris Rodda

Really? If you're not religious you don't belong at West Point and shouldn't expect to fit in and be treated equally?

Religion Among The Ranks Of The Long Gray Line

B.J. Garrison | Posted 02.05.2013 | Religion
B.J. Garrison

While Blake Page's feelings and perceived experiences may be very real, they do not produce a truly accurate portrait of the Academy or the reality of the typical cadet lifestyle for the religious and nonreligious alike.

WATCH: West Point Cadet Who Quits Over Religion Talks To HuffPost

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 02.04.2013 | Religion

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A cadet quitting West Point less than six months before graduation says he could no longer be part of a culture that promotes prayers ...

WATCH: Anti-Gay Pundit Slams West Point's First Gay Wedding

Posted 12.03.2012 | Gay Voices

You didn't expect West Point's first-ever same-sex wedding to pass without ample commentary from a right-wing pundit or two, did you? As Right Wing...

Why I Don't Want to Be a West Point Graduate

Blake Page | Posted 02.02.2013 | Politics
Blake Page

I am five months from graduation. Choosing to resign at this point also carries significant risk. What could possibly compel me to pass over this incredible opportunity in exchange for such harsh penalties?

West Point Chapel Hosts Its First Same-Sex Wedding

AP | Posted 01.31.2013 | Gay Voices

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that is a center for spiritual life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, hosted it...

Time Running Out As Israel Cuts the Grass

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 01.20.2013 | College
Sarwar Kashmeri

This short-sighted policy can only work as long as Israel has the unquestioning support of the United States. And that support may not have as long to run as Israel believes, as a recent conference held at the United States Military Academy at West Point demonstrated.

Why Do We Cut the Military So Much Slack?

David Macaray | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
David Macaray

Prospective jurors in a trial requiring testimony from policemen are usually asked if they think law enforcement officers are less apt to lie than are...

Comedy Takes a Stand for the Troops in Manhattan

Jim Luce | Posted 09.11.2012 | Impact
Jim Luce

If the U.S. government recruits soldiers and sends them around the world often in harm's way, it is incumbent upon our nation and its people to be there for them when the return. Stand for the Troops helps us do just that.

NATO's Warrior Scholars: The Critical Backbone of Our Atlantic Alliance

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 07.28.2012 | World
Mark V. Vlasic

When I was an Army ROTC cadet at Georgetown University, we were taught the importance of being "warrior scholars." This Memorial Day it seems fitting to consider the raw brainpower that complements our civilian leadership at NATO.