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Pointerview® SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 1 WWW.WESTPOINT.EDU THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 VOL. 78, NO. 34 OINTER IEW® DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® FIRSTIES RECEIVE RINGS SEE PHOTOS, STORY on PAGES 4-5 • • (Above) Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 enthusiastically show off their rings after they received them during the annual Ring Weekend ceremony Friday in front of family and friends (right) at the Trophy Point Amphitheater. The weekend also included a run and banquet to celebrate the milestone event. The tradition of the class ring at USMA fi rst began in 1835. Years later, Ron Turner, USMA Class of 1958, developed the idea of incorporating the gold of alumni rings into the current classʼ rings. In November 2000, the Herff Jones Company melted gold of 31 rings with that year's class through the Class Ring Memorial Program. This year, 52 graduates gifted their rings to the program for the Class of 2022. Photos by JorGe Garcia/PV 2 SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW September is National Preparedness Month: ‘Disasters don’t wait. Make your plan today’ By Thomas Slater inevitable. And, don’t forget to think about specifi c If you have pets or service animals, think West Point Emergency Preparedness If you are not ready, you can commit to do needs in your family. Your family’s needs change about animal-friendly locations. Consider places Coordinator, U.S. Army Garrison West so during September; if you are ready, you can over time, so update your plan regularly. in your house, in your neighborhood, and outside Point encourage and assist others’ preparations. of your city or town so you’re prepared for any I n keeping with the 2021 National Who Will We Contact? situation. September is National Preparedness Month, Preparedness Month theme, the fi rst step in the Pick the same person for each family an annual nationwide effort to encourage preparedness process is to make a plan. member to contact. Pick someone out of town Practice, Practice, Practice! Americans to plan and prepare for emergencies. Below are some tips to help you create your — they may be easier to reach in a disaster. Create a list writing down your contacts and Many of you are aware that the Hudson plan. Text, don’t talk. plans. Make sure everyone in the family has Valley Region has experienced a tornado, In an emergency, phone lines may be tied copies and keeps them in a safe space, like in a hurricane, earthquake, flooding and severe Make a Plan up. It may be easier to text and this leaves phone backpack, wallet or taped in a notebook. winter storms over the past several years with Your family may not be together if a disaster lines open for emergency workers. Put them in your cell phone if you have one. the potential for more-frequent and potentially strikes, so it is important to know which types of Hold regular household meetings to review and more-dangerous natural and man-made incidents. disasters could aff ect your area. Where Will We Meet? practice your plan. These actual and imaginable threats to our Know how you’ll contact one another and Decide on safe, familiar and accessible You can use the template at this link to assist well-being are all powerful reminders that each reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting places where your family can go for protection in making your plan at https://ready.army.mil/ of us has a responsibility to be prepared for the place that’s familiar and easy to fi nd. or to reunite. fam_emerg_plan.pdf. September is National Preparedness Month, an annual nationwide eff ort to encourage Americans to plan and prepare for emergencies. Army Photo Provided by West Point EmerGency PreParedness 90 Crystal Run Road, Suite 310 Middletown, NY 10941 POINTER VIEW ® To subscribe to the Pointer View or The Army civilian enterprise newspaper, the Pointer View, is an authorized publication for members The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not if you have delivery problems, call 845-346-3213. of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Pointer View are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the Times Herald- Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of the Army or the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Record. Superintendent Vacant The editorial content of the Pointer View is the responsibility of the U.S. Military Academy Public Everything advertised in this pub li ca tion will be made available for purchase, use or pa tron age Lt. Col. Beth R. Smith PV Assistant Editor Affairs Offi ce, Bldg. 600, West Point, New York 10996, (845) 938-2015. with out regard to race, color, re li gion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, phys i cal handi cap, Public Affairs Officer Jorge Garcia The Pointer View is printed weekly by the Times Herald-Record, a pri vate fi rm in no way connect ed po liti cal af fi l i a tion or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or pa tron. Eric S. Bartelt PV Staff Writer, 938-3684 with the De partment of the Army, under ex clu sive con tract with West Point. The Times Herald-Record is If a violation or re jec tion of this equal opportunity policy by an ad ver tis er is confi rmed, the publisher PV Managing Editor, 938-2015 [email protected] responsible for all commercial advertising. will refuse to print ad ver tis ing from that source until the violation has been corrected. [email protected] POINT POINTER VIEW IN FOCUS: NYBC BLOOD DRIVE SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 3 Amidst blood donation shortage, West Point steps up and supports Story and photos by Jorge Garcia PV Staff Writer Class of 2022 Cadet Mark Salzman did not overthink it. Michele Lariviere, the director of donor recruitment at the New York Blood Center, said the NYBC recorded exceedingly low numbers on blood donations due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. With that in mind, it made perfect sense for Salzman to visit Eisenhower Hall and donate his blood during the NYBC Blood Drive Aug. 23-26 at the U.S. Military Academy. “My mother had cancer, so I feel very personally about this. I know how vital it is to help people who are in serious need. The blood drive is a team effort; I’m healthy and I know that other people need my blood more than I do right now, so I like to come out whenever I can to support,” Salzman said. “It’s quick and easy — after a couple of minutes, you feel normal again. The short bit of discomfort you feel during the process is worth potentially saving lives.” Like Salzman, Class of 2023 Cadet Robert Woody understands the significance that donating blood could have on someone’s life. With an O-positive blood type, standing in line to fill out paperwork and give a part of himself to those in need felt great and sensible, Woody said. “It’s important to consider the big picture and think about where your blood donation would go, especially if you got a blood type that’s in high demand,” Woody said. “I knew somebody who needed a blood transfusion from a gunshot wound, so I understand the impact donating can have. Hopefully, I can help Class of 2024 Cadet Alexander Tucker (above) donated his blood to the New York Blood Center Blood Drive in response somebody with my contribution.” to a national blood supply shortage due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. According to the NYBC press release, community organizations, businesses and “In recent weeks, the blood supply has could signal more severe shortages in the weeks since the start of COVID-19, blood donations schools canceled blood drives, and donor centers dropped from 5 days to a 2-3 day supply and ahead,” the NYBC press release stated. “There have decreased considerably. As a result, many are receiving fewer donations. 1-2 day supply of type O; NYBC warns this has been a chronic blood shortage throughout the pandemic, but NYBC had anticipated the supply would rebound soon when vaccinated New Yorkers resumed some normal activities. NYBC also expected school and office blood drives to return this fall. The Delta variant has halted that recovery and threatens the blood supply.” Lariviere added the NYBC always schedules blood drives in a time of great need, and typically, during August, blood centers are short of blood. Additionally, with the pandemic compounding their donation efforts with other community institutions, the NYBC coordinated with West Point to facilitate the blood drive where cadets, faculty and staff were more than willingly donate. “West Point always steps up, and this time is no different. Faculty and staff put out important information to get people within the community to donate. Throughout this week, we had a lot of cadet, faculty and staff participation, even the Dean of the Academic Board, Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves, came down and donated, so did the Director of Athletics, Mike Buddie,” Lariviere said. “We have a lot of support from people who lead by example here at West Point, which encourages people within the community to come down.” For more information on blood donations Cadets, faculty and staff eagerly sign up to donate blood during the annual West Point Blood Drive facilitated by the and supporting blood drives, visit www.NYBC.
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