Army Football 2013

ARMY FOOTBALL 2013 “Playing since 1890, the Army Football tradition is as strong as it is long … Add more than 600 victories and the Army football program shines as brightly as its golden helmets.” — Street & Smith’s 50 Greatest College Football Programs of All Time WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM WEST POINT The United States Military Academy is renowned because of its historic and distinguished reputation as a military academy, and as a leading, progressive institution of higher education. Made legendary in books and movies produced over the years, the Academy’s “Long Gray Line” of graduates includes some of our nation’s most famous and infl uential men: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and Norman Schwarzkopf. Because of this superb education and leadership experience, West Point graduates historically have been sought for high level civilian and military leadership positions. Their numbers include two U.S. presidents, several ambassadors, state governors, legislators, judges, cabinet members, educators, astronauts and corporate executives. Today, West Point continues to provide hundreds of young men and women the unique opportu- nity to develop physically, ethically and intellectually while building a foundation for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career as an Army offi cer in the service of our nation. Cadets have much more responsibility in running the Academy than students in most other colleges or universities. It adds to the leadership experience. Cadets succeed at West Point because of the support they receive from the staff and faculty. After all, many faculty members are West Point graduates and understand the challenge cadets face on a daily basis. They also serve as ideal role models, showing cadets what Army life is like. The U.S. Military Academy’s primary strength is its ability to develop leaders of character who are committed to “Duty, Honor, Country” and selfl ess service to our nation. 22 WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM THE PREMIER LEADER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONWWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM IN THE NATION 3 THE LONG GRAY LINE AT WEST POINT, IT IS OFTEN SAID ... “MUCH OF THE HISTORY WE TEACH WAS MADE BY PEOPLE WE TAUGHT.” ARMY FOOTBALL | DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES FRANK BORMAN ULYSSES S. GRANT ALEXANDER HAIG ROBERT KIMBROUGH JAMES KIMSEY NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF ROBERT E. LEE ’29 ed to General of the Army and served ALEXANDER M. HAIG JR. ’47 JAMES V. KIMSEY ’62 The Academy’s ninth Superintendent as Supreme Allied Commander in Haig served as Chief of Staff to Kimsey was the founding chair- (1852-55), Lee was a model cadet the Pacifi c Theater during World War President Richard Nixon from 1973 man of America Online, and was during his four years at West Point. II. During that time, he received the to 1974; Supreme Allied Commander named chairman emeritus in 1996. He graduated second in his class and Medal of Honor for leading defense in Europe 1974 to 1979; President He founded the Kimsey Foundation never earned a single demerit during preparation and operations on the of United Technologies Corporation in 1996. his four years at the Academy. At the Philippine Islands. He later served as 1980 to 1981 and Secretary of State MICHAEL W. KRZYZEWSKI ’69 beginning of the Civil War, he was se- Supreme Allied Commander, Japan, during the Reagan administration Krzyzewski served as head basket- lected to serve as Commanding Gen- and as commander, United Nations from 1981 to 1982. ball coach at West Point from 1974 to eral of the Army, but instead resigned Command in the Far East. He was one FRANK BORMAN ’50 1979 before assuming similar duties his commission and was named Gen- of only fi ve offi cers to be promoted to An astronaut from 1962 to 1970, at Duke University. Krzyzewski has eral-In-Chief of the Confederate Army General of the Army (fi ve stars). Borman commanded the fi rst circum- led the Blue Devils to three national from 1861 to 1865. Lee’s surrender GEORGE S. PATTON JR. ’09 lunar fl ight of the earth. He later served championships and was inducted into to Ulysses S. Grant (USMA 1843), at “Old Blood and Guts,” Patton was as President of Eastern Airlines. the Basketball Hall of Fame in Octo- Appomattox Court House, Va., ended one of the most colorful command- ber 2001. He coached the U.S. at the the Civil War. Fort Lee, Va., was named FIDEL V. RAMOS ’50 ers in the Army. During World War II 2008 Olympics in Beijing. in his honor. the famed commander of the 2nd One of the Academy’s international ULYSSES S. GRANT ’43 Armored Division and later the Third cadets, Ramos served as a Philip- MARTIN E. DEMPSEY ’74 pine Army offi cer after graduation. He Grant distinguished himself during Army displayed courage and daring General Martin E. Dempsey serves as eventually became the country’s mili- the Civil War at the Battle of Vicksburg as prominently as the pair of ivory the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs tary Chief of Staff and later Secretary in 1863; his victory secured control of handled revolvers he wore. Patton ac- of Staff. In this capacity, he serves as of National Defense. He also served the Mississippi River for the Union. complished one of the most remark- the principal military adviser to the as President of the Republic of the President Abe Lincoln later appointed able feats in military history in Decem- President, the Secretary of Defense Philippines from 1992 to 1998. him Commanding General of the Army ber 1944, when he quickly turned the and the National Security Council. By in March 1864. On April 9, 1865, at Third Army northward to reinforce the EDWIN E. ALDRIN ’51 law, he is the nation’s highest-ranking Appomattox Court House, Va., Robert Allied southern fl ank against the Ger- An astronaut from 1963 to 1972, military offi cer. Prior to becoming E. Lee (USMA 1829) surrendered the man attack in the Battle of the Bulge. Aldrin participated in the fi rst manned Chairman, the general served as the Army of Northern Virginia to him, end- The General’s doctrine of aggressive lunar landing with Michael Collins Army’s 37th Chief of Staff. Dempsey ing the Civil War. Grant later served employment of massive armor forces (USMA ’52) and was the second man served as the Deputy Commander as the 18th President of the United continue to prove themselves in com- to walk on the moon. and then Acting Commander of U.S. States from 1869 to 1877. Today, his bat arenas around the world. Central Command. Before becoming EDWARD WHITE ’52 Chief of Staff of the Army, he com- image graces the $50 bill. OMAR N. BRADLEY ’15 An astronaut from 1962 to 1967, manded U.S. Army Training and Doc- During his career, Bradley earned a GEORGE W. GOETHALS ’80 White was the fi rst man to walk in trine Command. Goethals became an architect and reputation as one of the best infantry space and was one of the three as- was builder of the Panama Canal, commanders in World War II. He com- tronauts killed in the Apollo I disaster RAYMOND T. ODIERNO ‘76 manded the 82nd Airborne and 28th 1904 TO 1914. in 1967. Odierno commanded the 4th Infantry Infantry Divisions before going on to Division during the fall of 2003 which, JOHN J. PERSHING ’86 command the 1st Army and the 12th H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF ’56 along with Special Forces units, cap- Considered the second most senior Army Group. After the war he served As Commander-in-Chief, United tured Saddam Hussein in December offi cer in Army history, behind only as Army Chief of Staff from 1948 to States Central Command from 1988 of that year. Odierno helped plan and George Washington, Pershing served 1949 and served as the fi rst Chair- to 1991, Schwarzkopf’s command coordinate the raid that netted Iraq’s as commander of the American Expe- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from ultimately responded to Iraq’s inva- fallen dictator. He currently serves as ditionary Force during World War I. The 1949 to 1953. He was the last Army sion of Kuwait with the largest U.S. Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. two-million-plus troops of the AEF made offi cer to be promoted to General of deployment since the Vietnam War, a decisive contribution to the defeat of the Army (fi ve stars), and the Bradley including portions of the Navy, Air ROBERT S. KIMBROUGH ’89 Imperial Germany. Pershing’s abilities fi ghting vehicle is named in his honor. Force, and Marine Corps as well as Kimbrough was named one of 11 as a leader distinguished him among units from dozens of nations around new astronaut candidates by NASA in DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ’15 European commanders, and through the world. After retiring, Schwartzkopf May 2004. Kimbrough ranks among During World War II, Eisenhower repeated successes on the battlefi eld, received the Presidential Medal of Army Baseball’s career leaders in served as Supreme Commander of Al- promoted American prestige around Freedom. saves. A veteran of Desert Storm, he lied Forces Europe from 1943 to 1944, the world. He served as Army Chief of currently works for NASA in Houston during which he led the D-Day invasion PETER M. DAWKINS ’59 Staff in 1921, and was named Gen- as a fl ight simulation engineer and of Europe. During that time, he was Dawkins was Cadet Brigade Com- eral of the Armies of the United States participated in a space shuttle mis- upon his retirement in 1924.

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