USMA Cadets Lead Fight to Save Lives
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OCTOBER 12, 2017 1 THE OCTOBER 12, 2017 VOL. 74, NO. 40 ® UTY ONOR OUNTRY OINTER IEW D , H , C PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® Cadets hold ceremonial flag before playoff game Seventy-two U.S. Military Academy cadets hold a giant ceremonial American flag during the national anthem Sunday at Yankee Stadium before game three of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. PHOTOS BY DANNY WILD (ABOVE) AND MICHELLE EBERHART/PV (RIGHT) 2 OCTOBER 12, 2017 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW Three-peat for the Marathon team at the Army Ten-Miler By Class of 2020 Cadet Ryan French bring home the victory. Army West Point Marathon Team Class of 2019 Cadet Dan Whitfield was excited to see his former teammates, saying, The Army West Point Marathon team sent “It’s always great to see some team alumni two teams to Washington, D.C. Sunday to running for their post teams. Their firsthand defend its title as the top Military Academy and accounts of BOLC really hit me that I’ll be there ROTC team. in two short years.” Despite the grueling humidity and high Class of 2021 Cadet Chase Hogeboom temperatures, the team placed first and second enjoyed his first experience running the Ten- out of 76 Military Academy and ROTC cadet Miler with the team, stating that it, “was a great teams to clinch the championship for the third opportunity to represent USMA in front of the year in a row. The team’s top male and female rest of the Army profession.” runners, Class of 2018 Cadets Aaqib Syed and The team’s top finisher, Syed, was very Paige Dougherty, ran a blazing 0:55:51 and proud of his teammates performance. 1:11:00, respectively. “The runners were relentless in their pursuit Marathon team Class of 2018 Cadet Aaron of something greater—something beyond Davis and Class of 2020 Cadets Ryan French the mere trivialities of a road race,” Syed and Murray Johnston rounded out the winning said. “Everyone who ran that day acted like team. a teammate. We were all in dirt and we faced The Army Ten-Miler is the third largest that test of endurance side by side. That’s what 10-mile race in the world with 35,000 runners makes this race and the Army so special.” participating in the annual event, with many The Army West Point Marathon team has more completing shadow runs of the event all had a great season so far, with a top finish in over the globe. the Canada Army Run in September. Class of 2018 Cadet Aaqib Syed makes a dash to the finish to be the top male The cadets worked together and with former The group will continue training for success runner at 55 minutes, 51 seconds at the Army Ten-Miler Sunday in Washington team members and recent 2017 graduates, 2nd this fall in preparation for its first marathon of D.C. PHOTOS BY RETIRED LT. COL. RICK FRENCH Lts. Chris Boyle and Jake Schmidt, to make it the academic year at the Athens Marathon on Marathon team will run for two days straight Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Finanical Field to the finish line in the grueling conditions and Nov. 12. In December, the Army West Point to deliver the game ball from West Point to the in Philadelphia. The Army West Point Marathon team comes together after receiving the Military Academy/ROTC trophy Sunday after the Army Ten-Miler. 40 Mulberry Street, Middletown, NY 10940 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 official views of, or constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the Times Herald- Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr. Michelle Eberhart endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of the Army or the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Record. 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The Times Herald-Record is If a violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the publisher PV Managing Editor, 938-2015 responsible for all commercial advertising. will refuse to print advertising from that source until the violation has been corrected. [email protected] [email protected] POINTER VIEW IN FOCUS: COMING HOME ART EXHIBIT OCTOBER 12, 2017 3 DEP presented multi-media art experience Story by Capt. Derek Brown English Instructor The U.S. Military Academy and the Department of English and Philosophy hosted the “Coming Home: Journey and Community Dialogue” multi-media art experience at Cullum Hall Oct. 4-7. Normally located in New York City, the project is designed to bring together military and civilian communities through art and effective dialogue to help heal the wounds of war. The exhibit featured the works of New York City artist, the late Brookie Maxwell; photography from retired Col. Greg Gadson, USMA Class of 1989; and original music from the West Point Band. The exhibit opened Oct. 4 with a reception with more than 70 cadets, faculty, staff and guests in attendance. The distinguished military guests included the entire USMA leadership team with Retired Col. Gregory Gadson, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1989, speaks to attendees at the "Coming Home: Journey Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., and Community Dialogue," a multi-media art experience hosted by the Department of English and Philosophy and the Commandant of the Corps of Cadets Brig. Gen. West Point Humanities Center, Oct. 4 at Cullum Hall. On the wall are two of Gadson's photography exhibits, on the left Steve Gilland and Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb in attendance. is “Troubled Waters,” and on the right is “Out of Darkness, UK Soldier Ride.” The experience was designed to bring Additionally, the opening ceremony together military and civilian communities through art and effective dialogue to help heal the wounds of war. honored the exemplary vision of the “Coming PHOTOS BY KATHY EASTWOOD/PV Home” exhibit leadership team: “Coming tell the story of the battle for Troy,” and Virgil’s Point Band played a moving series of solo define a person during the recovery process, but Home” creator—the late Maxwell, retired Lt. Aeneid where “Aeneas is moved outside of performances, including a piano performance “arts, poetry and literature can help someone try Gen. John Caldwell, Gadson, Art Director Carthage by a mural that depicts the fall of from Sgt. 1st Class Yalin Chi, a clarinet and re-establish their new norm and get control Guzal Latypova and Program Director Ellis his homeland.” Like the heroes of classic performance from Staff Sgt. Sam Ross, and of their story.” Maxwell, Brookie’s son. literature, modern-day warriors and civilians an original trumpet, vocals and electronics Community developer, artist and In addition, the DEP welcomed students continue to face “the question about whether performance entitled “Voices” from Staff Sgt. entrepreneur Rolando Brown shared his story and faculty from Haverford College in we can really go home.” Bill Owens. about growing up in a violent community in Pennsylvania. As Harper explained, “Sometimes being Next, Ellis Maxwell moderated a powerful New York City, and asked, “What is available Col. David Harper, head of the DEP, opened home is enough. Sometimes what we cannot panel discussion on the role of the arts and to us to build bodies for both love and war?” the evening’s events by describing the “natural” tell, we can paint. Sometimes what we cannot humanities in healing the wounds of war. Gadson described his painful recovery and “long linkage between art and warfare.” explain, art, be it photography, sculpture, music, Panelist and DEP instructor Maj. Josh from a 2007 IED blast in which he lost both of Harper recalled Homer’s “Odyssey” in film or writing, can explain.” Leone described his time after being wounded, his legs and the use of his right arm and hand. which “Odysseus weeps as he listens to a Bard Following opening remarks, the West and noted how medical terms can begin to For Gadson, the loss of his arm and hand “was the death blow” because he “couldn’t hold and Caran d'Arche use a camera.” crayon on map of Gadson captures life through photography, Afghanistan titled and often chooses his wheelchair over "It Ain't Disneyland" prosthetics in order to sit on a stable platform. drawn by Sgt. 1st Class Gadson encouraged the cadets in the room Welintukonis exhibited to share their artistic passions, and not hide during the “Coming them.