DECEMBER 12, 2013 1 THE DECEMBER 12, 2013 VOL. 70, NO. 47 OINTER IEW® DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® With the Army-Navy Game just a couple days away, the Corps of Cadets is getting into the spirit of this time-honored rivalry. See Page 3 for some of the traditional spirit activities that will be happening today, plus a message from the U.S. Military Academy superintendent. Are You Ready? See Pages 12 and 16 for the game preview. JOHN PELLINO/DPTMS The Baker COMMUTER ALERT INSIDE Behind the Route 218 will be closed for the foreseeable future & Gingerbread as the N.Y. State Department of Transportation House rebuilds a stretch of wall knocked down by ONLINE a rock slide. A special thanks to NYSDOT for KATHY EASTWOOD/PV WWW . POINTERVIEW . COM passing along this information. Look for updates WWW . USMA . EDU SEE PAGE 4 on the West Point Garrison Facebook site. 2 DECEMBER 12, 2013 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW Wreaths Across America stops at West Point Cemetery Story and photos by Kathy Eastwood Across America co-leaders, myself and Jackie Staff Writer McNally, we welcome you and thank you for attending this commemorative ceremony that More than 100 community members, cadet links both West Point and Wreaths Across volunteers and the National Wreaths Across America initiative by collaboratively coming America sponsors gathered at the West Point together today to honor and pay tribute to those Cemetery Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, to lay laid to rest here at the West Point Cemetery,” Christmas wreaths on the gravesites of those Crowder said. laid to rest at the cemetery. Crowder spoke about the founding of Some community members were asked to West Point and the mission to train leaders of approach the podium and receive their wreaths character and forming the link with Wreaths to place on their loved ones graves. Class of across America. 2017 Cadet Taylor Endres placed a wreath on “1992 was the year that Morrill Worcester her father’s tombstone, Col. Michael Endres; founded Wreaths Across America,” Crowder family member Susan Oakley placed a wreath said. “He was inspired by the men (and women) on Capt. Matthew Ferrara; and 91-year-old who sacrificed their lives so we can continue to Robert Hunt placed a wreath on a friend’s live in freedom.” tombstone from World War II. Crowder directed the audience to look at Class of 2014 Cadets Mark Tuttle and Brian one of the photos on the program. Kloiber are from Wisconsin and placed wreaths “It has been said that pictures are worth a on 1st Lt. Daren Hidalgo and 1st Lt. Nick thousand words,” he said. The photo on top is a Dewhirst gravesites, both Wisconsin natives. photo of wreaths at Arlington Cemetery in 2005. “We were here last year,” Tuttle said. “This That photo immediately went viral as soon as is pretty amazing that we can get everyone here. it was taken. Today, it stands as a rallying cry, One of the few things we cadets can do is to just like us today, to do something significant.” Class of 2014 Cadet Mark Tuttle, who is from Wisconsin, places a wreath at the remember the West Point graduates who lost The Wreath across America’s mission is gravestone of Wisconsin native 1st Lt. Daren Hidalgo (2009 USMA graduate), their lives.” to coordinate wreath-laying ceremonies on who was killed in action in Afghanistan Feb. 20, 2011, at the West Point Wreaths Dr. Todd Crowder, associate professor in specific Saturdays at Arlington Cemetery, Across America ceremony. Many family members and cadets placed wreaths the Department of Physical Education, spoke which is Dec. 14, veterans cemeteries, and on their loved ones gravestones Dec. 7 to honor their memories and remember to those gathered to remember. ceremonies at sea and 24 national ceremonies the sacrifices they made. “On behalf of the West Point Wreaths on foreign soil. Wreaths were placed at gravestones at the West Point Cemetery during a Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 7, which is also Pearl Harbor Day. Many family members and classmates remembered those who made the ultimate sacrafice in the line of duty. 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PV Staff Writer, 938-3684 POINTER VIEW DECEMBER 12, 2013 3 Army-Navy rivalry Army-Navy does much to showcase Week features traditional the profession of arms spirit activities Excitement is fi lling the air the mission and win honorably, in anticipation of the Army-Navy committed to our values of Game this weekend! You can be Duty, Honor, Country and the Staff Reports assured that this Army team’s values of our Army. focus is to go out there and break This weekend, we have Fans of the Black Knights will have a chance to cheer their team on Navy’s 11-year winning streak. a tremendous opportunity to today, starting with the Spirit Luncheon at the West Point Club. Doors We have the team to do it showcase our great Corps of open and food served at 11:15 a.m. —they are tough, determined, Cadets to the nation. Cadets will get into the spirit with the 108th iteration of the Goat- committed and, most importantly, As members of the Engineer games, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Daly Field. have the support of the Corps of profession of arms, the American The men’s teams will be coached by Class of 2014 Cadet John Egan Cadets and the entire West Point people are our “clients” and as for the Engineers and Class of 2014 Cadet Thomas White for the Goats. community behind them. such, we must earn their respect For the women, Class of 2014 Cadet Molly Mcguigan is coaching For 364 days throughout the and trust. the Engineers and Class of 2014 Cadets Dylan Doty and Patrick Franco year, these two teams stand side Showing our camaraderie, lead the Goats. by side as one in harm’s way. discipline, esprit de corps and The Goat-Engineer Game dates back to 1905 when the Corps of Yet when the whistle blows this desire to win are ways we can Cadets was not authorized to leave post, so they played football instead. Saturday, and the game clock do that on national television. This Army-Navy Week tradition—and popular legend—dictates a Goat starts, battle lines will be drawn No matter what the score, victory favors an Army win over Navy. and our cadets will meet the we are proud of the players By 1999, the women’s fl ag football game was played the day before midshipmen on the field once on both sides of the fi eld who the men’s game before sharing the spotlight at Michie Stadium starting again. represent their academies, their services, and the in 2007. Rivalries like this help prepare our young men and thousands of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines who face This is the fi rst year both games are being played at Daly Field. In women for the challenges they will face as leaders in danger and hardship even as we speak. fact, all the festivities are centrally located—to include the spirit dinner our military. Coach John Wooden once said, “Sports do On behalf of our Black Knights, I would like to thank and pep rally with the burning of the sacrifi cial “Beat Navy” boat. not build character; they reveal it.” And our cadets are, you for all your support this season and look forward to At the rally, starting at 6:45 p.m., the Army coach and team captains by their nature, leaders of character. cheering our team on to victory together. traditionally say a few words before the offi cial handoff of the game ball These rivalries are also important because they teach to the West Point Marathon team. the signifi cance of winning. When America puts its sons Go Army! BEAT NAVY!! The club team started this overnight delivery in 1994 and has been and daughters in harm’s way, they do not expect us to do Lt.