World Series Trophy Pays Visit to West Point About the Yankees’ Championship for More Than a Decade, Providing Our Spring Trip and Work out at the Season
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Army Women’s Basketball vs. Lehigh, Sat., 1 p.m. OINTER IEW ® PVOL . 67, NO. 6 SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WE S T V POINT , THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY FEBRUARY 11, 2010 Cadets and members of the West Point community took photos of the 2009 New York Yankees World Series Trophy during its tour at the academy Tuesday. The trophy made several stops during its five-hour visit and finished the day at Jefferson Hall for everyone to see. PHOTOS BY TOMMY GILLI G AN /PV World Series Trophy pays visit to West Point about the Yankees’ championship for more than a decade, providing our Spring trip and work out at the season. color guards, Glee Club and band Yankees facilities.” “I’m a New Yorker, so I was support. In 2009, the academy Formally known as the just happy we won,” Cow Ray participated in pre-event festivities Commissioner’s Trophy, it Nalamothu, after posing with the for the first games at the new Yankee is awarded annually by the trophy, said. Stadium, and also at the opening Commissioner of Baseball to the Nalamothu wasn’t in the city to ceremonies during the American World Series champions. The trophy see the trophy during the Yankees’ League Championship Series. stands approximately 24 inches tall victory parade, so seeing it now The trophy has recently toured and weighs 30 pounds. was like getting a second chance at China and the Dominican Republic, Valued at $15,000, it is made witnessing history, he said. and this is the first display at West of sterling silver and features 30 Cow Chris Day, a Stony Brook Point. The trophy made the rounds gold-plated flags, one for each native, was walking through the from Washington Hall, Doubleday major league team. The trophy has Cadet Mess Hall when his eyes Field—for a photo with the Army undergone several designs over the happened upon the 2009 World Baseball team—and into Jefferson past few decades, but the current Series trophy. Awe-struck, he Hall, where visitors viewed the trophy design—made by Tiffany immediately began snapping photos illustrious award. and Co.—was first awarded to with his cell phone. Yearling Scott Lucado, a Cubs the Yankees after the 2000 World New York Yankees securityman Tony Amelio shows off the World “I had no idea the trophy was fan, hopes the Chicago team will Series. Series hardware to the cadets during lunch at the Cadet Mess going to be here,” the lifelong one day soon get a trophy of its The Yankees again earned Hall Tuesday. Yankee fan and West Point Lacrosse own. Still, he found the photo the trophy after defeating the By Mike Strasser from, and on which major leaguers player said. “I watched every game opportunity with the Yankees’ Philadelphia Phillies in six games Assistant Editor/Copy build career goals. of the series every night and missed trophy a remarkable experience. of the best-of-seven series last The most coveted prize in Major a couple hours of homework doing “Getting a picture with the October. The World Series trophy has League Baseball found its way onto it. This is the actual trophy the trophy was pretty cool because it’s The Bronx Bombers are the long served as the gold standard of West Point Tuesday for a once-in- players were holding up just a something you usually only see on recipients of the most trophies— excellence in professional baseball. a-lifetime viewing before the Corps couple months ago. It’s pretty unreal TV,” the Army Baseball pitcher seven—since it first was awarded It’s the stuff that Little Leaguers of Cadets. Baseball fans flocked to getting to see it here.” said. “Our team has a really close in 1967. dream about, high school and get a close-up look and a photo of West Point cadets have gone to bond with the Yankees, because Their 27 World Series wins is college prospects draw inspiration the trophy, while others reminisced bat for the Yankees organization we actually go to Florida during also a Major League record. 2 February 11, 2010 Local and National News Pointer View Whitten, Class of 2004, dies in Afghanistan Feb.2 By Mike Strasser Department, was Whitten’s thesis Assistant Editor/Copy advisor and remembers him as an extremely bright and intellectually Captain Daniel Whitten, a Class curious student with an infectious of 2004 graduate from Grimes, Iowa, sense of humor. died Feb. 2 from wounds suffered “He also had a great deal of when his mounted patrol was struck initiative,” Schoonhoven said. “His by an improvised explosive device thesis was extremely ambitious and in Zabul province, Afghanistan. demanding, combining his interests One other Soldier was killed in the in philosophy and math.” attack. Schoonhoven said that cadets Whitten, 28, was commander would often joke at the professor’s Valentine’s boodle of Company C, 1st Battalion, wardrobe of tweed sport coats, Cadets help unload boxes filled with Valentine's Day boodle 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, calling him “Dr. Tweed.” Whitten from the back of a vehicle Feb. 1. The West Point Parents 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd once showed up to class wearing an Club of D.C., Virginia and Maryland filled the boxes with treats Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, old tweed sport coat. for all of the cadet companies, then drove north to deliver N.C. “I was confident he would them to Central Guard Room. According to Lisa Rotte, club A 1999 graduate of Johnston succeed as an officer because of president, this is at least the 10th consecutive year the club High School, in Johnston, Iowa, his intelligence, his tenacity and has made its boodle delivery. Whitten played football and worked because he was just extremely MASTER SGT . DEAN WELCH /DIR. OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS & CO mm UNICATIONS on the student newspaper. likeable,” Schoonhoven said. Captain Daniel Whitten At West Point, he was a double Whitten is survived by his wife, “CPT Dan Whitten, Dan Whitten, major in Art, Philosophy and Starr Whitten, and his parents, or Daniel P. Whitten”) or The Literature and Mathematics. Dan and Jill Whitten, and a sister, West Point Fund. Online donations FRAUD, “He clearly demonstrated to U.S. Army Capt. Sarah Whitten to Fisher House can be made at WASTE us the qualities that we rightly Frederickson, who is currently www.fisherhouse.org/contribute/ celebrate in those graduates who deployed to Afghanistan. onlineGiving, or mailed to and ABUSE proceed from West Point to the Visitation will be scheduled, 5-7 Fisher House Foundation, Inc.; HOTLINE Army to lead Soldiers and care p.m. Thursday, at Hogan’s Funeral 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420; for their Families during these Home on Main Street in Highland Rockville, MD 20850-5168. Checks If you suspect or know challenging times,” Col. Rick Falls. can be made payable to: Fisher someone who either Kerin, the department head of A funeral service is to be held House™ Foundation. is committing, or has English and Philosophy, said. 10 a.m. Friday at the Cadet Chapel. Donations to The West Point committed, any type of Faculty who knew him Interment will follow immediately Fund can be mailed to: WPAOG; fraud against the U.S. considered Whitten to be a bright, at the West Point Cemetery. These (The West Point Fund); 698 Mills government in the West insightful student, and a most services are open only to West Point Road, West Point, NY 10996. Point or surrounding area, personable and engaging cadet, community members. Checks can be made payable to report it by calling the Kerin added. In lieu of flowers, the Family The West Point Fund (Please write Dr. Richard Schoonhoven, an would like donations sent to the CPT Daniel P. 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