All Service Academies Ball!

WAMom68
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:57:34 +0000

We attended the Washington State All Academies Ball last night. The West Point Parents Club hosted this year. The food, the venue, and the guest speakers were all excellent. I loved seeing all the cadets/midshipmen in their uniforms. One of the speakers was Mary Jean Eisenhower (Pres. Eisenhower’s granddaughter and the head of the People to People organization). It was so interesting to hear stories of her childhood with Pres. Eisenhower.

Right after dinner they had the cadets/midshipmen come up to the stage. They had to say their name, year, hometown, major and branch if they were class of '08. There were several Firstie’s with pilot slots from Air Force and Navy. The variety of majors is interesting to hear too. Some of them had to add a bit of humor like the West Point cadet that added to his description with this…“and I’m a Sagittarius.” The MC then said “I didn’t know West Point offered an Astrology major!” :D

It was fun to watch all the young people on the dance floor. The very first dance was for cadets/midshipmen and their Mom’s or Dad’s, so I got one dance with my son!

It was a wonderful evening.