July 4th at West Point - FYI

BigGreen
Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:08:45 +0000

Wife and I just returned from July 4th (on July 3rd) celebration at West Point. (we live 50 miles south). The New Cadets marched into the Trophy Point amphitheatre by company. There was a flag ceremony with a cadet from each State carrying their State flag in the order they joined the Union. USMA Concert Band played a selection of pieces - 1812 overture, medley from Oklahoma, etc. Then there was a spectacular fireworks display over the Hudson. The New Cadets, for those of you who’ve returned home from R-Day, looked very good - they were wearing hats, were allowed to wear their own personal glasses (instead of what my son calls the Birth Control Goggles), and they looked sharp marching in to their place in front of the band. They looked serious but not too grim. Tired but not exhausted. Weather was perfect.