The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 73, Number 6, December 1930
Abstract
West Point is one of the oldest institutions of our country. Its establishment as the center of basic military education was the constant desire of General Washington from the time he became commander-in-chief in the Revolutionary War until his death. Upon every appropriate occasion he urged action upon this project. Indeed, his last letter, written two days before his death, was upon that subject. His purposes were accomplished and his idea lives in the Military Academy today. Its ideals of patriotism, its traditions, and their exemplification in the lives of its graduates have made it an institution of which the American people are justly proud. It is the foremost Military Academy in the world, and its graduates who have been leaders in peace as well as in war have exercised a far reaching influence in the development of the nation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1930
- Accession Number
- ADA497438