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| As indicated in the other Forum, I took a ship cruise over the 4th holiday which first stopped at West Point academy and then headed into New York City harbor for the Macy's fireworks. I was fighting a couple of things on these: one was the weather and the other was the rocking of the boat from all the other some 1,000 boats who entered the harbor at the same time we did. It rained just as we could start to see the city shoreline, then it stopped. Then 15 minutes before the fireworks it rained again. So there is a lot of cloud cover in some of these but it only shows the density of humidity and fog we were under and consider the fact that some of these shots have actually been clarified some by computer and even with that they are still quite misty. There is no better way to see fireworks on the 4th of July than to have the Statue of Liberty directly behind you as everything is happening. Doing the 4th from the water really rocks. Anyhow, the Plebes were just starting their very first day in class just as we arrived. Using a high powered zoomer I managed to pick up some gems of them as they struggled with their deer in the headlights look. They were issued some shoulder bags, because West Point is an engineering school and they would be issued all kinds of protractors and compasses and what not for their math classes once inside. The buildings at West Point are an odd mix of outright historic and also the very new. They have as many as 6 gymnasiums in one building now. The main marching field used to be where the Revolutionary War era students used to set up outdoor Bivouac and practice horsemanship and what not. This West Point location used to have a whole other history prior to the school being established so it really is the place to be on the 4th of July. I can tell you that by 10:30am, even though it was a holiday, the line of charter buses to come in for tours were backed up all the way out into the road because the parking lot was not large enough to hold all of them. Our own tour group took an entire 4 buses of people and our tour was completely sold out. There is a sizeable football field to play some of the Navy games. In the YouTube Links I give to you below, you will see references to Go Army, Sink Navy. That is their sports cliche and not to be confused with branch of service rivalry. They now have nearly 5,000 students per year on the campus, however there are a lot of burdens put on their backs once they are accepted into the school. They hardly get any time off at all, one month per year, not all at the same time. The mess hall has 6 minutes to get all of the food on the table for them and then they have 20 minutes to eat exactly. They do have licensed identity logo wear all over the internet and not just at their own Gift Shop. We walked across the street from the base and there were stores up and down the street who had shirts and jackets from West Point. The name of the hosting town there is Highland Falls so if you decide to go there for a tour and overnight mini vacation, most of the hotels are all along the main street coming into the base, some even within walking distance. I wanted to make a tribute page for them here. They have to endure 4 full years of school plus then another 8 years of active duty after they are commissioned. So hats off and here here for the students of West Point. They attend this college free but then have to return thereafter to continue teaching the classes in rotation. This location site dates all the way back to the days of George Washington everybody and it is the oldest continuously running military school in the country. The store sites I have included below, also has a nice womens selection of shirts also for those who want to buy for the next Veterans Day holiday. DVD RENTALS ON WEST POINT (Netflix etc.) WEST POINT: The First 200 Years NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Surviving West Point STORE LINKS http://www.armygearonline.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen...tegory_Code=ARSweats http://shop.cafepress.com/west-point?cmp=KNC-G-GJ-MIL&o...82687sb7954pi9ai2829 http://www.shopncaasports.com/NCAASports_Army_Black_Knights_Mens_T-Shirts http://www.armygearonline.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen...ategory_Code=ARCloth YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON LINE (field ceremony with marching band) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV93l1OylKU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnOy0FAZRU4 (the music on this one is annoying so just shut off your volume) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puoOUc1CMdI (reception day shell shock) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcOCN9555IM (combat field training) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ra75eOIe0 This message has been edited. Last edited by: McClellanVet, |
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