Stars and Stripes on the Gridiron

Army–Navy: one team, one fight

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West Point, N.Y. — During a history class last semester, a United States Military Academy cadet and his peers stopped by West Point’s cemetery, where many revered officers are buried.

As they peered at the names etched into the weathered stones, the cadet exclaimed to his classmates, “That’s my grandpa!”

Caroline Downey

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Caroline Downey

Caroline Downey is a staff writer for National Review.

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