 Looking towards Constitution Island from Redoubt 4 on New Years Day, 2001 |
 The 18 inches of snow received on 30 December makes the vista of West Point spectacular. |
 Karl Grace and Randy Walton (both F-4) met at Randy's home while Karl was in Kansas City on business. Good times with good friends...it doesn't get any better. |
 Ed Ruggero (D-4) speaking to a group of cadets on one of his many visits to USMA for research for his latest book, Duty First: West Point and the Making of America's Leaders. |
 Article from the Omaha World-Herald extolling Rick Albrecht's (I-3) virtues, 24 April 2001. |
 Rick received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the United Way of the Midlands in Omaha, NE. Rick is joined by Ms. Pam Jones, Master of Ceremonies from KETV Channel 7 in Omaha (left) and Ms. Betsy Chase, last year's Volunteer of the Year. |
Rick was cited for his work encouraging at-risk children to play soccer, serving meals and building homes for lower income people. Rick and Betsy Chase. |
 Rick with Colonel is David Rehbein, Cdr, U.S. Army Element, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB. Rick says he is now "Beer Man" for the Sioux Falls Canaries, in addition to being a substitute teacher and active volunteer in a variety of organizations. |
 How many gallons of water are there in Lusk Reservoir? Water comes from Stillwell Lake and Popolopen Brook via gravity fed pipeline to Lusk Reservoir and provides water for all of the housing and main post area except Stony Lonesome activities. |
 Early work on the new Kimsey Center. Stony Lonesome Road is closed temporarily and will be reopened in 2002 on a new course at the opposite end of Michie Stadium. |
 Another view of the Kimsey Center construction on 10 May 2001. The Holleder Center is in the background. |
 Anyone know where this plaque honoring Vietnam veterans is located? |
 Cranes moving rubber tire mats as the contractor blasts rock to make way for the foundation of the Kimsey Center (7 Jun 01). |
 Another view of the excavation work from the east stands of Michie Stadium. |
 Foundation work for the Kimsey Center on the southern end of Michie Stadium. |
 Work began right after Graduation to replace the AstroTurf. The old turf is being stripped off in this photo. |
 New Bicentennial Celebration banners now adorn all lamp posts along Thayer, Cullum and Washington Roads. |
 View south along Thayer Road showing the Bicentennial Celebration banners. |
 Artists rendering of the proposed USMA Library as viewed from Cullum Hall area. It will be built in 2004 or 2005 and will necessitate the relocation of Patton Statue. |
 Rendering of the new USMA Library as viewed from the walk between Eisenhower Barracks and Doubleday Field. The Center for Enhanced Performance and Center for Teaching Excellence will occupy the first floor. A coffee shop will be located on a level between the 1st and 2nd floors. |
 The Library will occupy the basement and floors 2 through 6. The 6th floor will have an expanded West Point Room suitable for lectures, receptions (small pantry is included in the design) and balconies overlooking the Hudson and the Plain. |
 The design keeps traditional features such as towers and granite facade will adding a large amount of glass. Each study carrel will have a window and the building corners are glass. |
 View of the Jefferson Street side of the new Library. The windows on this side are approximately the same size as the windows in Eisenhower and MacArthur Barracks. |
 View of the new Library from Thayer Hall. The Library's design reflects the work of STV Group architects with input from the USMA Library staff, faculty members and the Superintendent. |
 Artists rendering of the Gross Olympic Center being constructed adjacent to the Lichtenberg Tennis Center. Mr. Herb Lichtenberg, Class of 1955, is funding the Gross Olympic Center. |
 Another view of the Gross Olympic Center. |
 The Superintendent's Ferry Boat after a unit party . . . 'twas the site of many great company parties! |
 Doug Lobdell in Missoula, MT, on 7-8 July conducting a BBS exercise for a reserve engineer battalion. Doug says, "This picture should stand as graphic evidence to go along with the current discussion that all of us don't fit the "West Pointer" stereotype. I'm the one with my legs up. See the chicken??" |
 Darrell "LA" Ransom (I-3) trooping the line with Dave Flanigan (H-3 and 172d Inf Bde Cdr) and incoming cdr, LTC Eric Wiedemann for the 172d Support Battalion, Fort Wainwright, AK. |
 LA receives the 172 Support Battalion's Colors from the Bn CSM during the 11 July change of command ceremony at Fort Wainwright. |
 LA passes the Colors to classmate, and Brigade Commander, Dave Flanigan. LA is off to PERSCOM to be the LTC Assignments Officer in the Ordnance Branch. |
 Dave passes the Colors to the new commander, LTC Eric Wiedemann. |
 The old North Gym begins to fall in this photo taken at the end of July. Currently, the entire steel structure in the foreground is gone. |
 Construction on Fire Station #2, located behind the Commissary in the Stony Lonesome area, is well under way. |
 Egads! What happened here?!?! In two days the trees were cleared for the route of the new Mills Road-Stony Lonesone Road connector at the north end of Michie Stadium. This is looking from Stony Lonesome Road down towards the stadium. |
 View of the clearing operation from Delafield Road. |
 View of the new road cut looking from the east stands of Michie Stadium. |
 Here's the view from Mills Road as you pass the Air Memorial going south towards the stadium. When finished, the road way will begin to rise in the vicinity of where this photo was taken in order to minimize the slope of the road grade. |
 Clearing operations from Mills Road. |
 This big chipper was used to grind up any trees and limbs less than 30 inches in diameter. Anything larger was carried off by the contractor (some nice hardwood logs can be seen in the photo . . . |
 A view of the new road cut looking west across Lusk Reservoir from the east side. |
 Another view from the Lusk picnic areas. |
 Evidence of the siesmic upgrade on the supporting columns of the west stands. The enlarged column sections are part of this project. This is being done in preparation of the construction of the new press box after the 2001 football season is over. |
 The Kimsey Athletic Center continues to progress in the area formerly occupied by the north portion of Howze Field and Stony Lonesome Road. |
 Another view of the Kimsey construction from the south stands of Michie Stadium. |
 Yet another view . . . |
 Army football players should be able to tell you where this plaque can be found (a little maintenance is needed on this plaque . . .). |
 Another football motivational plaque near the entrance to Blaik Field (in Michie Stadium). |
 The Astroturf was replaced this summer with a new artificial surface (AstroPlay?). Visible in the photo is the rubber subsurface poured in place and a piece of the new covering. This covering has "blades" of grass. |
 View of the "grass". After placing this covering, small pieces of ground up sneakers were spread over the field. These pieces are like small pieces of dirt and add to the cushioning. After walking on the new surface for nearly an hour, the adjoining concrete felt as hard as, well, concrete. Unbelievable!!! |
 The new field from the east stands. It looks green too. The players really love the new surface and the team actually practices on it. |
 View of the south end zone of Blaik Field with one of the new Army marks. |
 View of the field from Section 12 on the home (or west) stands. |
 The contractor paints the Army mark at midfield. |
 Chuck Sutton (C-3) and wife, Dori, in Portland, OR. I caught up with Chuck just before Thanksgiving 2000 at the house of Dori's parents. |
 The Class of 1980 group ready for 2nd Annual Plebe March Back - this time with the Class of 2005. Present were Rick McCaughey (A-1), Bob Morris (C-3), JB Becker (E-4), Russ Vernon (F-3), and George Prohoda (D-3). Not pictured - Bill Skoda (B-2). |
 Coordinating instructions are given to the approximately 110 old grads that marched the entire 15 miles from Lake Frederick. We look pretty good from it being 0130 in the morning! |
 Bob Morris, Jr. with his Dad, Bob Morris (C-2, Class of 1954). The oldest grad to walk the entire distance was COL Richard Williams, '45. He is 78 years old! |
 Just after stepping off, the plebes were serenaded by the Cadet Pipe and Drum Band. |
 Breakfast break for members of C Company. The weather was much better than in 2000 when it rained during the breakfast halt. |
 The march route took the group past Wilkins Pond just before reaching a rest halt at Round Pond. |
 BG Olsen talks to Charlie Company cadets at the Round Pond rest halt. |
 BG Olsen, Commandant, reviewing the march order before moving out for the Ski Slope (he carried a full pack just as the cadets did). |
 View of Round Pond as C Company moves out on the final leg to the Ski Slope. |
 Cadets getting ready to cross Route 9W using the Golf Course Bridge. |
 LTG William Lennox talking to the Pointer View reporter at the Ski Slope. |
 Members of Charlie Company cleaning weapons while letting their feet air out. |
 It was an early morning for the new cadets - Alpha Company started at 0300. One new cadet catches up on her sleep in preparation for dealing with the upper classmen waiting back in their new company areas. |
 Rest halt at the Ski Slope. The companies waited here until all had arrived around 1200. |
 Members of the Class of 1980 gathered for the final 2 miles from the Ski Slope to the Supe's House: Bill Skoda B-2), Russ Vernon (F-3), George Prohoda (D-3), JB Becker (E-4), Rick McCaughey (A-1) and Bob Morris (C-3). |
 The Class of 2005 enters Washington Gate and passes by the old grads. |
 Families line up along Washington Road to welcome the new cadets back for Reorgy Week. Pictured here is Parker, Allison, Kelsey and Belinda Morris (family of Bob Morris). |
 The welcoming crowd at the intersection in front of the Commandant's house. |
 The Superintendent and Commandant review the old grads marching by. |
 Laura, Paige, Claire and Tom Koning (C-3) visiting West Point over Labor Day Weekend. Also pictured is Belinda Morris. Tom is at the Army War College before going on to brigade command in 2002. They were staying with Jeff and Carol Weart. |
 Allison Morris enjoying a pregame tailgate in the Lusk housing area. |
 Siobhan Powell, Belinda Morris, Evelyn Pannell and Tina Thompson at the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering tailgate party in Lusk housing. |
 A perfect landing on the 50 yard line by the Cadet Parachute Team before the Army-Cincinnati football game. The game was hard fought with Cincinnati making the winning touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the game. |
 Halftime entertainment included the USMA Band along with a mixed pipe and drum band, and an Irish dance troop. Remember the Hawthorne Caballeros? |
 Kelsey Morris cheers on the Black Knights in the 3rd Quarter. |