West-Point.ORG, The West Point Connection

Dear Members of WP-ORG,

It's time for another WP-ORG fund drive! This will be FD24, our 24th fund drive since we started keeping score. As you know, WP-ORG services are made possible through your generous donations.

As in previous drives, you may make a secure donation by using your credit card at:
https://secure.west-point.org/donate

Or you may donate by check made payable to WP-ORG and sent to:

WP-ORG
3800 Buffalo Mountain Road SW
Willis, Virginia 24380-5082

Please be sure to indicate your affiliation and/or year group on your check.

WP-ORG is an independent volunteer organization operating separately from the United States Military Academy and its Association of Graduates. We support members from the USMA class year groups, parents of current cadets and midshipmen, parents of recent graduates, West Point societies and parent clubs, as well as other special interest groups that are a part of our community.

WP-ORG currently serves 30,000 members of the extended West Point community. Some are graduates, some are Army or Navy parents, and some are members of our many service-related lists. I'd like to take this opportunity to personally welcome those members who have joined our ranks since the last fund drive.

Should you wonder what constitutes an "acceptable" donation amount, our answer is: Donate in accordance with the value you receive from the services provided by WP-ORG, but not more than you can afford.

WP-ORG is governed by a volunteer board of advisors. Brief biographical sketches of the current members of the WP-ORG Board of Advisors may be seen at:
http://www.west-point.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28

Our budget for the next six months is $107,937, and may be reviewed at:
http://www.west-point.org/budget

If you wonder why you should donate, an explanation may be found at:
http://www.west-point.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=73

When you donate, regardless of the donation method you choose, WP-ORG is recognized by the IRS as a 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization. 100% of your donation is tax deductible. For those who may need it, our EIN number is 51-03877132.

The authorization may be found at:
http://www.west-point.org/publications/501SUMMARY.PDF

WP-ORG's privacy policy:
http://www.west-point.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=32

Thank you for your support!  You are WP-ORG. Your donations make WP-ORG possible.

If you receive more than one copy of this message, it only means that you have more than one email address registered with WP-ORG.

Dempsey Darrow
USMA1975, "Courage and Drive"
CEO WP-ORG, Inc.

West Point, through OSJA has started cracking down on the use of trademark images, sending threatening cease and desist letters to graduates and parent clubs across the country, even for websites that clearly support West Point, Cadets, and/or our deceased graduates.   The USMA trademark images, words, and colors can be found by clicking here .   Permission must be obtained for use of the images.  The guidelines for obtaining permission can be found by clicking on this link .   OSJA is also requiring that all related sites include this disclaimer:  “DISCLAIMER: This organization is privately owned and operated. This private organization is not endorsed by the United States Military Academy, United States Army, or Department of Defense.”
 

For more information, please feel free to read the WP-ORG CEO’s blog here: http://wporg.wordpress.com/

LTC Arnold Tucker, USMA 1947, and former UM and Army star, was recently inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. He played at Miami High and was a legend there. He won the Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete in 1947. He is at home in South Dade holding the football they sent him.

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Volunteers participate in drills — and have instructors bark at them

By Michael Hill
Associated Press

The senior spent hours with the civilian volunteers polishing his form for reception day, or "R-Day," for the Class of 2012. At mock R-Day on June 27, he practiced the finer points of leaning close to mock plebes and pouncing on people who smirked.

"THIS IS FUNNY?" Davies screamed at one volunteer. "YOU ARE WASTING MY TIME!"

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2 June, 2008

Fellow members of the Long Gray Line,

I’m writing to let you know that I have in fact decided to update the lyrics to our Alma Mater and  The Corps. The realization that these songs explicitly exclude our women graduates–two of whom have given their lives in battle–was the driving force behind the changes, and it's simply the right thing to do. I have received unanimous support for this decision from the Board of Visitors and the Executive Steering Group, whose members are the Secretary of the Army, the Army Chief of Staff, and the Army Vice Chief of Staff.

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In a stadium where severe weather threatened, 972 cadets graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Saturday. They represent about 79 percent of the cadets who entered West Point almost four years ago.

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 Army News Service|by Col. Bryan Hilferty

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York State elected officials and representatives of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point signed the first Community Covenant during the annual West Point Day at the state capitol Wednesday.

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Over spring break 10 cadets and 2 members of the academy faculty traveled to New Orleans, LA in order to volunteer their time and effort in restoring the Lakeview Area.  Following Katrina the neighborhood had been under eight feet of water for nearly three weeks. 

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“I had a normal artillery career, until now,” said Haynes, a graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1994. Now, Haynes’ major job is to be around when people need him. Japanese officers stop by his office to ask for help with translation, to update him on meeting other foreign dignitaries, and often to invite him to after-work parties. “His door is always open,” said Chiba, the Japanese general. “We can work with him in our perspective. It is great.”