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Army Wins America’s Game in Double OT
In front of a crowd of 69,117, Army and Navy met for the 123rd time in Philadelphia, the first time in the City of Brotherly Love since 2019 and the Black Knights earned the 20-17 win in double overtime in the Army-Navy Game presented by USAA.
2LT EVAN P. FITZGIBBON USMA 2021 Killed By Falling Tree During Ranger Training
U.S. Army Fort Benning’s Facebook page states: “During a Ranger School weather-induced training held Aug. 9 at Yonah Mountain near Dahlonega, Georgia, five Ranger candidates were struck by a falling tree. Fitzgibbon and Taber were pronounced deceased at the hospital. Three other candidates were injured in the incident. Two were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and one remains stable under medical care.”
2LT Fitzgibbon was assigned to the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, 199th Infantry “Leader Brigade” at Fort Benning in Georgia.
Eulogy page for 2LT Fitzgibbon
Link: New York Post Article – Two soldiers killed by falling tree on Georgia mountain range identified
Link: Orange Observer article on 2LT Fitzgibbon’s acceptance to West Point
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Panel Likely to Order That West Point Pull Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
A panel is expected to hand the final death blow to an iconic portrait of former U.S. and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has stood in West Point for more than 70 years, Politico reported Friday.