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West Point military academy drops 'Duty, Honor, Country' from mission statement Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland said: 'Duty, Honor, Country is foundational to the United States Military ...
On March 11, 2024, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland publicly announced that West Point would update its mission and insert the term "Army Values" in lieu of "duty, honor, country." ...
The words “duty, honor, country,” enshrined at West Point since 1898, have precise meanings that have historically bound our officer corps to timeless imperatives vital to the nation’s defense.
West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland said in a statement that “Duty, Honor, Country is foundational to the United States Military Academy’s culture and will always remain our motto.” ...
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has updated its new mission statement, which now omits retired Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous “duty, honor, country” and caused a stir among people ...
President Joe Biden has liked to use West Point’s “Duty, Honor, Country” motto as a political cudgel. Now, under his administration, West Point is removing that motto from its mission statement.
"Duty Honor Country is West Point's motto and the foundation of our culture as it has been since 1898," said Col. Terence Kelley, West Point's director of public affairs.
For more than a century, three words have stood as the iconic motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point: "duty, honor, country." That hasn't changed. Here's what has: For a shorter time ...
“Duty, Honor, Country is West Point’s motto and the foundation of our culture as it has been since 1898,” a statement from Col. Terence Kelley read, which was given to the Washington Examiner.
West Point is dropping “Duty, Honor, Country” from its mission statement, but will keep the phrase as its motto. Elizabeth Woodruff/USMA PAO ...
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has removed the words "Duty, Honor, Country" from its mission statement in what some critics say reflects the deepening politicization within the military ...