On this day in 1877, Henry O. Flipper became the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1881, he was dismissed from the service based on his relationship with a white woman. He wasn't given the respect he deserved until after his death. | Joe Madison - "The Black Eagle"

West Point: "Your Task is Clear" The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army." | West Point - The U.S. Military Academy

This morning, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States of America, the Missouri Military Academy Corps of Cadets conducted a special remembrance ceremony to honor those victims and American heroes lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center. The corps gathered in formation at 0730 on MMA’s front campus, in front of Stribling Hall. At 0746 (matching the Eastern time of 8:46 a.m. when the first plane hit the World Trade Center on 9/11/01), the MMA Co

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