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The strength of West Point's hold on the national psyche is justly founded
on the Military Academy's consistent fidelity to the serious business of
molding character, instilling professional values, and preparing callow youth
for responsible leadership. While these images of the cadet vocation certainly
offer an accurate portrayal, they often convey a one-sided view of the Long
Gray Line, obscuring as they do the lighter side of cadet life. Cadets get into
quirky situations; have interesting and amusing experiences; and exercise
imagination, creativity, derring-do, and a sense of humor. West Point Sketch
Book compiles a sampling of the non-formalized, "oral" traditions that address
the essence of this lighter side-the warm, human, occasionally poignant,
sometimes droll, often humorous anecdotes with which West Pointers regale each
other at reunions large and small but which seldom are preserved for posterity
or published for public consumption. Through anecdote, image, and information, West Point Sketch Book goes
behind the gothic granite walls of the United States Military Academy and the
magnificent homogeneity of the Corps of Cadets on parade to share the pervasive
influence of West Point's unique history, customs, and traditions with those
who know West Point and those who only know of it.
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