[SmithL]

Salute!

[ProudVet77]

Go get'em Army. Kick some 9/11 butt.

[Calpernia]

Graduating U.S. Military Academy cadets - who came here just weeks before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - were told Saturday they were a special group forged by historic events.

Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the class "one of the few since the early days of the Vietnam War who came to West Point in peace time, saw the nation transition to war and chose to stay, knowing you would raise your right hand and take an oath and swear to defend the constitution of a nation that was still at war."

[yooper]

"The Class of 2005 is nicknamed the "Class of 9-11" and, ironically, the number of graduates was 911."

That is so spooky. Its a good omen.....

[Radix]

"The Class of 2005 is nicknamed the "Class of 9-11" and, ironically, the number of graduates was 911."

Wow, that is curious. Is that a typical number or was someone on the inside trying to dazzle us?

[Libloather]

The Class of 2005 is nicknamed the "Class of 9-11" and, ironically, the number of graduates was 911.

This past week, Laura Ingraham had a guest on her radio show who chatted about the West Point Cadets. I missed his name and position. I did hear him say that soon after the Twin Towers fell, Cadets at the Academy were given the option to leave - knowing that they, more than likely, were going into a wartime situation in the near future. They all stayed...