Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...honor of Great Britain, throw the Tory Government...
...appointment to the "Gibraltar of the Hudson" may be obtained in a variety of ways. A certain number annually go to enlisted men in the Regular United States Army and the National Guard, others are apportioned to honor graduates of approved military schools, and still other vacancies are filled through the appointments made by the senators and representatives of the various states and districts. Three candidates are nominated for each vacancy, one principal and two alternates, the alternates being called upon if the first-named fails to meet the other requirements...
...Honor a Personal Matter...
...Honor in the Corps is a personal matter that falls on every member. The word of a cadet is unquestioned, and it must be perfect surely. It is a small thing to report oneself for violations of the Honor Code, for any man may unintentionally fail to accomplish some intention, or overstep his bounds. True the punishment is swift and sure. This is the most cold-blooded place for discipline that the Lord created. But, once over the offence is completely forgotten; wiped...
...ceremony of recognition, by the way, is one of the most remembered in a cadet's life. June Week, just before graduation, is full of reviews, parades, and ceremonies. There are kings and princelings to be honored, and gray-haired old grads with the sallow cheeks of the Orient service upon them. Grimfaced men who have moved regiments and divisions to battle, who have built canals and railroads, who have broadened frontiers and brought peace and civilization to savage tribes; we are proud to honor them...