olden西点军校以麦克阿瑟(MacArthur)将军的名言“责任、荣誉、国家”(Duty,Honor,Country)为校训,素有“美国将军的摇篮”之称,美国南北战争时期的“双子星”格兰特(Grant)和罗伯特·李(RobertLee)、二战名将艾森豪威尔(Eisenhower)、佩顿(Patton)等均为该校的毕业生。OnMarch16,1802,theU.S.CongressapprovedlegislationestablishingtheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint,oneoftheoldestmilitaryserviceacademiesintheworld.LocatedonthewestbankoftheHudsonRiver,50milesnorthofNewYorkCity,WestPointhasbeencontinuouslyoccupiedbyU.S.troopssinceJanuary20,1778.LookinguptheHudson,Ge...
