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West Point Women Share in its Traditions Through Time
The West Point story honors several women tied to the academy’s history. Captain Molly’s heroism at Fort Washington is recalled alongside Miss Susan Warner the author and Sunday school tutor for cadets, and Blanche Berard the long serving postmaster. Also highlighted is Miss Regan who for over 50 years handcrafts cadet chevrons, supplying gold lace insignia used by generations of West Point officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Military Academy
West Point
Molly
Margaret Corbin
Captain Mollie
Fort Washington
New York
John Corbin
Congress
Hudson
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
New York State
Secretary of War
Walter Hi. Wells
Academy
George Fleming
Arsenal and Ordnance
Gen. Knox
Fleming
Knox
Swim
War Office
Swim’s
Denniston
Randall
Syrites
Captain Molly
Susan Warner
New York City
Metropolis
Constitution Island
Hudson River
Anna
Susan
Military Academy
Anna Warner
West Point Cadets
Elizabeth Wetherell
Eingland
America
George P. Putnam
Blanche Berard
Polk
Miss Berard
Miss” Berard
Europe
Queen Victoria
England
Berard
Grace Aileen Harrington
Henry Moore Harrington
C Troop
Seventh Cavalry
George A. Custer
the Little Big Horn
Texas
Little Big Horn
Montana
Dakota
Custer
Harrington
Old Seventh
Corps of Cadets
Louise Regan
Highland Falls
N. Y
Harris P. Scott
France
Regan
Yonkers
West Pointer
Western Newspaper Union