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West Point Grads 170th Class Receives Officers' Oath
The 801 graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point face an era of service as Gen. William C. Westmoreland warns of domestic and global challenges. Bob Hope attends, while Clyde Gibson Jr. earns a jubilant sendoff amid protest for cadet powers. 769 join the Army, 25 the Air Force, 4 the Navy, 1 the Marine Corps. five foreign cadets not commissioned.
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