West Point
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Benedict Arnold was given command of the fort at West Point during the Revolutionary War. Arnold arranged to betray the fort, which controlled the Hudson River, in exchange for a British commission and a sum of money.
Location of the United States Military Academy, which is often referred to as West Point.
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Burgwald is a West Point graduate who has received multiple attorney general’s awards.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Speaking at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Trump said the institution would be modeled on the famed US military academy at West Point.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Johnson says he is now a minority owner in three other racehorses through the syndicate West Point Thoroughbreds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Custer is the youngest and most aggressive, a blond-haired dynamo—he had roomed with the Confederate Thomas Rosser at West Point.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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