bob: they had to get up and get everybody up? absolutely. bob: get dressed up like this? i couldn t make it in this group. when did state-of-the-art? when george washington established garrison of west point in 1778, he put a pfeiffer and drummer, just like we heard on the opening sequence of yankee doodle so since 1778 there were musicians at west point. bob: george washington did not sleep at my house. did he sleep at your house? not at my house. bob: this started with george washington. what is hell cats mission today? your responsibility? to be with the corps of cadets, train them, educate them and inspire them so when they go in and they graduate from west point, they go out in the army as officers and have the way to inspire the troops and be great leaders of character. as they enter their career. bob: my co-hosts could they make it here?
jon: glad you re with us. i m jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound of the west point band. the academy sits on plateau, overlooking the hudson river. location chosen in 1778 is no accident. george washington builds his first colonial camp on the west point of the hudson river. this is the oldest continuously operated post in u.s. military. general washington chose this location to stop the british advancement during the revolutionary war. 24 years later, legislation signed by thomas jefferson in 1802, the college was established, devoted to training professional leaders in warfare. now more than 200 years later, today s cadets are well aware of the impressive legacy placed on their shoulders.
jon: glad you re with us. i m jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound of the west point band. the academy sits on plateau, overlooking the hudson river. location chosen in 1778 is no accident. george washington builds his first colonial camp on the west point of the hudson river. this is the oldest continuously operated post in u.s. military. general washington chose this location to stop the british advancement during the revolutionary war. 24 years later, legislation signed by thomas jefferson in 1802, the college was established, devoted to training professional leaders in warfare. now more than 200 years later, today s cadets are well aware of the impressive legacy placed on their shoulders. tradition is everything here. it permeates through everything that we do.
jon: glad you re with us. i m jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound of the west point band. the academy sits on plateau, overlooking the hudson river. location chosen in 1778 is no accident. george washington builds his first colonial camp on the west point of the hudson river. this is the oldest continuously operated post in u.s. military. general washington chose this location to stop the british advancement during the revolutionary war. 24 years later, legislation signed by thomas jefferson in 1802, the college was established, devoted to training professional leaders in warfare. now more than 200 years later, today s cadets are well aware of the impressive legacy placed on their shoulders.
jon: glad you re with us. i m jon scott on the grounds of west point to bring you the sound of the west point band. the academy sits on plateau, overlooking the hudson river. location chosen in 1778 is no accident. george washington builds his first colonial camp on the west point of the hudson river. this is the oldest continuously operated post in u.s. military. general washington chose this location to stop the british advancement during the revolutionary war. 24 years later, legislation signed by thomas jefferson in 1802, the college was established, devoted to training professional leaders in warfare. now more than 200 years later, today s cadets are well aware of the impressive legacy placed on their shoulders. tradition is everything