our field music group the hell cats continue to provide the same kind of support to the cadets as they always have done. they play the same music. they play the same instruments. the field musicians keep the cadets on the precise military schedule that makes up life here at west point. every day three times a day the entire corps of cadet performs to the spice and drums as they have done since the beginning of the academy. the whole corps has formation at the same time so all the regiments form up in their respective areas. at 12:050 the entire corps of cadets will form up. we take accountability and we reinforce that to our battalion. once all the announcements are said. we march in together from the mess hall as one as company. the cadets will march into the mess hall while the hell cats are playing. so there will be a marching theme for the day. and the corps cadets will march into the mess hall. all 4400 of us and we will all eat at the same time. and we have about
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welcome back to west point holiday special i m gretchen carlson. we are at the united states military academy at west point where cadets spend four extremely busy years studying and learning before becoming leaders in america s army. first thing do you is you go through a summer that transforms you from civilian to cadet. as a cadet you are kind of an apprentice in the profession of arms. developing the skills and capabilities militarily, physically, and incidentlike actually. just making it through fall semester through winter break at west point is nothing short of a triumph. for the freshman class known as pleads it s first chance to take a breath as they report to post after graduation. r day was the start of rigorous schedule of training and education that will continue throughout their time here. this 9/11 generation is very unique group of young men and women. because they all recognize that our nation was attacked and they want to stand in the gap and do something about
because it wouldn t be the holidays around here without the annual west point holiday concert in eisenhower hall. named for the class of 1915 graduate eisenhower, it s one of the largest theaters in america designed to hold the entire corps of cadets. let s go inside and catch the opening number of a west point holiday.
ho holiday spirit is palpable. the mood here changes after thanksgiving. it seepms like overnight it changes. there s lights all over, gift wrapping people all over. people have more pep. there is one december tradition that everybody looks forward to. the annual christmas dinner washington hall, with entertainment by west point s bennie haven s band. christmas dinner is one of the great traditions for the cadets. i would say that it s the highlight of the year. christmas meals at west point are my favorite by far. the fourth class cadets, they decorate the tables. you see anything from christmas trains on the tables to blow-up santa dolls. whenever the upper class cadets enter the mess hall, they
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