The New York Magazine Article

Colleges and Universities A-Z Military Academy - West Point
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<p>Has anyone read it? It was quite good. So, class of 2011, congrats and I have the utmost respect for each and every one of you. You guys have a lot of weight to bear because even with Congress's desire to pull out and cut funding, you guys will be bearing the brunt of a pretty large share.</p>

<p>Sorry I haven't been posting, I'm in school now and have decided to do my undergrad elsewhere in 2.5 years and then hopefully I'll be off to USUHS to join my friends.</p>

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<p>BLKnightMulan,</p>

<p>The NY magazine article was thought provoking. Thank you for the post.</p>

<p>USUHS is a goal worthy of your abilities. Please touch base here now and then and let us know how you are!</p>

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<p>Sorry BLKnightMulan, but what is USUHS?</p>

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<p>Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MD</p>

<p>i.e., where military academy grads go to become doctors. ;)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.usuhs.mil/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usuhs.mil/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Wow! Well then BLKnightMulan, congratulations and study hard!</p>

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<p>Anybody want to post the article or a summary?</p>

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<p>Intro to Warfare
Preparing for graduation at West Point, where your first job is the front line.
By Chris Smith </p>

<p><a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/32121/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://nymag.com/news/features/32121/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Nine hundred cadets will graduate from West Point on May 26. Five are from New York City."</p>

<p>"New York’s newest warriors are part of the first class to matriculate after the war in Iraq began. Some were pulled by patriotism; for others, joining the Army was a truly radical form of rebellion. All knew what they were signing up for—although they couldn’t have anticipated the questions that would arise about the weapons of mass destruction, or the country’s political sea change, or even that we’d still be there four years later. Somehow, they’ve held onto an inspiring, clear-eyed idealism. Or maybe it’s a self-preserving denial. “Everyone is optimistic about what lies ahead,” del Cuadro-Zimmerman says. “Dwelling on why the country went to war in the first place is a waste of time. It’s about making things right now, or at least doing right from here forward.” </p>

<p>Liberal viewpoint, but good interviews with the five New York cadets.</p>

<p>usservicemom</p>

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<p>The parents of 2LT. David del Cuadro-Zimmerman were members of the Long Island Parents Club. I met this outstanding young man several times. He will be a fine officer.</p>