United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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SUPERINTENDENT UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Lieutenant General Dave R. Palmer ADMINISTRATION 25

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: SI OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT. NEW YORK 10996-5000 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1988 Congratulations on becoming graduates of the United States M i I i tary Academy. Having completed a demanding course designed to make you leaders, you now assume the heavy responsibility of service: to the soldier, to the Army, to the country. The road before you is not an easy one; your personal sacrifices will be many, but you can anticipate a life rich in personal satisfaction. Your motto of No task too great shows your willingness to meet the challenges down that road — and to succeed. Your experience at West Point has been marked with high performance and many opportunities for growth. Changes have taken place at the Academy; changes have taken place in each of you. While not all changes may have been symmetrical, you are the richer for them. Above al I, you have been enriched by your associations with the members of your class. You know what to expect of them as they know what to expect of you. Your comradery will be strengthened by this association and by the memories recorded in this 1988 HOWITZER. Your responsibility now is to share with other men and women the strong sense of purpose and pride embodied by our motto: Duty, Honor, Country. You have much to contribute to the Army, and I know you will serve the Army well. Never forget that you are a West Pointer — and that the Nation expects much from you, that you are expected to be leaders for a lifetime. W Dave R. Palmer Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Super i ntendent 24 ADMINISTRATION

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i - - HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Office of the Commandant of Cadets West Point, New York 10996 24 May 1988 TO THE CLASS OF 1988 Each class that has graduated from the Military Academy has faced a world where conflict and peace seemed to exist unknowingly to each other. Our Army has always had to be prepared to assume both roles -as warriors and as peacekeepers. The most predictable part is that none is predictable. You and the soldiers under your command and trust must always be prepared when called on. This is the year of TRAINING in the Army. Use its goal to ready yourself, your soldiers, your unit. Your own personal development and growth will be the best example you can set for your soldiers. If you seek excellence, so will they. Your unit and its mission will be the test of your efforts. Make training exciting and demanding. Recall your days as an athlete and you will remember it wasn ' t true that practice makes per fect. Only PERFECT practice makes perfect! Congratulations and best wishes for future success. F. A. GORDEN Brigackdr General, USA Commandant of Cadets 26 ADMINISTRATION I