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Maher was the subject of the 1955 film The Long Gray Line, starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara. [1] His autobiography was the source material for the film. The film depicts Maher as having been in the U.S. Army for all of his 50 years at West Point; in reality, he was in the Army for 30 years and stayed on for another 20 after retiring.
The representation of Maher's family at West Point is incorrect, even showing his over-aged father trying to enlist in the US Army in 1917. Although Maher's father did come to West Point, he had died in 1912. Maher had three brothers, not one, who also served in the U.S. Army: one private and two NCOs. Cadet Sundstrom was created for the film.
Martin Maher may refer to: Martin Maher (soldier) (1876–1961), American soldier and subject of the 1955 film The Long Gray Line Martin Maher (parks commissioner) , Brooklyn parks commissioner, New York City
The Commandant of Cadets is the ranking officer in charge of the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. The commandant is head of the Department of Tactics and, under the superintendent is responsible for the administration, discipline, and military training of cadets at the academy. A model for all ...
Honor Code Monument at West Point. In the United States, a Cadet Honor Code is a system of ethics or code of conduct applying to cadets studying at military academies.These codes exist at the federal service academies, such as the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy and at the senior military colleges, as well as other military schools and colleges.
West Point has not yet contacted Pete Hegseth after the school said an employee mistakenly said he had not applied and was not accepted, Hegseth told Fox News Digital.
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer and Sen. Tom Cotton slammed West Point on Wednesday for falsely claiming the defense secretary-designate was never offered admission to the nation’s top military academy ...
The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York, that educates and commissions officers for the United States Army. Confederate President Jefferson Davis, himself a former officer and West Point graduate (class of 1828), preferred West Point trained officers for the Confederate States Army (CSA ...