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Apps Drop at US Military Academies

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• Aug. 15, 1998: Sec. of the Army Louis Caldera and the Superintendent review the bicentennial class of '02 at West Point, N.Y.
• June 28, 1993: Cadet candidates stand at attention on their first day as students at West Point.
• May 29, 1999: United States Military Academy 1999 graduates toss their hats in the air at West Point's Michie Stadium.
• June 29, 2001: Plebes practice putting on their dixie cup caps during Induction Day at the United States Naval Academy.
• April 18, 1996: Navy midshipmen stand at attention for nearly 20 minutes as officers conduct inspection just before lunch.
• May 26, 1999: Graduates in Annapolis keep tradition alive. The hat toss tradition originated at the US Naval Academy in 1912.
• May 27, 2005: Members of the graduating class of 2005 of the U.S. Naval Academy get a fly-by from the Navy Blue Angels.
• May 21, 1997: Graduating U.S. Coast Guard Academy seniors throw their cadet caps in the air as they celebrate.
• Dec. 8, 2004: Training for rapid deployment in emergencies consists of classroom, demonstrations and helicopter deployments.
• Aug. 22, 2002: Coast Guards patrol New York Harbor alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Adak out of Sandy Hook, N.J.
• Sept. 29, 2004: This new phrase welcomes cadets, staff and visitors with words that comprise the Air Force core values.
• June 24, 2003: Cadets practice marching drills near the chapel on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy.
• July 20, 2004: Members of the Air Force Academy march on the grounds of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.