First female cadets enrolled at West Point

First female cadets enrolled at West Point

4 years ago By Chase Brush
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The United States Military Academy at West Point, the oldest and most prestigious army school in the country, enrolls female cadets for the first time in history. Sixty-two of these cadets will go on to graduate and be commissioned as second lieutenants.

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1976
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