On our way to Ghana tomorrow! Can not wait for the new experiences that await! WIll keep everyone posted via Army Strong Stories! ~Kyra

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At last, we have finally reached the day before the game! Today I will be heading off to Philly right after classes, and could not be more excited!   Last night we the corps sent off the football team with a huge boat burning and one last cheer of " On Brave Old Army Team".   Below are some images from the Boat Burning!   The Boat that was to be set on fire!   The Army Football team captains, Coach Rich Ellerson, and the First Captain Tyler Gordy motivating the corps about beating...read more

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Hey all! Today I attended the quarterback luncheon down at Ike Hall! The quarterback luncheon is a way for the general public to come in close contact with head football coach Rich Ellerson. During quarterback luncheons everyone comes and eats lunch then the band and rabble rousers ( cheerleaders) burst in the room and pump everyone up for the weeks upcoming game. After all this is done Rich Demarco introduces Head Coach Rich Ellerson who says a little about the game at hand then becomes open...read more

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Hey all! So tonight was the long awaited Goat-Engineer games! The games consist of goats, who are cadets with a GPA under 3.0, while the engineers are cadets who possess GPAs higher than a 3.0. There is a women's flag football game, which consists of girls from every team in the corps. The men's game is a football game in full pads also consisting of guys from the corps. Both teams train for about 3 weeks for this huge event. Needless to say the weather today was not very accommodating to the...read more

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Hey my name is Kyra and I'm a third year cadet at the United States Military Academy. I am originally an army brat, but claim the beautiful city of Austin, Texas as my home. I have two brothers: Kyle ( left)  is a sophomore pre-med student at the University of Texas Clayton(left) is a senior in high school with intentions of ending up at West Point I have three parents. My mom is named Julie, my dad is Ray, and my step-dad is Murphey. All of whom I love very much. In our family we also...read more

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