http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:15 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:15 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/itinerary-for-in-search-of-america-west-point-cadets-travel-with-steinbeck/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/'>Margaret Downs-Gamble</a><br /> Sunday 22 May 2011: USMA, West Point, NY, to Niagara Falls, NY Monday 23 May 2011: Niagara Falls to Starved Rock State Park, IL Tuesday 24 May 2011: Starved Rock State Park, IL to Fermi National Accelerator Lab, Prairie Restoration, Bison Herd to Alexandria, MN Wednesday 25 May 2011: Alexandria, MN to Roosevelt National Park (Badlands), ND Thursday 26 May 2011: Roosevelt National Park (Badlands), ND to Little Big Horn National Park, Crow Agency, MT to Yellowstone...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/itinerary-for-in-search-of-america-west-point-cadets-travel-with-steinbeck/">read more</a> Fri, 20 May 2011 16:29:00 GMT Margaret Downs-Gamble http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/itinerary-for-in-search-of-america-west-point-cadets-travel-with-steinbeck/ http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/we-are-america-1/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/'>Margaret Downs-Gamble</a><br /> Every May, close to a thousand cadets at West Point graduate as commissioned officers, raising their right hands to swear an oath that they will &#8220;support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic,&#8221; and that they will &#8220;bear true faith and allegiance&#8221; to the same. These young men and women knowingly volunteer to enter a profession where they are required to fight, defend, and potentially die for their country&#8212;but most...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/we-are-america-1/">read more</a> Fri, 20 May 2011 00:33:00 GMT Margaret Downs-Gamble http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/margaret-downs-gamble-1/we-are-america-1/