Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. SESQUICENTENNIAL CEREMONIES, U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. SESQUICENTENNIAL CEREMONIES, U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK

1952

Compton congratulates Gen Frederick A. Irving, Commandant USMA and to West Point. Irving introduces Gen Omar N. Bradley who terms West Point the most democratic school in the US. Bradley says he is proud to belong to the "military mind" and "brass hat" category, for their past leadership has made these terms of ridicule and derision an accolade.

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National Archives at College Park

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