Black Woman Breaks Ground as 1st Captain at West Point
Associated Press | 4 Aug 2017
WEST POINT, N.Y. — An African-American woman will take the top position in West Point's cadet chain of command for the first time in the academy's history.
The U.S. Military Academy announced Thursday that Cadet Simone Askew of Fairfax, Virginia, has been selected first captain of the Corps of Cadets for the upcoming academic year.
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