Skip to main content

Hawley welcomes West Point cadets to Albany

By Howard B. Owens

aa2_8789.jpg

Press release:

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) honored cadets and officers from The United States Military Academy in West Point today in Albany. Hawley, who serves on the Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee, is a veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves.

“West Point Day is always a special celebration in Albany and we are so fortunate to have some of the finest recruits and soldiers in the world right here training in our state,” Hawley said. “As a veteran and son of a veteran, I know the great sacrifices our military members undertake and that drives me to be a strong advocate on their behalf in the legislature.

"Measures like free state park passes and fishing permits and reduced highway tolls are simple displays of gratitude we should be implementing for our veterans and active duty members. I enjoyed meeting the cadets and leadership of West Point today and wish them the best in their careers.”

Photo: Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) shakes hands with Brigadier General Cindy Jebb, 14th Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Howard B. Owens

If you know your military uniforms, you can tell she is wearing a female uniform.

It's actually not hard to tell even if you just apply common sense (men wear ties).

May 10, 2018, 11:35pm Permalink
Eve Hens

We sure have come a long way... thank goodness. I have friends and former Air Force Academy classmates who are women and are Generals now and I couldn't be more proud. So, David Spaulding, the proper address is "Ma'am." Or you can just call her a strong, powerful woman who has dedicated her life and her career to serving her country, whether you like her haircut or not.

May 11, 2018, 11:50am Permalink

Authentically Local