The 2nd annual Golden Oar Run, manned by the West Point Men’s and Women’s Crew teams and some family members, took place March 3 at Trophy Point. The crew members and the families of LTC Jaimie Leonard, CPT Matthew Carpenter, CPT Samuel Brown and CPT Morton Williams ran the two-mile inspirational run. The Army Crew team began the new tradition last year to remember and honor fallen and wounded former crew members and others who were significant to the team. They were remembered in a ceremony before the traditional ‘dipping of the oar’ into the Hudson River to commemorate the beginning of the spring crew season. Read More
Photo courtesy of Kathy Eastwood, Pointer View