West Point cadets to march in inaugural parade

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Long Gray Line will again be represented when the nation celebrates the inauguration of a president.

As it has done since Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated on March 4, 1873, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will send a contingent of uniformed cadets to march in the Inaugural Parade on Jan. 21 in Washington. They also marched four years ago at Barack Obama's first inauguration.

The 90-member team, chosen for their marching prowess and military bearing, will be led by Deputy Brigade Commander Cadet Ross Boston of Chipley, Fla. First Capt. Brandon Whittington of El Paso, Texas, will march with Army staff.

The cadets wear long gray overcoats and service caps for the parade. The uniform is a West Point tradition that dates to the early 1800s.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/15/3183135/west-point-cadets-to-march-in.html

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