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CADET is a bi-annual magazine about West Point culture. 
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CADET was designed to be a collaborative endeavor. While VOL I (SOLD OUT) was comprised entirely of images and articles attributed to the CADET team, VOL II proudly featured the work of 10 individuals from the USMA community. VOL III (SOLD OUT) blew the doors wide open with 20 contributors.

Our most recent offering, VOL IV, again weaves together 6 decades of the Long Gray Line to bring you a survey of West Point culture and creativity. We have the esteemed honor to highlight grads old and new, current cadets and a West Point community member - we are thrilled to have the opportunity to share their talents with you.

What we had envisioned over 3-years ago was a true community of West Point storytellers. To-date we have collaborated with 41 West Pointers from 21 USMA classes ranging from USMA 1967 - USMA 2021, produced over 400+ pages of magazine content, corralled an online community approaching 15,000, have subscribers in 34/50 US States and ship magazines, pennants, and prints from our growing online shop all over the world. 

So, now that the latest edition of CADET magazine is here, we're excited to bring you a sneak peek of the 18 West Pointers who helped make it a reality. 

• VOL IV will take you to Nepal, Fort Hood, Fort Riley, to 1944 and 1907 and then back to present day Hudson Valley. We'll present, to you, a collection of West Point poems, by two USMA 1967 grads who were instructors in the English Department, that are as relevant today as they were when they were published in 1975.
   

• VOL IV will also introduce you to 5 West Point artist from our “West Point 100: Creators” project - 2 exceptionally talented fine artists from USMA 1988 & USMA 2003, a former FBI-agent/street photographer from USMA 1990, a West Point community member who creates cadet portraits from repurposed maps, and art created from coffee spilled on canvas from a member of USMA 2004. 
   

• We also bring you two book excerpts by West Point authors from USMA 1990 and USMA 2015. One about the 1944 USMA Basketball team and the other by the current Director of Player Development for Army Football. 
   

• In all, VOL IV of CADET is 100-pages, packed with beautiful stories, your stories…told through first-hand accounts, essays, photography, illustrations, art and poetry. 

Here’s a look at the contributors who are helping make VOL IV of CADET our best and most ambitious effort yet.

VOL IV CONTRIBUTORS



MARK HAMILTON USMA 1967

is a retired Major General and the former President of the University of Alaska. He is coauthor of “TO THE COLORS: POEMS FROM WEST POINT” featured on pages 18-27.

DENNIS COATES USMA 1967

is a retired LTC and an author, speaker and entrepreneur. He is co-author of “TO THE COLORS: POEMS FROM WEST POINT” featured on pages 18-27.

RICK FRENCH USMA 1986

is a retired LTC, professional photographer and High School Photography instructor in VA. Rick contributed the photo essay SCENE UNSEEN on 48-57 and the PARTING SHOT on 98-99.

TODD KRUSE USMA 1988

is a product manager in the tech industry and an accomplished fine artist. His art is featured on pages 60-63 as part of VOL IV’s WEST POINT 100.

JIM NOLES USMA 1990

is an environmental attorney and author. He contributed an excerpt from his book on Army Basketball “UNDEFEATED: WEST POINTS PERFECT SEASON 1944” on pages 38-47.

RILEY KENNEDY USMA 2010

is an Army officer and founder of Right & Up, an online guide for exploring military towns. She contributed the article EAT, STAY, PLAY on two major Army installations on pages 6-7.

MARK KIRBY USMA 1990

is a retired FBI agent and accomplished street photographer. His art is featured on pages 72-75 as part of VOL IV’s WEST POINT 100.

BRYCE HANSEN USMA 2003

is a project manager, foreign consultant, former Special Forces Company Commander and fine artist. His art is featured on pages 76-79 as part of VOL IV’s WEST POINT 100.

SCOTTY AUTIN USMA 2002

is an Army officer and avid USMA memorabilia collector. He contributed the historical article ARMY BEARS? on pages 80-81.

PETE CAMPBELL USMA 2010

uses his home base of Okinawa as a launch pad for adventures throughout Asia, training with foreign militaries, hiking and skiing. He contributed the story MOHA on pages 28-37.

CAROLINE PESTEL USMA 2010

is a civil servant in the Department of Defense and managing editor of CADET magazine. She contributed a photo essay on the HUDSON VALLEY region on pages 91-97.

Chris Pestel USMA 2003

is a professional photographer and editor-in-chief of CADET magazine. As lead creative for CADET his work can be found throughout the pages of each and every magazine.

LAWRENCE SCOTT USMA 2015

is the Director of Player Development for Army Football. His new book “BLEED AWHILE” is featured on pages 82-87.

ALEX WERDEN USMA 2018

is an Army officer and photographer. He contributed the PHOTOGRAPH OF MONTY KANE (’18) on page 19.

MARINA GILLILAND USMA 2019

is an Army officer. She contributed the photo essay CADETIQUETTE on pages 8-17 and 100.

RYAN WITTER USMA 2021

is currently a cadet at West Point. He contributed illustrations on pages 4-5, 8, 39, 48, 80 and 89.

JON NORQUIST USMA 2004

is the creator/founder of Coffee on Canvas - a unique art process utilizing coffee on…well... canvas. His art is featured on pages 68-71 as part of VOL IV’s WEST POINT 100.

DAN LANDAU

is a professional artist who utilizes road maps repurposed as art with ink drawings and intricate paper-cutting. His art is featured on pages 64-67 as part of VOL IV’s WEST POINT 100.

Do YOU want to be a Contributor?

Do you write, paint or draw? Want to contribute a photo essay? Do you want to get your work or project or cause in front of the USMA community? Let’s talk.

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