ATTENTION ALL YOU MILITARY HISTORY BUFFS!! HOW ABOUT A LITTLE MONTH-OF-MARCH HISTORY LESSON, FOR YOU ARMY MEN AND WOMEN OUT THERE!! WHY IS MARCH 16 AN IMPORTANT DATE IN HISTORY?? GIVE UP?? ON MARCH 16, 1802, CONGRESS APPROVED LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, one of the oldest military service academies in the world. WEST POINT HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF TRIANING ARMY LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTTED TO THE VALUES OF DUTY, HONOR, AND COUNTRY. I SEND A BIG SALUTE TO ALL ARMY OFFICERS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED. WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE.