Reading the May 15 story “Photo controversy puts black female cadets in focus,” about the black female West Point cadets and their picture with fists held high, I don’t get why they must feel they must separate themselves from the other cadets?
Being a former Army Ranger we were always a team, not separate individuals of male, female, black or white — a fire team.
Am I the only one who thinks some of these cadets think they are so special that they need to draw attention to themselves because of color? Blacks have been part of West Point since the 1800s.
Cadets, it’s time for you to stop this division and get back to what you have been taught to do, and that is provide leadership. There is no color in real leaders. Yes, you are special if you can graduate from one of the finest military schools in the world. But it’s what you have learned at West Point that makes you special, not the color of your skin.
Go Army. Be all you can be — there are no colors required.
