Memorial Articles Policy
in regards to Ex-Cadets:
The current AOG Publications
policy is as designated below:
4.b. Memorial Articles.
Every graduate of West
Point is entitled to a
memorial article in ASSEMBLY. In the
case of former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Chiefs of Staff,
USMA Superintendents, AOG Presidents/Chairmen, Medal of Honor recipients, and
other notables, a feature article may be substituted or printed in addition to
a standard Memorial Article. Memorials
shall be limited to 800-1,000.
Especially interesting anecdotes/quotations in excess of the above limit
may, from time to time, be published in a special “Reminiscences” section.
- It has never been the policy of AOG Publications
to solicit or encourage the publication of Memorial Articles on ex-cadets,
although a few have been published in the past.
- As the number of graduates entitled to a
Memorial Article increases, the practice of preparing Memorials for
ex-cadets is to be discouraged.
- In the future, no Memorials on ex-cadets will be
published without the sponsorship of his/her class president and the
approval of the Publications Memorials staff.
- Cadets
who die while in cadet status, although technically non-graduates and
therefore ex-cadets, will be considered graduates for the purpose of
Memorial Article eligibility.
- The Publications Memorials staff will consider
the following in determining if an ex-cadet is eligible for a published
Memorial:
a. Award of Silver Star or higher decoration
for valor in combat.
b. A minimum of five (5) years of honorable
military service.
c. A minimum of ten (10) years of honorable
state/federal service.
d. Significant accomplishments at
state/federal level.
e. Honorable service as a member of
state/federal Congress.
f.
Honorable service as a general officer, active or reserve.
6. Priority for
publication of Memorials remains:
Deceased graduates, ex-Cadets who died while in Cadet status,
and other ex-cadets who distinguished themselves after departing West Point. Ex-Cadets
who die after being medically terminated as Cadets, of the disease or condition
for which they were terminated, will be considered to have died as a Cadet.
7. Nothing in this policy shall
be construed as encouraging or authorizing the publication of Memorial Articles
for ex-Cadets who resigned or were discharged for offenses involving moral
turpitude, or later were found guilty of such offenses.
As of 17 January 2007