USMA chief wants to change lyrics of 2 West Point songs (The Charlotte Observer)

Published on: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:58:21 GMT

The head of the U.S. Military Academy thinks it's time to replace the "men" and "sons" in West Point's two most beloved songs with more gender-neutral lyrics. Lt. Gen. Franklin "Buster" Hagenbeck, superintendent of the nation's oldest military academy, told a congressional oversight committee Wednesday that with more than 3,000 women graduating from West Point since 1976, the change is long ... More »