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Major Roderick Cassidy thanked school children in the East Village for their support during a long deployment. Credit CBS 2

Army Officer Thanks East Village School Kids For Their Support During Long Deployment

Cassidy, who has served in the National Guard and Army Reserve for more than 17 years, told CBS 2 that he wants to make sure that no one forgets the sacrifices of those who gave their lives, and the many who are still waiting to come home.

2013/05/23

Andy Pettitte and Army cadets. (Photo by Sweeny Murti/WFAN)

Yankees Enjoy West Point Experience, Defeat Army In Exhibition Game

The Yankees finished their spring training schedule by visiting West Point and playing Army in an exhibition game.

2013/03/30

Yankees’ Spring Training Schedule Includes Tilt At West Point

According to the Yankees’ official website, the team “occasionally played other exhibition games in West Point, dating back to the era when Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were in uniform.”

2013/01/16

Curci: Week 11 College Football Preview

This weekend the road to the BCS continues, and the top teams cannot let off the throttle.

2012/11/09

U.S. Army mortar men from the 2-27th Infantry Regiment fire mortars at a Taliban position (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed

With the situation getting worse on the ground Obama has ended the surge just in time for the election in November. Taliban and related attacks against NATO powers were approximately 2,700 in August of 2009 when Obama made his contrary-to-campaign promised-move to step up the nation’s military assistance in Afghanistan. Three years later, in August of 2012, there were more attacks – nearly 3,000.

2012/09/29

Vietnam War Vet Continues The Fight For Purple Heart That He Earned In 1968

Forty years after a battle that left him with a piece of shrapnel in his knee, a Vietnam War veteran is still fighting for his right to wear the Purple Heart medal that he earned during an indirect fire attack along the Laotian border in 1968.

2012/07/18

Soldier From Jersey City Makes The Ultimate Sacrifice In Afghanistan

Army Private First Class Leroy Deronde III, a soldier from Jersey City, was killed on Saturday during an ambush in Afghanistan.

2012/06/04

City Council Discussing Resolution Honoring Pvt. Danny Chen Of Chinatown

Pvt. Danny Chen of Chinatown committed suicide in Afghanistan in October. The resolution calls on the U.S Department of Defense to closely examine its policies around cultural diversity and sensitivity.

2012/01/27

Pentagon On Chen’s Death: Hazing In The Military ‘Not Tolerated’

Speaking a news conference on Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. John Kirby offered his condolences to the family of Pvt. Danny Chen.

2011/12/22

Navy Looking To Continue Success Over Army

The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights meet for the 112th time this Saturday. Navy has enjoyed recent success but Army is determined to earn the victory.

WFAN–2011/12/09

Greg Schiano Head Coach of Rutgers Scarlet Knights leads his team into the field before their college football game against North Carolina Central Eagles on September 1, 2011 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Rutgers-Army Rivalry Continues At Yankee Stadium

Army and Rutgers are set to renew their rivalry at Yankee Stadium on Saturday with the Scarlet Knights try to improve their bowl position.

WFAN–2011/11/11

B&C Morning Show: Cross On Penn State, Jets, Giants And Rutgers/Army

Who better to talk about the 49ers success this year than a man who wore their uniform for all 12 years of his outstanding career. Now a CBS analyst, Randy Cross weighs in on the Niners outstanding start. Are they for real?

WFAN–2011/11/11

Big East commissioner John Marinatto (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Big East To Vote On Exit Fee

An official in the Big East told the AP on Saturday that a conference call would be held Monday to deal with the exit fee and other expansion issues.

WFAN–2011/10/17

Big East Leaders Slated To Vote Monday

Conference leaders are slated to vote Monday on raising that fee, which will clear the way to invite six new members.

WFAN–2011/10/15

FILE-This Nov. 8, 1946 file photo shows the Army football team posing in Yankee Stadium in New York. Front row, left to right: Henry Foldberg, Bryant (no first name available), Art Gerometta, Jim Enos, Joe Steffy, Shelton Biles and Barney Poole. Back row: Felix "Doc" Blanchard, Arnold Tucker, Elwyn Rowan and Glenn Davis. Steffy, on some of Army's greatest teams and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top lineman in 1947, has died. He was 85. Steffy died Saturday May 21, 2011. (credit: AP Photo/Harry Harris,File)

Army Great, College Football Hall Of Famer Joe Steffy Dies At 85

Joe Steffy, who helped pave the way for Heisman trophy winners Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis on some of Army’s best teams and won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top lineman in 1947, has died. He was 85.

WFAN–2011/05/24

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