The Cadet Honor CodeA Cadet will notlie, cheat, steal, ortolerate thosewho do.Alma MaterHail, Alma Mater, dear!To us be ever near.Help us thy motto bear,thru' all the years.Let duty be well performed,honor be e'er untarned,Country be ever armed,West Point, by thee!Guide us, thy sons, aright,Teach us by day, by night,To keep thine honor bright,For thee to fight.When we depart from thee,Serving on land or sea,May we still loyal be,West Point, to thee.And when our work is done,Our course on earth is run.May it be said, "Well Done,Be Thou At Peace."E'er may that line of grayincrease from day to day.Live, serve, and die, we pray,West Point, for thee.The Village of Highland Fallsgratefully dedicates this monumentto the memory and honor of ourveterans and soldiers.May all who visit heresurround themselves in thecomfort of the angel's wings. < Rear of Monument >The West Point Mission "To educate, train and inspire the Corps ofCadets so that eachgraduate is a commissioned leaderof character committed to the valuesof Duty, Honor, Country andprepared for a career of professionalexcellence
and service to the nationas an officer in the United States Army."Official West Point MarchWest Point, at the call,Thy sons arise in honor of thee,May thy light shine ever bright,Guide thy sons aright,In far off lands or distant seas.Thy name first above all,Through all the years thy motto we will bear;We, thy sons as we fight,May we strike for the right,Alma Mater, ever for thee.
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