In a 36-year army career, Ty Seidule served in the US, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. An emeritus West Point history professor, he now teaches at Hamilton College. “So in the 19th century, they would not have done this … the first memorialisation of a Confederate at West Point is in the 1930s. The last West Point black graduate was 1889. West Point reflects America.

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2022 18:00 UTC