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2LT Geoffery Bacon graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2015 and became an Infantry Officer. While at West Point and the United States Military Academy Prep School, Geoff played football. In this interview, he discusses his experiences at the Academy, people who influenced and mentored him, and his expectations for the future.

“West Point Means Home”: Service In The Army And In Telecommunications

A European War Refugee Comes To America, Graduates From West Point, And Serves In The Army

“Take The Failure”: Cheating And Redemption In The Calculus Honor Scandal

“Aviate, Navigate, And Communicate”: Attack Aviation Along The Afghanistan Border

Determination: Overcoming Obstacles As A West Point Soccer Player And Deploying As A Signal Officer

“Comfortable In Uncomfortable Situations”: A West Point Soccer Coach Enlists In The Army

“Rigor And Reps Are Critical In Training”: Saving Lives Through Discipline And Initiative In Afghanistan

“A Soccer Star’s Three Tours in Iraq”: A West Point Family’s Legacy

“West Point Is Hard, But It’s Supposed To Be”: An Army Aviator Reflects on a 24-Year Career

“If You Don’t Do Your Job, People Are Going To Die”: 18,959 Bonus Days Of Life

“I’m A Member Of A Special Group, Serving The Nation”: A West Point Class Of ’61 Grad Reflects On His Service In The Artillery And Army Medicine

A Japanese-American Gymnastics Team Captain At West Point In The 1960s

“A Longing Versus A Craving”: A Moment Of Clarity In A Trans Woman’s Journey

“86,400 Seconds in a Day”: Getting The Most Out Of Every Opportunity

"You Want My Tanks to Do What?!" An Armor Officer in Germany and Vietnam

“You Take Care Of Your Men”: Lessons From A Combat Leader In Korea And Vietnam

Serving America And All Humanity: Leadership And Teamwork As An Army Aviator And Astronaut

“Everybody Is Looking For Leadership”: Insights From Grenada And Panama To the Global War On Terror

“The Army Moves Pretty Fast”: Planning For Success As A Chemical Corps Officer

“If We Didn’t Work Together, We’d Perish”: Relationships Built At The Speed Of Trust

“I Did Everything I Could To Bring Everybody Home”: An Attack Helicopter Pilot In Vietnam

Perseverance And Pride: Cultivating Resilience At West Point Through Rugby And COVID

“A West Pointer Can Do Anything”: An Olympic Pentathlete And Army Officer Serving The Nation

“Support The Guys On The Ground”: Flying With The Kingsmen In Vietnam

“We Can’t All Be Team Captain”: Contributing Your Talent Where It Is Needed The Most

A Career On The Gridiron: Coaching Football At West Point And Annapolis

The Corps Is People: Building Relationships And Support At West Point

“As Hooah As I Wanna Be”: The Story Of A Soccer Player, Logistics Officer, And Historian

Celebrating 40 Years of Women At West Point

“A Monumental Undertaking”: Supplying the Vietnam War

“Train To Be The Best Commander You Can Be”: Developing Capabilities And Serving Soldiers

Service Around The World As An Engineer Officer: Reflections From A Member Of The Class Of 1961

“Somebody Has To Be The Bulldog”: Firm, Fair, Trusting Leadership… And Rugby

“Pushing Myself Past My Limits”: Achieving Success At West Point

“We Never Had A Fear Of Being Defeated”: A Sky Soldier In Vietnam

“Family Everywhere”: Women’s Basketball, The Jewish Chapel, And The Army

“A Baptism Of Fire”: Fighting In Three Wars Abroad And Ushering In Constructive Disruption At Home

Finding A Support Structure And An Identity: A Second-Generation West Pointer Forges Her Own Path

“Running A Victory Lap”: A West Point Olympian Reflects On Competition And Service

In the Shadow of the Civil Rights Era: One Cadet's Story of Promoting Equality at West Point

“We Loved Each Other, We Needed Each Other”: Teamwork, Pride, And Sportsmanship In Army Football

Standards, Discipline, And Integrity: Steele Family Values – Michael’s Perspective

“There Is No Country Like Ours”: A USMLM Officer Behind The Iron Curtain Reflects On Service And The Soviets

Adventures Around The World With The Army: The Story Of Jerry And Cathy White

A Part Of Something Larger Than Himself: Life Under The Stars As A West Point And Olympic Gymnast

First Impressions Count: Overcoming Personal Adversity at West Point

From Combat Leadership In Vietnam To Integrating Women Into West Point

Starting A Family Tradition: The First Of Three Generations Of West Pointers

“Serve With Integrity”: Barney Forsythe Reflects On His And His Father’s Service To The Nation

“War Is A Confusing, Crazy-Ass Experience”: From Special Forces In Vietnam To Teaching At West Point

A USMA ’61 Graduate Recalls Three Decades Of Service To The Nation

“Being Part Of The Action”: A Lifetime Of Service In The Army And In State Government

“Always Something To Prove”: An African American Woman’s Determination at West Point in the Late 80s

“West Point Is My Home Town”: A Systems Engineer Analyzes His Career

“Let The West Pointer Do It”: Leadership In The Military, Diplomatic Corps, And Academia

“Be The Catalyst For Someone Else’s Greatest Achievement”: A Member Of The Team At West Point And In The Army

“Low And Slow Over The Ho Chi Minh Trail”: Flying An AC119K In Vietnam

Pushing Oneself To Her Limits: Extreme Open Water Swimming In An Army Swim Cap

The Making Of An American: A Pakistani Immigrant’s Journey Through Citizenship To West Point

“Just Be Good At What You Do”: Charting Success At West Point And In The Army

“Don’t Quit Once You Start Something”: A Leader In War, Training, And Education

Two Stories Intertwined: A Special Forces Officer And His Vietnamese Wife

Cultivating A Warrior Spirit At West Point: From Dak To To The Physics Department

A Life Together In The Army: Vietnam, The Home Front, And Service To The Nation

“A Helluva Way To Earn A Living”: A Vietnam Veteran On Service, Business, And West Point

“When You Get Tired Of Losing, You’ll Start Winning”: Success At West Point, In The Army, And In Business

“My Life Is A Series Of Happy Incidents”: Memories Of A Dustoff Pilot

Leading Helicopter Innovation In Vietnam And Beyond

“Send Me, I’m Ready”: Combat Experience From Vietnam To Panama To Desert Storm

“My Passion Is Service To Others And The Nation”: An Afghan Immigrant’s Journey To West Point And The Field Artillery

“Forks In The Road”: Seizing Opportunities And Cultivating Positive Leadership

Lessons From Afghanistan: An Air Defense Platoon Leader’s Perspective

A USMA Commandant And SOCOM Commander Reflects On Leadership, Responsibility, And Taking Care Of Soldiers

“Making Sense Of Ambiguity”: From Light Infantry To English Professor

“Climbing The American Dream Ladder”: The Sons Of An Iraqi Interpreter Achieve Success At West Point

“West Point Prepared Me To Do Whatever I Wanted To Do”: A ’61 Grad’s Lifetime Of Service

“The Most Formative Years of My Life”: A 1994 West Point Graduate Balances Career, Family, and Community Service

A Screaming Eagle on Vietnam, Family, and Leadership in the Face of Tragedy

The Conscientious Objector And The Platoon Leader

The Army As A “People Business”

“Don’t Stop Serving”: A West Pointer Reflects On Opportunities In The Army Reserve And The National Guard

My DNA Is Filled With Service: West Point, The Olympics, And Helping Others Achieve Their Potential

An Army Gymnast On Discipline And Leadership On The Battlefield And In Industry

Working as Hard as I Can: A Military Intelligence Officer Jumps into Action

From Procurement, To Pilot, To Physician: A Three Decade Army Career Unconstrained By Convention

“You’d Better Make Something Of This”: Commanding An Armor Battalion In The Invasion Of Iraq

Leadership Challenges: Combat, Cadet Honor Scandals, And Recruiting An All-Volunteer Army

Finding The Center Of Gravity: Leadership And Modernization In The Army

“Trust, Commitment, And Love”: Son Of An Army Family, Captain Of An Army Team

“West Point Is Home”: Strengthening The Bonds As A Double Legacy Cadet And Army Rugby Player

“Be Ready To Adjust Your Assumptions”: Reflections On Adaptive Leadership From The 57th Superintendent

“The Shortcut To Success Is Hard Work”: From The Soccer Pitch To The Plain

Not Only A Patient, But Also A Doctor: From Army Football To Army Medicine

“Getting Things Done”: The Army Work Ethic In The Military And In Business

“Live Life With A Purpose And Serve Others”: The Story Of Ray and Rich Enners

“I Am Going To An Academy, The Only Question Is Which One”: The Adventures Of “A Scrappy, Resourceful, Athletic” Woman

Love This Place, Hate This Place: Reflections From A Member Of The West Point Class Of ‘80

“Meet The Army Standards And Be Consistent”: Leadership From First Captain To The Chief Of Public Affairs

USMA Chaplain: “May our religion be filled with gladness…”

Turnaround: Applying Army Experience in the Business World

Leading By Example: The Critical Importance of Mentorship

“An Army Grinder”: Putting In The Reps As A West Point Athlete And Doctor

“I Can Be Myself, And Be Black, And A Soldier”: Race And Identity At West Point In The 70s

“Quality Is Our Recipe”: Transforming Grit, Determination, And Heart Into Success

“Learning How To Win (The Right Way)”: Brothers, Football, and Service To The Nation

“Don’t Follow A Single Track”: Adapting Leadership Lessons From West Point And The Army In The Business World

“I’ve Never Done Anything Else But the Army”: Fighting To Commission And Serve The Nation

“Soldiers Are A Reflection Of Their Leaders”: Facilitating Success At West Point And In The Army

“Loyalty Goes Up And Down”: Leading American Soldiers In Service Around The World

A Homecoming Queen Comes Home To West Point: The Love Story Of Rosemarie And Dave Kuhn ‘65

“I Love West Point And Everything It Stands For”: From The Army Air Corps To The Air Force And Beyond

Sprinting For The Gold: Two Olympics And Two Tours In Vietnam

Dedicated To Service: Leading Transformation As An Army Engineer, A DOD Civilian, And Curator Of The West Point Jewish Chapel

Servant to the Community: An Aviator as the West Point Garrison Commander

To Make My Father Proud: Honor, Faith, Wrestling, and Redemption

“Strength And Drive”: A Japanese-American Gymnast And Engineer

From Desert Storm to the Tennis Courts of West Point: “You Make a Decision, You Don’t Realize Where It Takes You”

“You’re The Ham Slice In The Sandwich”: A Nininger Awardee Describes Setting A Blocking Position In The Attack On Baghdad

From West Point To Middle School: Continuing Service To The Nation

“Think Deep Thoughts And Solve Tough Problems”: Recollections From A West Point “Mathlete”

Standards, Discipline, And Integrity: Steele Family Values – Gary’s Perspective

To Coach, Teach, And Mentor: Careers In The Military And Collegiate Athletics

Vietnamese Influencing Vietnamese: A “Behind The Scenes” Look At Counterinsurgency At The Birth Of The Republic Of Vietnam

“Are You Ready To Go To War Today?”: Service As An Engineer And As A Professor USMA