Watch The Big Picture - West Point Summer Training

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. Here is a story about the cadets and the rugged summer schedule that takes place each year at Camp Buckner, N.Y., for cadets of the United States Military Academy who have just finished their "plebe" year. It is here that they engage in a program of planned military activities. This episode show viewers a typical summer training period at Camp Buckner where, amid the waters and woodlands of New York State, men of West Point gain valuable field experience which will help make them better officers.

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