In a message dated 6/2/2001 12:29:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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>
> I thought the purpose of matriculating at Army (at the taxpayer's expense)
> was to produce military officers, not NHL players who leave school after
> one year.  Not something to take pride in IMO.
>
> Please note the H was missing from the IMO in the authors reply to my post.
> Dan Hinote left after Plebe year along with about 5% of his classmates -
> most of whom were not athletes. Dan did not really want to leave WP- his
> father passed away and the financial and emotional strains were all factors
> in his decision to leave. It is interesting to note Danny still wants to be
> an FBI agent at the end of his playing days. On the other hand the author
> of the reply glosses over the fact that his two linemates would wind up
> with permanent injuries from their service to the United States. As was
> said of Livia Soprano- some people never have a thought that does not leave
>