At West Point, America's Oldest Military Museum
Arms, artifacts, uniforms, and Bob Hope's hyper-decorated bathrobe
Display cases at the West Point Museum, which is part of the U.S. Military Academy located in Highland Falls, New York.
It’s somewhat of an irony that Robert E. Lee, commander of the confederate army during the American civil war, opened the West Point Museum to the public in 1854.
Lee was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy and only 7 years away …
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