Declare West Point Day

May 1, 2019, as West Point Day in New York State WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to celebrate the establishment of the United States Military Academy at West Point and to call upon Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 1, 2019, as West Point Day in the State of New York; and WHEREAS, By an act of Congress, on March 16, 1802, the United States Military Academy was established within the borders of New York State, on the banks of the Hudson River; and WHEREAS, The Academy and its graduates are an integral part of the proud history of this State and Nation; and WHEREAS, The leadership and sacrifices of the members of the Long Grey Line have helped this country withstand countless threats to our cherished democratic way of life; and WHEREAS, The alumni have excelled not only on the battlefield but in many fields of endeavor; and WHEREAS, The Academy continues to provide our country with able and dedicated future leaders; and WHEREAS, Its scenic campus is a mecca each year for thousands of visitors from across our State, continent and other countries; and WHEREAS, The United States Military Academy is in the forefront of our State's outstanding institutions of higher learning; and WHEREAS, Sixty-seven years ago, the late James T. McNamara, then a member of the New York State Assembly, and a member of the Academy's class of 1939, was the author of the State Legislature's first "West Point Day" Resolution; and WHEREAS, For decades, our Nation has enjoyed the legacy of freedom and the United States Military Academy at West Point has played a vitally significant role in the maintenance of peace and freedom; and WHEREAS, The members of this Legislative Body are proud to commemorate this event, marking May 1, 2019, as West Point Day in New York State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to celebrate the establishment of the United States Military Academy at West Point and to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May