Cadet Max Kohmetscher, Aurora, Neb., native, almost gets lost in the background as he searches some of the less well-known historical sites near West Point Military Academy in New York.
"Wisdom, through History" may not be what many people think of when
considering military training, but it plays an important part in the lives of cadets at the Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Cadet Max Kohmetscher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kohmetscher of
Aurora, Neb.,and the grandson of Dick and Marge Kohmetscher of Lawrence. The following information was recently put out by the history department at the academy.
"Though historical sites like Fort Putnam and Redoubt 4 are rather familiar to members of the West Point community, CDT Kohmetscher and MAJ McShea are spending part of their summer examining several of the lesser
known Revolutionary War sites around Post. CDT Kohmetscher, a rising Firstie, considering Forts Meigs and Wyllis, which were constructed in 1778 and once guarded Fort Clinton's (originally known as Fort Arnold) southern approaches. These ruins are off the beaten path, and go unnoticed by most. One of the goals of this research AIAD is to make sites like this more accessible to students, researchers, and educators by leveraging photographs, historical maps, and ArcGIS software.
CDT Kohmetscher has done a great job, and our goal is to expand this project throughout the fall and spring semesters.
Wisdom through history!"
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