The United States Military Academy is usually called West Point Military Academy. West Point Military Academy is the first military academy in the United States and one of the Patriot Union colleges. It is located at West Point, new york (on the west bank of the Hudson River), about 80 kilometers away from new york. The school covers an area of 16000 mu (about 6500 hectares). The motto of West Point Military Academy is "Responsibility, Honor and Country", and it is one of the oldest military academies in the United States. It has been called the "Four Military Academies" in the world together with Sandhurst, Vorontz and St Cyril.

West Point Military Academy mainly trains junior officers for the United States Army. The school is located on the "elbow-shaped" triangular rock slope of the Hudson River in the northern suburb of new york. It is called "West Point" by the local people, so it is also called "West Point Military Academy" customarily.

In the course of more than 200 years, it has trained many American military talents, of whom 3,700 have become generals. In addition, while training a large number of military strategists, West Point Military Academy has also trained and brought up many politicians, entrepreneurs, educators and scientists for the United States.

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