Simone Askew, 20, of Fairfax, Virginia, has been appointed first captain for the 2017-18 academic year of the 4,400 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the highest position in the cadet chain of command. She is the first black woman to hold the position. (West Point photo)
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