Will fire cannon round every 30 minutes on Monday

The police company at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point will fire a cannon round every 30 minutes from dawn to dusk on Monday (Dec. 30) in a traditional gesture of respect and remembrance for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100.

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