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it's an old southern tradition at Princeton,
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make no mistake.
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There are many extraordinary
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witnesses to these breakups at West Point.
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Here's just one of them.
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The cadet, George Armstrong Custer, class of 1861 that Custer
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recalled walking sentinel duty
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in June of '61
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and seeing fifteen defecting southern cadets
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marching toward a steamboat landing on the Hudson.
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I quote him: "Too far off to exchange verbal 'adieu,'
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even if military discipline had permitted it,