Biden recognizes US Military Academy with trophy for besting other service academies in football

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden connected Monday recognized the United States Military Academy with the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for besting different work academies successful football.

Army bushed some the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy during past year’s season. The college, based successful West Point, New York, posted an wide win-loss grounds of 6-6, including a 57-point triumph implicit Delaware State University, 1 of Biden’s favourite schools.

With Biden successful the White House’s East Room connected Monday were 48 cadets who are acceptable aboriginal this period to person their diplomas and their subject commissions.

“Everyone connected this signifier stepped up to serve, to lead, to articulation a agelong enactment of American servicemen, each a nexus of concatenation of honor,” Biden said to the Army football squad players who gathered astir him.

The Air Force Falcons person won the trophy 21 times, compared with 16 for the Navy Midshipmen and 10 for the Army Black Knights.

The contention among the work academies began successful 1972. The trophy, topped by 3 metallic footballs, weighs 170 pounds (77 kilograms) .