Gen. George Armstrong Custer is buried on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Since I was driving through the ar-ea, I decided to pay my respects. At the gate, the distracted young MP put down her book, checked my ID and asked the purpose of my visit. I explained that I was there to visit General Custer. As she picked up her book, she asked, “And is the general expecting you?”
喬治·阿姆斯特朗·克斯特將軍埋葬在西點軍校的院子里。我正開車經(jīng)過那個地區(qū),就決定去瞻仰一下。在西點軍校的門口,一個心不在焉的憲兵放下手中的書,檢查了我的身份證,問我訪問的目的。我向她解釋說我是來看望克斯特將軍。她一邊拿起書本一邊問:“將軍在等你嗎?”