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(diǎn)軍校的院子里。我正開(kāi)車經(jīng)過(guò)那個(gè)地區(qū),就決定去瞻仰一下。在西點(diǎn)軍校的門(mén)口,一個(gè)心不在焉的憲兵放下手中的書(shū),檢查了我的身份證,問(wèn)我訪問(wèn)的目的。我向她解釋說(shuō)我是來(lái)看望克斯特將軍。她一邊拿起書(shū)本一邊問(wèn):“將軍在等你嗎?”