Brokaw Wins West Point Award...
 

Network anchor people often get a bad rap, in my opinion, for whatever reason people can dredge up -- too liberal, too conservative, too good looking, not good looking enough, etc.

Often, these opinions are made on purely personal impressions and little knowledge about the preson or her/his background.

That's why I was happy to see this:

..from West Point, New York and the Associated Press...Tom Brokaw Honored with West Point Award:

Tom Brokaw became only the second journalist to be honored with a prestigious West Point award Thursday.

Past recipients of the Sylvanus Thayer Award include Gen. Douglas MacArthur, former President Ronald Reagan and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

"To be - in just a small way - in that company means a great deal," Brokaw said Thursday.

The award, named for West Point's fifth superintendent, is given to a U.S. citizen who exemplifies the ideals of the academy's motto, "Duty, Honor, Country." It has only been given to one other journalist - former CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite.

Brokaw, 66, was an NBC news anchor for more than two decades until his retirement in 2004.

He was honored partly for his contribution to the public's understanding of World War II through his books "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Generation Speaks" and his work reporting from war zones.

As a former NBC employee who met Brokaw briefly and respected him for many years, I say congratulations.

Sounds like he's in some pretty impressive company! Good for him; I've always liked him.

I used to work at West Point and the Thayer Award is a REALLY big deal. I went to the parade the year Walter Cronkite got the award...and also the following year when it was General Colin Powell.

Not surprised to see someone like Tom Brokaw get this award--given all his work documenting the stories of The Greatest Generation.