{"id":4160,"date":"2015-06-29T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T15:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2015-07-01T22:13:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T22:13:07","slug":"dropped-tommy-off-to-begin-beast-barracks-at-west-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4160","title":{"rendered":"Dropped Tommy off to Begin &#8220;Beast Barracks&#8221; at West Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1482.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4159\" title=\"IMG_1482\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1482-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1482-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1482-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1482.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This morning we dropped off my son at West Point to begin Cadet Basic Training, a.k.a. &#8220;Beast Barracks.&#8221; 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