Major Nathan Pfaff, instructor in the Department of

Major Nathan Pfaff, instructor in the Department of English and Philosophy, assembled a framed photo of a letter of condolence from Ulysses S. Grant to the widow of his fellow role model turned subordinate Gen. Charles Ferguson Smith who died April 25, 1862. “General Smith was Grant’s Commanding Officer at West Point and then the roles reversed during the war. The sentiment in the way it was written stuck out to me as what Gen. Dempsey means when he says, “Make it matter.” The letter symbolizes the care you take with those who are left behind and embodies the principles of which Gen. Dempsey led and dealt with when a soldier is killed in combat,” Maj. Pfaff said. Class of 2021 Cadets Tony Blanco and Taylor Stringer presented the gift to Gen. Dempsey