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United States Military Academy Cadets, Army personnel and The Daughters of the American Revolution honored Revolutionary War heroine, Margaret “Captain Molly” Corbin, who was the first woman awarded a pension by the U.S. government for her military service paid their respects and honored her during a special monument unveiling ceremony at the West Point Cemetery, May 1, 2018. During the ceremony, guest speakers spoke of her legacy and the Margaret Corbin Monument was rededicated in honor of her valor. The rededication comes following a recent forensic study by the U.S. Army that determined the remains previously believed to be Corbin’s were biologically consistent with a tall, middle-aged man alive between the colonial period and 19th century. The ceremony celebrated the history of Corbin, who was one of the first women to serve in battle in defense of our nation as she took over her husband’s cannon when he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Fort Washington in what is now Fort Tyron Park in Manhattan. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Ilyankoff)