Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Eisenhower
Published February 21, 2024
He didn’t come from a generation of military service, but Brig. Gen. Mark Miles wanted to be part of something bigger than himself, part of a team that made a difference.
Growing up in Lyndonville, NY, a small village in Western New York of less than a 1,000 people, located on Lake Ontario and surrounded by apple orchards and corn fields, he wanted to pursue computer engineering. After graduating high school, he was accepted to West Point.
“I knew they had a great engineering program,” he said. “Also, it was an impressive place to visit and came at a cost my family could afford.”