WEST POINT, New York, Sept. 16 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, will receive the 2024 Sylvanus Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy Thursday, Sept. 19. The Corps of Cadets will conduct a parade in his honor at 5 p.m. on the Plain, before the award presentation. The Thayer Award, established in honor of Col. Sylvanus Thayer, "Father of the Mili  more