American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point

03/01/2026

Registration is now open! Options for in person and zoom attendance. Email us at [email protected] for more information and online registration link.

02/04/2026

The American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point 23rd annual conference and obserservance will be held at the Thayer Hotel and Kosciuszko monument on the grounds of the West Point Military Academy. Email [email protected] for registration information or additional information. Zoom access can be arranged.

04/25/2025

The morning session concluded with some thought-provoking presentations 💭

✅ Casimir P**aski and the Birth of the United States Cavalry by Vincent Rospond, Independent Scholar and Historian and Publisher

✅ Remembrance of Crispus Attucks by Norman Kelker, PhD, Retired Research Scientist, New York University School of Medicine

✅ The Great Artillery Raid, Fort Ticonderoga to Boston by William E. Serchak, Colonel , United States Army (Retired)

✅ Washington Takes Command: A Perspective by Robert A. Vitas, PhD, Chair, Lithuanian Research and Studies Center, Chicago, Author, and Independent Historian

✅Catholicism in Colonial and Revolutionary America by Peter J. Walentowicz, AAFKWP VP, and Knights of Columbus Adherent

04/25/2025

The 22nd Annual Tadeusz Kosciuszko Conference of the American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point has begun! 🇵🇱

Kicking off the morning with,

✅ Introductions by Stephen N. Olejasz, AAFKWP Executive VP and Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (Retired)

✅ Welcome by R. J. Garcia, Brigadier General, US Army, Commandant of Cadets

✅ Perspectives on the United States Army by Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Member of Lithuania's National Seimas and Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee

✅ Welcome and Conference Overview by Anthony J. Bajdek, AAFKWP President and Founder, Retired Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer in History, Northeastern University

04/23/2025

The 2025 Tadeusz Kosciuszko Conference is less than 2 days away

04/23/2025

Here are the speakers and presentations for this year's conference

04/16/2025

Registration for our annual conference, Kosciuszko monument observance and luncheon taking place on April 25 and 26 is open until 4/16.

The theme of this years conference is THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. If you haven't already registered please consider attending. We have some great speakers and topics lined up for the conference. The Saturday observance will be a re-dedication of the recently refurbished Kosciuszko Monument. This monument is the 2nd oldest monument to Kosciuszko in the world! Complete details of the 2-day event is on our website http://www.Kosciuszkoatwestpoint.org under the future events tab.

DM for link to on-line registration form. Venmo and Paypal payments are accepted.

Unable to travel to the conference but would consider attending via ZOOM? We are exploring an option for ZOOM access. Please contact us at [email protected] for questions or additional information.

02/16/2025

02/13/2025

Admittedly, the Admin of the AAFKWP FB page has been lax with updates... That said, the 22nd Annual Conference and Observance is scheduled for April 25 and 26, 2025. Check this FB page or our web page for the schedule of events. Note that as part of this year's Conference, we will be acknowledging the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army!

10/28/2024