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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 26, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Agazine Tracy Miller left and her sister Tare of Stamford conn., at Trie . Military Academy. Identical twin Sisters make West Point history Bujac Cavanaugh new York times Hen Eveh Brig. Gen. Roy r. Flint encounters cadets Tara or Tracy Miller on the grounds of the . Military Academy Ai Wesl Point he plays it Safe. They Are identical twins and he is never Suie which is which. I be known them since they were probes bul i still can l ill the difference said Flint Invfio sought the twins in his course the history of the korean War and Vietnam their name tags Don t help since they both read Miller so when i meet hem i just smile and say. Hello. Miss  Thoy re delightful women very cheerful very thoughtful and very  the Brown eyed dark haired Miller Sisters Are 23 years old each weighs Aboul 125 pounds bul Tara. At 5 feel 8 inches is a Quarter Inch taller than Tracy in their military uniforms they Are virtually indistinguishable tuesday Way 26, 1987 the Millers or the first identical female twins to attend the Academy. Academy officials said that although of her female twins have Allen Dod or Are attending West Point none of them wore identical two sets of female twins have . And another set Sigrun and Ellen Dermy of Kalona Nare in their second year. An Academy spokesman said lha no records had been kept on the number of male twins identical or otherwise who have Boon enrolled though Tomen have been accepted at Wost Point since 197g, the Nader Ray is still essentially a male Domain on May 27, 933 men Are scheduled to graduate and 119 women. Bul Iho twins said thai this Milieu has served As an Incon Iive for hem in work harder academically. When you up wins into such a highly competitive environment particularly female wins in what is basically a male environment the Competition is definitely  Tracy said during an interview at her parents Home in Stamford conn., where she and after Sisler were spending a recent weekend i think we be both thrived on it. And even though women Are in the minority at the Academy we Don t feel wove been at any disadvantage cadets Are  Ai West Point Tho Miller Sisters have produced remarkably similar academic records after seven semesters they were within one one him Dredla of a Point of each other in their class standings Tara s academic concentration is in history while Tracy s is in National Security and Public affairs the twins first visited Wesl Point As High school sophomores we wore both emotionally stirred during our one Day visit Tracy said. Tara added we re irom a very patriotic family and because of our upbringing and the Type of parents to have to to Liova in a calling that is going to help others. When to went to Trio Academy Tor a Visil. We had just got Back from Indus the trip made us appreciate our caul by All the More and i hunk we had become convinced that to wan cd to become Bolh bearers and  Tracy said she War More hesitant Aboul the a Domy i was a Lille intimidated by the practically All Maie environment. And i d  
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