A Wrinkle in the Long Gray Line
A West Point Cadet. A Nation at War. A Choice That Changed Everything.
In the shadow of war, a young cadet made a decision that shook the foundations of West Point. Cary Donham’s A Wrinkle in the Long Gray Line is a searing, true story about finding your moral compass when the world expects you to look the other way.
Meet Cary Donham
Cary Donham never set out to be a rebel. He entered West Point as a small-town boy with a deep respect for tradition. But over three years, something shifted. Confronted with the brutal realities of war, he began to ask: What if serving meant betraying his conscience? His refusal to compromise led to national headlines—and isolation from the very brotherhood he trained alongside.
A Look at the Book
A Memoir of Courage at West Point
In 1970, Cary Donham became the first and only cadet at West Point to apply for conscientious objector status. A Wrinkle in the Long Gray Line captures his emotional, spiritual, and philosophical awakening in an institution that trains soldiers to fight.
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