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===Commemorative displays=== [[File:USAFA Class Wall.jpg|thumb|right|The Class Wall is located just below the Cadet Chapel.]] Many displays around the Cadet Area commemorate heroes and air power pioneers, and serve as an inspiration to cadets. The ''War Memorial'', a black marble wall located just under the flagpole on the Terrazzo, is etched with the names of academy graduates who have been killed in combat. The ''Honor Wall'', overlooking the [[Terrazzo]], is inscribed with the [[Cadet Honor Code]]: "We will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." Just under the Cadet Chapel, the ''Class Wall'' bears the crests of each of the academy's graduating classes. The crest of the current first (senior) class is displayed in the center position. Another display often used as a symbol of the academy, the ''Eagle and Fledglings Statue'' was given as a gift to the academy in 1958 by the personnel of [[Air Training Command]]. It contains the inscription by Austin Dusty Miller, "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge." Static air- and spacecraft displays on the academy grounds include a [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4C]], [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15A]], [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|YF-16A]] and [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|F-105D]] on the commandant's lawn; a [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]] by the north gate; a [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]] and an [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10A]] at the [[United States Air Force Academy Airfield|academy airfield]]; an [[North American F-100 Super Sabre|F-100D]] by the preparatory school; a [[Martin-Marietta X-24|SV-5J lifting body]] next to the aeronautics laboratory; and a [[LGM-30 Minuteman#Minuteman-III (LGM-30)|Minuteman III]] [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|missile]] in front of the fieldhouse. The Minuteman III was removed {{Time ago|2008}} in August 2008 due to rusting and other internal damage.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} The "Core Values Ramp" (formerly known as the "Bring Me Men Ramp") leads down from the main terrazzo level toward the parade field. On in-processing day, new cadets arrive at the base of the ramp and start their transition into military and academy life by ascending the ramp to the [[Terrazzo]]. From 1964 to 2004, the portal at the base of the ramp was inscribed with the words "Bring me men ..." taken from the poem, "The Coming American," by [[Sam Walter Foss|Samuel Walter Foss]]. In a controversial move following the 2003 [[Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal|sexual assault scandal]], the words "Bring me men ..." were taken down and replaced with the academy's (later adopted as the Air Force's) core values: "Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do."<ref name="Quick Look"/>
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