November 26, 2024

Local West Point graduates find life long friendship through Buckeye football.

COLUMBUS, OH (WCMH) – Coming together to attend Ohio State football games has become a tradition for West Point graduates Major Stephen Hueckel and Major-Retired Eric Baker. So, when they learned Army would be facing Ohio State for the first time, they immediately began to plan to travel back to their hometown to attend the game. “It means the world because we were able to get together with the people with love, and be here to support the two teams we love,” said Hueckel. This story actually means the world to me also as Hueckel is my brother. I have witnessed his friendship grow with Baker over the years, but it started with their mutual love for Ohio State football. They first met during basic training as freshman cadets at West Point. “I walked right up to him, and said, hey where are you from? And he said, Pickerington, and…

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