s ▁lac ros se ▁teams . ▁ ▁C emetery ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁is ▁situated ▁about ▁ 3 / 4 ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁academic ▁area . ▁ ▁Form ally ▁designated ▁a ▁military ▁c emetery ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁" G erman ▁Fl ats ". ▁ ▁The ▁c emetery ▁is ▁the ▁final ▁rest ing ▁place ▁of ▁many ▁notable ▁military ▁officers ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Cad et ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁ ▁West ▁Point ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁numerous ▁monuments ▁of ▁famous ▁gradu ates ▁and ▁other ▁military ▁hero es ▁and ▁patri ots . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁monuments ▁include : ▁ ▁Eisen h ower ▁Monument . ▁This ▁ ▁statue ▁of ▁former ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Robert ▁L . ▁Dean , ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁s its ▁at op ▁a ▁ped est al ▁of ▁red ▁gran ite ▁and ▁looks ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁P lain ▁to ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁Kos ci usz ko ' s ▁Monument . ▁D edic ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Lat ro be , ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁originally ▁only ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁the ▁column . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Monument . ▁This ▁monument ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor