title: Joseph Bonnell
Hugh L. Scott
James A. Helis
Omar Bradley
Frank S. Besson, Jr.
Emory Jenison Pike
Paul A. Hodgson
Edwin A. Zundel
Hamilton H. Howze
West Point, New York
sentences: Joseph Bonnell (August 4, 1802 – September 27, 1840) was a formally recognized hero of the Texas Revolution.
 He was a West Point graduate (Class of 1825) and a member of The Long Gray Line (a phrase used to describe all graduates and cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York).
Hugh Lenox Scott (September 22, 1853 – April 30, 1934) was a post-Civil War West Point graduate who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910, and as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including the first few months of American involvement in World War I.
Dr. James A. Helis, Rear Admiral (United States Maritime Service), is the twelfth Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
 A 1979 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a decorated Afghanistan War veteran, Helis served thirty years in the US Army, retiring at the rank of Colonel (United States Army).
 In 2012, Helis was commissioned a United States Maritime Service Rear Admiral and appointed Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy by US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
 Helis served his last eight years with the U.S. Army as an academic, culminating as Chair of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
 Helis earned a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Military Affairs from the United States Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a Doctor of Philosophy in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
 An airborne United States Army Ranger, Helis was awarded the Army Master Parachutist Badge.
 Helis and his wife Jan have two sons, Dr. Corbin Helis, a physician and West Point graduate, and Ian Helis.
General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981), nicknamed "Brad", was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II.
 Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War.
Frank Schaffer Besson, Jr., CBE (May 30, 1910 – July 15, 1985) was born on May 30, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan.
 His father was a West Point graduate and a Colonel in the Corps of Engineers .
 Frank S. Besson, Jr. graduated seventh in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1932.
 In 1935, he received a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 His early career was noted for the role he played in the development of portable military pipelines, steel landing mats for airplanes, and steel treadway bridges.
 He is credited with the studies leading to the Army 's adoption of the Bailey Bridge, used extensively in all theaters in World War II.
Emory Jenison Pike (December 18, 1876 – September 16, 1918) was a United States Army officer during World War I who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Vandieres, France on September 15, 1918.
 An 1901 graduate of West Point, and the only West Point graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I, Pike was a lieutenant colonel at Vandieres.
 His daughter was presented his Medal of Honor after the war.
Paul A. Hodgson (November 19, 1891 – October 7, 1955) was a West Point graduate who served in World War I and World War II.
 While at West Point, he roomed with the future President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Edwin Albert Zundel (29 March 1893 – 13 February 1985) was a United States Army brigadier general who served on the Western Front during World War I, in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II, and as Inspector General, Far East Command, and Inspector General, United Nations Troops—Korea during the Korean War.
 He was a member of the West Point class of 1915, "the class the stars fell on" that also included Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower.
Hamilton Hawkins Howze (December 21, 1908 – December 8, 1998) was born in West Point, New York, while his father, Major General Robert Lee Howze, an 1888 West Point graduate, was serving as Commandant of West Point.
 He was a developer and advocate of helicopter-borne air mobility warfare.
West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States.
 West Point was established in 1775 by George Washington who considered it the most important strategic position in America.
 Until January 1778, West Point was not occupied by the military.
 On January 27, 1778, Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his brigade crossed the ice on the Hudson River and climbed to the plain on West Point and from that day to the present, West Point has been occupied by the United States Army.
 It comprises approximately 16000 acre including the campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point, which is also frequently called "West Point".
 It is a Census Designated Place (CDP) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, located on the western bank of the Hudson River.
 The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.
 It is part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area.

Question: Question: Edwin A. Zundel was a West Point graduate in the same class as the first Chairman of what military position? 

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 Joseph Bonnell (August 4, 1802 – September 27, 1840) was a formally recognized hero of the Texas Revolution.
 He was a West Point graduate (Class of 1825) and a member of The Long Gray Line (a phrase used to describe all graduates and cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York). 

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 Dr. James A. Helis, Rear Admiral (United States Maritime Service), is the twelfth Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
 A 1979 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a decorated Afghanistan War veteran, Helis served thirty years in the US Army, retiring at the rank of Colonel (United States Army).
 In 2012, Helis was commissioned a United States Maritime Service Rear Admiral and appointed Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy by US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
 Helis served his last eight years with the U.S. Army as an academic, culminating as Chair of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
 Helis earned a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Military Affairs from the United States Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and a Doctor of Philosophy in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
 An airborne United States Army Ranger, Helis was awarded the Army Master Parachutist Badge.
 Helis and his wife Jan have two sons, Dr. Corbin Helis, a physician and West Point graduate, and Ian Helis. 

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 General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981), nicknamed "Brad", was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II.
 Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. 

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 Frank Schaffer Besson, Jr., CBE (May 30, 1910 – July 15, 1985) was born on May 30, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan.
 His father was a West Point graduate and a Colonel in the Corps of Engineers .
 Frank S. Besson, Jr. graduated seventh in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1932.
 In 1935, he received a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 His early career was noted for the role he played in the development of portable military pipelines, steel landing mats for airplanes, and steel treadway bridges.
 He is credited with the studies leading to the Army 's adoption of the Bailey Bridge, used extensively in all theaters in World War II. 

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 Emory Jenison Pike (December 18, 1876 – September 16, 1918) was a United States Army officer during World War I who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Vandieres, France on September 15, 1918.
 An 1901 graduate of West Point, and the only West Point graduate to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I, Pike was a lieutenant colonel at Vandieres.
 His daughter was presented his Medal of Honor after the war. 

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 Edwin Albert Zundel (29 March 1893 – 13 February 1985) was a United States Army brigadier general who served on the Western Front during World War I, in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II, and as Inspector General, Far East Command, and Inspector General, United Nations Troops—Korea during the Korean War.
 He was a member of the West Point class of 1915, "the class the stars fell on" that also included Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower. 

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 Hamilton Hawkins Howze (December 21, 1908 – December 8, 1998) was born in West Point, New York, while his father, Major General Robert Lee Howze, an 1888 West Point graduate, was serving as Commandant of West Point.
 He was a developer and advocate of helicopter-borne air mobility warfare. 

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 West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States.
 West Point was established in 1775 by George Washington who considered it the most important strategic position in America.
 Until January 1778, West Point was not occupied by the military.
 On January 27, 1778, Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his brigade crossed the ice on the Hudson River and climbed to the plain on West Point and from that day to the present, West Point has been occupied by the United States Army.
 It comprises approximately 16000 acre including the campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point, which is also frequently called "West Point".
 It is a Census Designated Place (CDP) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, located on the western bank of the Hudson River.
 The population was 6,763 at the 2010 census.
 It is part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area. 

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Answer: Joint Chiefs of Staff