Keywords: stadium sport auditorium room The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2016 graduated and commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army May 21 in front of a packed-crowd at Michie Stadium. Nine hundred and fifty-three cadets graduated, which represented approximately 78 percent of the cadets who entered West Point in the summer of 2012. Vice President Joe Biden was the graduation speaker. This is the 218th graduating class of West Point. This class included 151 women, 77 Hispanics, 71 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 69 African-Americans and 12 Native Americans. The class also had 25 combat veterans (24 male, one female). (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant) The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2016 graduated and commissioned as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army May 21 in front of a packed-crowd at Michie Stadium. Nine hundred and fifty-three cadets graduated, which represented approximately 78 percent of the cadets who entered West Point in the summer of 2012. Vice President Joe Biden was the graduation speaker. This is the 218th graduating class of West Point. This class included 151 women, 77 Hispanics, 71 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 69 African-Americans and 12 Native Americans. The class also had 25 combat veterans (24 male, one female). (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant) |