WEST POINT ANNOUNCES GRADUATION SPEAKER – May 4, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Secretary of Defense, Dr. Robert M. Gates will be the graduation speaker for the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2009.  The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. in Michie Stadium.  More than 950 cadets are expected to receive Bachelor of Science degrees and be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

About West Point
West Point, The U.S. Military Academy, is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering. Its mission remains constant-to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu