The academy is honored to announce that Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the commencement speaker for the U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2018. The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 26.
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering and continues today as the world's premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. 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 U. S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.
Gen. Dunford's official bio and a downloadable photo are available at http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/621308/gen-joseph-f-dunford-jr/.