The Class of 2011 Ring Ceremony was held at West Point, N.Y., on Aug. 20 as senior cadets stood in formation, anxiously awaiting the ring presentation from their tactical officers and ...

WEST POINT, N.Y. (Sept. 3, 2015) -- In a ceremony that began with the Class of 1835 to honor the tradition of the Long Gray Line, the Class of 2016 received their class rings during a ring ...

How the West Point class of 1862 became the class of 1861. Support Provided By Learn More. Connect with us. ... Gammon mentions that the West Point class of 1861 graduated in two groups.

That ceremony, known as the “ring melt,” is a tradition begun for the rings of West Point’s bicentennial class in 2002. Since then, it’s not just any gold that goes into these rings.

THE WEST POINT CADETS. ... 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 22, 1861, Page 2 Buy Reprints. ... My class expects to graduate in about ...