Retired Col. Peter Russell, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1942 graduate and the oldest living graduate in attendance, watches as the Corps of Cadets march by during the Alumni Review Tuesday on The Plain.
This is Russellʼs 80th class reunion.
On behalf of the U.S. Military Academy’s alumni, First Captain Holland Pratt and Russell place a wreath and salute at the base of Col. Sylvanus Thayer’s statue in honor of Thayer and past USMA graduates during the annual Alumni Wreath Laying ceremony as part of Graduation Week activities.
During the ceremony, the classes of 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1962 and 1972 matched onto The Plain.
Photos by Class of 2023 Cadet Hannah Lamb