Five members of Class of 2022 graduate

Friends and family gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the triumph of five Class of 2022 cadets as they battled their way through arduous circumstances to receive their diplomas and commission as second lieutenants during their Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Aug. 4 at the U.S. Military Academy. Photo by Kyle Osterhoudt/USMA PAO

Friends and family gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the triumph of five Class of 2022 cadets as they battled their way through arduous circumstances to receive their diplomas and commission as second lieutenants during their Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Aug. 4 at the U.S. Military Academy. The diplomas were handed out by the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves. (Photo by Kyle Osterhoudt/USMA PAO)

Friends and family gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the triumph of five Class of 2022 cadets as they battled their way through arduous circumstances to receive their diplomas and commission as second lieutenants during their Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Aug. 4 at the U.S. Military Academy. The diplomas were handed out by the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves. (Photo by Kyle Osterhoudt/USMA PAO)