According to a West Point news release, he was named a regimental commander last summer. Shortly after he leaves West Point, he will report to Fort Rucker, Ala., to start flight school. Army officials at West Point said that he was on leave Thursday and not available for comment. Tears stream down the face of West Point Cadet Alix Idrache during the 2016 commencement ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. Vito T. Bryant, was published Tuesday on the Facebook page of West Point’s U.S. Military Academy, and it almost immediately went viral.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2016 14:55 UTC