The story behind the ‘American Dream’ photo at West Point that went viral

Thanks for sharing actually the article is mistaken in that is USMA Senior of Firstie Cadet not "2nd Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache stood at attention during the commencement ceremony at West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, he was overcome with emotion. Tears rolled down both cheeks, but his gloved left hand held firm on his white, gold and black “cover,” the dress headgear that Army cadets wear."
Hailing from Haiti. he became a citizen of the USA.
“Three things came to mind and led to those tears,” Idrache wrote.
“The first is where I started. I am from Haiti and never did I imagine that such honor would be one day bestowed on me.
The second is where I am. Men and women who have preserved the very essence of the human condition stood in that position and took the same oath. Men who preserved the Union [in] a dark period of this country’s history. Men who scaled the face of adversity and liberated Europe from fascism …Women like CPT Griest, LT Haver, MAJ Jaster who rewrote the narrative and challenged the status quo to prove themselves worthy of being called Rangers.”
The third thing Idrache thought about, he wrote, is his future. “Knowing that one day I will be a pilot is humbling beyond words,” Idrache wrote.
My West Point class had many cadets from other nations in it. I don't know when that tradition started but having officers from other nations included in professional military education I the Army was common - in the Infantry Officer's Advanced Course we had Israeli and Arab officers including tow LTC's who had fought on opposite sides in the 1973 war. They gave a presentation from both perspectives which was a one of a kind experience.