[ Indianapolis Recorder ] West Point makes history with Hindu Baccalaureate service

Here is the summary of the article titled “West Point makes history with Hindu Baccalaureate service”:

– The United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) made history by performing its first Hindu Baccalaureate service¹.
– For the first time in its 222-year history, West Point performed a traditional Hindu Baccalaureate service for four of its graduating cadets and their friends and family on May 22.
– The formal graduation service took place on May 25 with President Joe Biden delivering the commencement speech.
– “It was our home away from home, and I am so glad the Hindu community finally came together,” said 2nd Lt. Rahil Thanawala.
– USMA, which was founded in New York in 1802, has a long history of excluding woman and people of color from attending until the 1970s.
– The ceremony saw 1,036 cadets graduate. Ten Hindu cadets graduated from class 1036. However, only four attended the ceremony.
– Four cadets from the class of 2025-27 joined and vowed to continue this tradition.
– For more information, visit westpointaog.org.

Source: Conversation with Copilot
West Point makes history with Hindu Baccalaureate service.
https://indianapolisrecorder.com/west-point-makes-history-with-hindu-baccalaureate-service/