# West Point Association of Graduates: Serving West Point and the Long Gray Line > West Point Association of Graduates \(WPAOG\) is the Alumni Association for the United States Military Academy \(USMA\)\. Our mission is to serve West Point and the Long Gray Line; our Vision is for the Long Gray Line to be the most highly connected alumni body in the world\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.1, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Homepage](https://www.westpointaog.org/): West Point Association of Graduates \(WPAOG\) is the Alumni Association for the United States Military Academy \(USMA\)\. Our mission is to serve West Point and the Long Gray Line; our Vision is for the Long Gray Line to be the most highly connected alumni body in the world\. - [Duty Beyond Measure: West Point POWs and the Missing](https://www.westpointaog.org/about/history/duty-beyond-measure-west-point-pows-and-the-missing/): We honor members of the Long Gray Line who endured captivity as prisoners of war or missing in action\. - [Distinguished Graduate Award](https://www.westpointaog.org/traditions/wpaog-awards/distinguished-graduate-award/): The Distinguished Graduate Award \(DGA\) is to be given to graduates of the United States Military Academy whose character, distinguished service, and stature draw wholesome comparison to the qualities for which West Point strives, in keeping with its motto: “Duty, Honor, Country\.” - [Class Rings](https://www.westpointaog.org/services/class-rings/) - [Stolen Class Rings Advice](https://www.westpointaog.org/services/class-rings/stolen-class-rings/) ## Posts - [Faculty and Cadets Embrace Innovation, Technology, and the Future of National Defense](https://www.westpointaog.org/news/faculty-and-cadets-embrace-innovation-technology-and-the-future-of-national-defense/): In the 2023 Fall issue of West Point magazine, Lieutenant General Steven Gilland ’90 and Brigadier General Shane Reeves ’96 introduced the United States Military Academy’s annual intellectual theme for academic year 2023\-24: “Innovation, Technology and the Future of National Defense\.” For this issue, West Point magazine asked several academic departments to detail the cutting\-edge work their cadets and faculty are doing that will impact the Army and nation in the future\. - [“Relentless” National Champions and Future Officers](https://www.westpointaog.org/news/relentless-national-champions-and-future-officers/): Welcome ladies and gentlemen, cadets and graduates, to the Class of 1972 South Boxing Room of Arvin Gymnasium\! In the “gray” corner, wearing workout shirts with the motto “Relentless” on the reverse, is your 16\-time National Champion, 84\-member strong Army West Point Boxing Team\! - [Past in Review: West Point’s Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity](https://www.westpointaog.org/news/past-in-review-west-points-catholic-chapel-of-the-most-holy-trinity/): The story of the Catholic community at West Point spans over a century, beginning with the appointment of the first Catholic cadets by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802\. As the community grew, the need for a dedicated place of worship emerged\. In 1900, Most Holy Trinity Chapel was completed, serving as a spiritual home for Catholics at the Academy\. The chapel is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2025, marking over a century of service\. Over the years, it faced challenges with funding and space but persevered, expanding in the 1950s to accommodate a growing population\. Today, MHT stands as the Academy's longest\-serving house of worship, continuing to serve cadets, faculty, and their families, while reflecting West Point's enduring values of duty, honor, and country\. - [Who Remembers…? Teaching Tools at USMA](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/who-remembers-teaching-tools-at-usma/): Every graduate has been through USMA’s academic system, yet the technological aids they have used to make it through that system have depended on when they were a cadet\. - [The Warrants of West Point](https://live-wpaog-main-site.pantheonsite.io/news/the-warrants-of-west-point/): Their mission is to serve as the “Wings of West Point,” but the warrant officers of the 2nd Aviation Detachment also take pride in introducing cadets to an Army rank seldom seen on Post\. ## Events - [West Point Founders Day](https://www.westpointaog.org/events/west-point-founders-day/): Spring is the season for graduates and other members of the extended West Point Community to gather here and abroad for formal celebrations of the 16 March 1802 establishment of the Corps of Engineers at West Point that would “constitute a military academy\.” - [Class of 1986 40th Reunion](https://www.westpointaog.org/events/class-of-1986-40th-reunion/): Welcome back to your Rockbound Highland Home for your class’s 40th reunion, Nov\. 5\-8, a time to Grip Hands with classmates as you relive fond memories from your cadet days and forge new memories with one another\. - [West Point Entrepreneur Roadshow](https://www.westpointaog.org/events/entrepreneur-roadshow/): The purpose of the Entrepreneur Roadshow and alumni network is to bring together USMA graduate entrepreneurs, business leaders \(CEO’s/CXO’s\), and investors across the globe to create new opportunities for partnership, share best practices from around the country, and promote collaboration while creating long\-term networking value across the Long Gray Line\. - [2026 West Point Entrepreneur Summit](https://www.westpointaog.org/events/entrepreneur-summit/): The purpose of the Summit is to bring together graduate entrepreneurs, business leaders \(CEO’s/CXO’s\), and investors across the globe to create new opportunities for partnership and collaboration while creating long\-term networking value across the Long Gray Line\. - [Class of 2016 10th Reunion](https://www.westpointaog.org/events/class-of-2016-10th-reunion/): Welcome back to your Rockbound Highland Home for your class’s 20th reunion, Oct\. 15\-18, a time to Grip Hands with classmates as you relive fond memories from your cadet days and forge new memories with one another\. ## Categories - [Uncategorized](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/category/uncategorized/) - [Grad News](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/category/grad-news/) - [Career Spotlight](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/category/career-spotlight/) ## Tags - [Grad Author](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/tag/grad-author/) - [Graduation](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/tag/graduation/) - [Crest](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/tag/crest/) - [Branch Night](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/tag/branch-night/) - [Affirmation Ceremony](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/tag/affirmation-ceremony/) ## Class Categories - [2026](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/class-category/2026/) - [2025](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/class-category/2025/) - [2027](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/class-category/2027/) - [2024](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/class-category/2024/) - [2028](http://www.westpointaog.org/news/class-category/2028/) ## DGA Recipients - [GEN \(R\) Alexander M\. 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