Local cadet graduates from West Point - May 2021

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Cadet Prakash D. Nigam, son of Subhash and Tammy Nigam of Palatine, Illinois, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 22.

Nigam graduated from Palatine High School in 2017. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in chemical engineering. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Infantry branch and will report to Fort Benning, Georgia, for his first assignment.

The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.

About West Point

The U. S. Military Academy at West Point is a four-year, co-educational, federal, Liberal Arts College located 50 miles north of New York City. It was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering and continues today as the world's premier leader-development institution, consistently ranked among top colleges in the country. Its mission remains constant--to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the U.S. Army. For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu