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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadet Dalton Carter, son of Mr. Marlin Carter and Mrs. Heather Carter of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, will graduate from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 22.

Carter graduated from Montgomery County High School in 2017. Carter’s elementary, middle school, and part of his high school years, were spent in Clark County. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in History: Military w/ Thesis, Infrastructure, and Irregular Warfare. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Infantry branch.

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.