Alberto Jose Roche-Escalera, 16, a Ponce native and an Antilles High School senior (left), is greeted by Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernández, senior Army Reserve officer in the Caribbean (right), in moments when Roche-Escalera received notification of his acceptance into West Point, March 14. According to West Point officials, there are currently only two Puerto Ricans cadets attending the Academy this year. More Puerto Ricans loking at West Point as an option 544373

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