West Point Cadet Alix Idrache, center, during the 2016 commencement ceremony at the West Point Military Academy May 21, 2016 in West Point, NY. Idrache immigrated to the United States from Haiti, earned his citizenship and served for two years as an enlisted soldier with the Maryland Army National Guard before working his way through the prestigious military school.

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West Point Cadet Alix Idrache, center, during the 2016 commencement ceremony at the West Point Military Academy May 21, 2016 in West Point, NY. Idrache immigrated to the United States from Haiti, earned his citizenship and served for two years as an enlisted soldier with the Maryland Army National Guard before working his way through the prestigious military school.

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