This West Point Military Graduate Is Going Viral For All The Right Reasons
A photo of newly-commissioned US Army officer Second Lieutenant Alix Schoelcher Idrache shedding a stream of righteous tears at his commencement ceremony has gone viral and for good reason. The guy is the literal embodiment of the American Dream: He was born in Haiti and earned his US citizenship by enlisting in the US Army, Maryland National Guard, and eventually attending West Point.
From the DC Gazette:
“At this moment,” Idrache said about the photo, “I was overwhelmed with emotions. Three things came to mind and led to those tears. The first is where I started. I am from Haiti and never did I imagine that such honor would be one day bestowed on me. The second is where I am. Men and women who preserved the very essence of the human condition stood in that position and took the same oath. …The third is my future. Shortly after I leave, I will report to Ft. Rucker to start flight school. Knowing that one day I will be a pilot is humbling beyond words. I could not help but be flooded with emotions knowing that I will be leading these men and women who are willing to give their all to preserve what we value as the American way of life. To me, that is the greatest honor. Once again, thank you.”
It’s really difficult hard to get into West Point. The school has a 9% acceptance rate, and you need a letter of recommendation from a US Congressman. On top of that, Idrache graduated in the top 5% of his class and qualified for flight school, which as my dad keeps reminding me, is a big damn deal. This morning, I was late to Bio because I couldn’t find my shoes.
Knowing that there are people like this protecting our country, who have struggled so much and overcome so many challenges, is absolutely staggering. I feel incredibly proud of our military, and simultaneously really inadequate. It almost makes me want to get off my ass and devote my life to something meaningful.
But there’s beer in the fridge. Congratulations, 2nd Lt. Idrache. Go kill some terrorists..
[via DC Gazette]
Image via U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant
Only in the United States could this happen. This is why I love this country. God bless this man.
9 years ago at 9:28 amUnpopular opinion, but no, not only in the United States does this happen.
9 years ago at 9:53 amShut up?
9 years ago at 9:59 amNo.
9 years ago at 10:00 amMaybe, fuck off?
9 years ago at 11:57 amMaybe.
9 years ago at 12:05 pmKindly go fuck yourself?
9 years ago at 6:13 pmI do not go quietly or gently.
9 years ago at 7:04 pmHave you ever considered suicide?
9 years ago at 10:04 amYes and murder, along with a bunch of other nefarious and licentious things.
9 years ago at 10:09 amI would strongly recommend that you kill yourself.
9 years ago at 12:15 pmSomebody found intern Shelby’s thesaurus.
9 years ago at 3:09 pmDefinitely should go with the suicide over murder in your case
9 years ago at 5:49 pmYes, graduating as a cadet from West Point (and imo, the greatest military academy in the world) does in fact only happen in the U.S.
9 years ago at 10:37 amYes, but it is the story, emotion, and gratefulness is what made this man go viral. Do great stories like these, where a poor man can rise to be part of an elite group of military men only occur in the states? What about the Gurkas? Only in the states can one feel like this? Only at West Point?
9 years ago at 10:53 amYou must be really fun at parties
9 years ago at 12:00 pmFuck off
9 years ago at 10:57 amNo.
9 years ago at 11:04 amOnly in America would someone say something that dumb and try to defend it….
9 years ago at 11:07 amThis thread acts as if the U.S. Is the only country with strong patriotism.. If you think that, you’re an idiot.
9 years ago at 11:10 amThis isn’t what anyone is saying Frock, and I respectfully disagree. But it is a proven fact that the United States military is by far the greatest in the world, and as such, the people that participate, as a whole, are considered more elite. From the 75th Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Navy SEALS and SWCC, MARSOC, and all the other forces that compromise Spec Ops, we blow everyone out of the water. Not to mention our “normal military members” are head and shoulders above all others in the world. We set the standard, and in doing so, gives me the right to have unbridled patriotism. Ya there are strong patriots around the world, but their countries simply can’t compare to the United States of America.
9 years ago at 11:27 amHow do you measure patriotism?
9 years ago at 11:32 amDrop your pants
9 years ago at 11:54 amCouldn’t agree more. A good friend from high school is SWCC now. What a great guy, I can’t think of anyone else I would rather have representing our armed forces.
9 years ago at 1:05 pmNope, plenty of dumb people elsewhere as well.
9 years ago at 11:11 amMy geed filter is overflowing at this point. As so many patriots on this site have insisted, please do us all a favor, chug bleach and kill yourself.
Sincerely,
9 years ago at 4:27 pm– A member of the U.S. Military
Only in the States do feathers get ruffled from a differing opinion to the status quo and get slurred with “kill yourself” and “shut up”, sounds like something akin to something SJWs would do.
9 years ago at 11:24 am“Only in the states” you clearly do not watch the news. This happens all over the world. I fucking hate pseudo intellectual people like you that bash on the US and champion other parts of the world because you always try to make others look stupid or inferior because you seem to think your world view is better. Also, you should know your audience, and this audience doesn’t want to hear about what you’re saying right now. So in short, kindly go fuck yourself.
9 years ago at 11:34 amWhere did I bash the States? I simply said no, stories like these happen all over the world. But “only in the states” is a pretty bold statement you made. Clearly I do watch the news to know stories like these happen all over the world. You clearly only watch Fox US News? I can make assumptions too.
9 years ago at 11:38 amAs he kindly asked, please, go fuck yourself.
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9 years ago at 11:33 amNo.
9 years ago at 11:34 amDude you are such a boner
9 years ago at 4:07 pmI know right.
9 years ago at 7:05 pmhilarious.
9 years ago at 4:54 pm.
9 years ago at 5:51 pmsi
9 years ago at 7:03 pmThe fact that all of you are shitting on him for expressing an opinion is asinine. Seriously, are your little fratty patriotic egos so fragile that you can’t handle someone pointing out simple facts? This place used to be fun but now this is just silly. We can’t handle a female intern and differing opinions on the comments section of a stupid fucking frat website. Jesus Christ.
9 years ago at 8:47 pmYou’re really wasting your time here buddy
9 years ago at 10:55 pmwasting your time like trying to reason with a SJW amirite? weeee committing account suicide, is my only sick pleasure now that seeing people fail and debase themselves is on the chopping block.
9 years ago at 11:37 pmFray bono is proving all of y’all wrong and y’all are just saying kys and lapping him. Get over yourselves.
9 years ago at 4:04 pmNah bro crying is gay
9 years ago at 8:14 amTake notes liberal yahoos take fuckin notes
9 years ago at 9:31 amIdeology doesn’t precipitate loving your country, divisive rhetoric hurts conservatives as much as liberals. America is the land of the free, no ideology or school of thought can claim her.
9 years ago at 9:35 amWish I could half the man that he is. Congratulations to him and all of his West Point graduates.
9 years ago at 9:34 amWelcome to the family brother
9 years ago at 9:38 amProof that the American dream still exists
9 years ago at 9:46 amCrying at West Point graduation is NF
9 years ago at 9:52 amShedding a manly tear at fulfilling a lifelong dream you never thought possible RFM
9 years ago at 9:53 amAll the good leaders are happy as fuck to get out of that he’ll hole
9 years ago at 10:01 amNo fucking shit, you worthless fuck. I’d be happy to get out of a place that demands your undivided devotion 24/7 for 4 years. But I’d also be crying tears of joy at my accomplishment. Keep your opinions to yourself and go fuck yourself
9 years ago at 10:07 amNot to take away from the beauty of the story, but as a whole enlisted guys hate officers from the academies. They’re nicknamed Ring Knockers because they take every opportunity to let people know they graduated from the academy. Also, 4 years of misery seems to leave them with a copy of the rule book shoved up their ass. They usually get better but they drive enlisted guys nuts for the first few years.
9 years ago at 1:42 pmSo they talk about something amazing that they accomplished and they follow the rules in a rule driven organization? Sounds to me like they’re pretty standout individuals
9 years ago at 3:08 pmWeird shit… So, the graduates of a strict education are stricter; and the graduates of an open enlistment are more open to rule infringements. Am I still on the right track, Onationaltitles? Groundbreaking stuff. Definitely relevant to waiving your support for academy officers.
9 years ago at 5:06 pmNo, you just seem really confused about the dynamic. Holding a standard and roasting some underpayed and overworked enlisted guy because you don’t think his shoes are shiny enough are two completely different things. I would think someone on this site would know the difference between the two. Remember, people in the service are exactly that, human beings. They’re no different than you and me. They just had the balls to sign a blank check in the name of freedom. Again, I’m not saying rules aren’t important, I’m saying Academy grads don’t tend to be as personable or well rounded as their ROTC peers.
9 years ago at 7:15 pm100% chance he’s not in a fraternity, idiot
9 years ago at 9:53 amI’d give him a bid.
9 years ago at 9:54 amTell that to Alix. I’m sure he’d be happy to place your teeth in the back of your skull.
9 years ago at 10:22 amBlackball this fuck.
9 years ago at 10:46 amBeat navy
9 years ago at 9:56 amThat will never happen
9 years ago at 10:35 amWithout Keenan Reynolds, it’s a distinct possibility
9 years ago at 11:57 amIt’s a possibility, but it’s also been a possibility for the last 14 years in a row. I’ll believe it when I see it.
9 years ago at 1:01 pmGod bless.
9 years ago at 10:00 amMy chapter gave a bid to a former army medic who was coming in off of the GI Bill last year in my first semester as pledge ed. Try standing in the basement, screaming at the army pledge who’s 3 years older than you. You don’t wanna get in his face; You wanna shake his hand and tell him thanks.
9 years ago at 10:10 amMedics have nerves of steel too (not saying the rest don’t). Yelling at him must’ve been a formality at most, no way you said shit to affect him
9 years ago at 10:24 amHe’d done a couple tours in Afghanistan and had seen some shit and shit accessories. Without sounding braggadocious, he was the only guy in both classes I took that I couldnt intimidate in his class.
9 years ago at 10:49 amThat last sentence is fucked but proofreading is below my pay grade
9 years ago at 10:50 amA friend of my at my university is a former Marine who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat engineer. He’s a purple heart recipient and has been through hell and back. He joined a fraternity when he got to college and eventually became the pledge master. He makes life a living hell for his pledges like it was day one at Paris Island. After going through the pledge process that he leads them through, they end up as highly squared away and respectable young men.
9 years ago at 11:32 am^this. And yet the administrations of today’s colleges call it “hazing”. Goddamnit it’s called character development and it works!
9 years ago at 1:44 pmThere’s a button for that champ.
9 years ago at 3:11 pmDuty honor country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be what you can be what you will be. They are your rallying points. To build courage when courage seems to fail. To regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith to create hope when hope becomes forlorn
9 years ago at 10:13 amFuck you trying to get up votes after your previous comment failed so miserably and contradicts what you are saying now. You’re a piece of shit
9 years ago at 10:25 amNo fuck you
9 years ago at 10:53 amNo fuck you
9 years ago at 11:15 amNice avi John
9 years ago at 11:34 amFratHoodTX, I don’t think this Stamos douche understands the military origin of the cow reference. Tell Jodi to piss off
9 years ago at 12:13 am