Above / Naperville residents Cadet Nicholas Wandi and Cadet Samuel Wehrli are 2022 West Point graduates.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadets Samuel Wehrli, son of Scott and Lynda Wehrli and Nicholas Wandi, son of Azmi and Cynthia Wandi, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Sat., May 21., 2022.
Wehrli graduated from Marmion Academy in 2018. While at West Point, he concentrated in law & legal studies.
Wandi graduated from Naperville Central High School in 2018. He concentrated in Mechanical Engineering at West Point.
Both Cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army within the Field Artillery branch. Wehrli will report to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for his first assignment. Wandi will report to Ft. Carson, Colorado.
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.
West Point since 1802
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.
Report released by West Point. Photo by Scott Wehrli.
Editor’s Note / Congratulations to all recent high school graduates of Naperville Central High School, Naperville North High School, Waubonsie Valley High School, Neuqua Valley High School, Metea Valley School, Benet Academy and Marmion Academy as well as graduates from North Central College, Benedictine University and other colleges attended by students in this community. Be mindful to make a difference in the world.
