Cadet Taylor Layn Rodenhuis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rodenhuis of Salisbury, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 26.

Rodenhuis is a 2014 graduate of Salisbury High School.

While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in engineering management. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Field Artillery branch and will report to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., for his first assignment.

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.