WEST POINT, N.Y.– Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos became the latest West Point alumnus to be honored with a room dedicated to his name at the Thayer Hotel in West Point, N.Y. on May 17th, 2015. Ramos said, “Here is an honor, not just for me, but for our country, because not everybody is given this honor, and we are not last here in the US Military Academy Class of 1950”
A West Point graduate in 1950, General Ramos became the 12th president and commander in chief of the Republic of the Philippines in June 1992. Daniel Rice, president and co-founder of Thayer Hotel said, “We wanted to name the rooms not only after famous generals who fought for peace, but also for incredible leaders that had been created by West Point.”
West Point has produced U.S. presidents, foreign heads of state, warrior leaders, and renowned astronauts such as Buzz Aldrin. But only the most accomplished and distinguished of graduates of the military academy can have a room named in the their honor. The walls of the Ramos suite are adorned with photos of the former president, handpicked by Ramos himself. Read More