This year’s ring melt had the families of two 1950 graduates donate rings, Charles “Chuck” Friedlander and Louis Genuario.
Watch the ceremony below or at https://youtu.be/d_CXgMu8j3k?t=1441
See photos of the ceremony below or at https://www.flickr.com/photos/wpaog/albums/72177720331352095/
2026 West Point Ring Melt Ceremony Photo Gallery
At the 2025 Ring Melt ceremony last year, three classmates donated their rings, Bill DeGraf, Kilbert Lockwood and Volney Warner.
That ceremony can be watched below or at https://youtu.be/CC2LSXYmCnI?t=1690
More about the Ring Melt Ceremony program can be found at https://www.westpointaog.org/services/class-rings/class-ring-memorial-program/