Balfour Military Awards

Rings bind you to others, by the "grip of a far off hold." And, you to each other, in a way which deepens with each passing year. 

Rings "Bind" you to those who preceded you, and to those who will follow you. Thousands of others will wear rings similar to yours, representing different walks of life. They will go their separate ways. You will not. 

You are bound, as words of "The Corps" remind us, by the "grip of a far off hold." 

Rings also bind you to each other - a class to itself.

DANIEL W. CHRISTMAN Lieutenant General, US Army Superintendent, United States Military Academy - West Point