West Point gears up for graduation Saturday

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy is holding graduation events through Saturday.

More than 950 cadets will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony at West Point on Saturday. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak.

West Point traditionally holds a series of reviews, banquets and ceremonies in the days leading up to graduation. A graduation parade will be held Friday on the grassy expanse near the dining hall known as The Plain.