For those who were unable to attend the April 27, 2022, ceremony at Grant’s Tomb for Ulysses S. Grant’s 200th birthday:
- WATCH NOW—You can view the ceremony on the Instagram account for Ulysses S. Grant Revealed (@grantrevealed);
Note: My iPhone was a bit unsteady at first; I apologize for that. I didn’t think to do an Instagram Live until after I arrived. Grant would have been better prepared. 😉
- SEE THE PRINTED PROGRAM NOW—Click here for the ceremony’s printed program as a PDF copy.
- WATCH LATER—The ceremony will be broadcast on C-SPAN, so keep your eyes on the programming schedule at https://www.c-span.org/schedule/
- The ceremony’s order of program was as follows:
Welcome
National Park Service
Mistress of the Ceremony
Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director, West Harlem Art Fund
Presentation of the Colors
United States Military Academy (USMA) Corps of Cadets and West Point Honor Guard
National Anthem
USMA West Point Band
Invocation
Fr. Matt Pawlikowski, USMA Chaplain
Proclamation from the State of Colorado
Diana Linnen on behalf of Governor Jared Polis
Speakers
Frank Scaturro, President of Grant Monument Association
Ulysses Grant Dietz, Great, Great Grandson of Ulysses S Grant
Keynote Speaker
Brooks D. Simpson, Author of “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865”
Special Guest Speaker
Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams, West Point General*
Wreath Laying Ceremony with USMA
Grant Monument Association Wreath—Frank Scaturro
Grant Family Wreath—Ulysses Grant Dietz
National Park Service Wreath—Ramon Mangual, Supervisory Park Ranger
Presidential Wreath—General Mark Milley** and Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams
Rifle Salute and Taps
USMA Corps of Cadets and West Point Honor Guard
Benediction
Reverend Jacques DeGraff, Canaan Baptist Church in Christ
Retirement of Colors
United States Military Academy of Cadets and West Point Honor Guard
Closing Remarks
National Park Service
**Lt. Gen. Williams is the 60th superintendent of the United States Military Academy (U.S.M.A.), West Point, New York – ed.
