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VP Kamala Harris, first woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to 'unsettled world'

VP Kamala Harris, first woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to 'unsettled world'
Today, the United States Military Academy held its commencement ceremony outside Mike Stadium in Orange County and the Academy is making history today. 온라인 바카라 게임 twelve's Emily Young explains. We are here at Miki Stadium in West Point for 2023 graduation and *** historic graduation at that because Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver today's commencement speech. And this marks the very first time in the military academy's more than 200 year history that the commencement speech will be given by *** woman, the Vice President's plan today to talk about how *** strong us army is vital to the security of the world. You can see here thousands of proud friends and family filling the stadium to watch their loved ones walk the stage. Some 950 cadets, both men and women are expected to graduate and join the Long Gray line today as they say here at West Point and be commissioned as Army second Lieutenants and we will have it all here on 온라인 바카라 게임 12. So make sure you stick with news and the news app. We're in West Point, Emily Young news. And moments ago, Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage at West Point and addressed the cadets. Our military is strongest when it fully reflects the people of America, West Point each and every day, America's service members demonstrate extraordinary skill. Congressman, Pat Ryan was also in attendance at the graduation ceremony. Ryan is the first West Point graduate to represent the academy in the House of Representatives. Ryan served two combat tours in Iraq, earning two bronze stars.
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VP Kamala Harris, first woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to 'unsettled world'
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country but noted they were entering an 바카라 게임 웹사이트œunsettled world바카라 게임 웹사이트 because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.바카라 게임 웹사이트œThe world has drastically changed,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Harris told the roughly 950 graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives, as well as the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and in Asia.바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt is clear you graduate into an increasingly unsettled world where longstanding principles are at risk," she said.As the U.S. ended two decades of war in Afghanistan, the longest in the country's history, the vice president said, Russia soon launched the first major ground war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine.바카라 게임 웹사이트œAt the same time, autocrats have become bolder, the threat of terrorism persists, and an accelerating climate crisis continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods," she added.She advised cadets to be wary of China, as it rapidly modernizes its military and muscles for control over parts of the high seas, ostensibly referring to the brewing disputes over the South China Sea.She spoke about the country's military might and its need to innovate, including the adoption of new technology to change how wars are fought 바카라 게임 웹사이트” even using artificial intelligence to predict enemy movements and autonomous vehicles.Harris made no mention about the ongoing skirmishing in Washington, where the White House and congressional Republicans are trying to avert a debt crisis.Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트™ visit is her first to the U.S. Army academy. Commencement speakers at the country바카라 게임 웹사이트™s military academies are usually delivered by the president, vice president or high-ranking military official 바카라 게임 웹사이트” which until Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트™ election meant speakers have always been men.Harris was joined at the commencement by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, who in 2021 became the first woman to hold the military service바카라 게임 웹사이트™s top civilian post.Harris, the first woman to serve as the country's vice president, noted the 75th anniversary of 1948's Women바카라 게임 웹사이트™s Armed Services Integration Act, which gave women the right to serve as permanent members of the military. It was also 75 years ago when President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces.However, her address was delivered to an institution that has made slow progress diversifying its ranks in the four decades since the first class of female cadets graduated.Today, about one quarter of the student body are women. Only a few dozen graduates each year are Black women, like Harris, though the number has ticked up in recent years. The academy didn't admit women until 1976 and had its first female graduates in 1980.Upon graduation, the cadets will be commissioned as Army second lieutenants.West Point dates to 1802. Since then, the college has educated future military leaders including Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. George Patton and Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.While Harris visited West Point, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Manhattan, President Joe Biden heads to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday to address graduates at the U.S. Air Force Academy.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addressed the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday.Last year, Harris addressed graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country but noted they were entering an 바카라 게임 웹사이트œunsettled world바카라 게임 웹사이트 because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œThe world has drastically changed,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Harris told the roughly 950 graduating cadets. She referred to the global pandemic that took millions of lives, as well as the fraught shifts in global politics in Europe and in Asia.

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바카라 게임 웹사이트œIt is clear you graduate into an increasingly unsettled world where longstanding principles are at risk," she said.

As the U.S. ended two decades of war in Afghanistan, the longest in the country's history, the vice president said, Russia soon launched the first major ground war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine.

바카라 게임 웹사이트œAt the same time, autocrats have become bolder, the threat of terrorism persists, and an accelerating climate crisis continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods," she added.

She advised cadets to be wary of China, as it rapidly modernizes its military and muscles for control over parts of the high seas, ostensibly referring to the brewing disputes over the South China Sea.

She spoke about the country's military might and its need to innovate, including the adoption of new technology to change how wars are fought 바카라 게임 웹사이트” even using artificial intelligence to predict enemy movements and autonomous vehicles.

Harris made no mention about the ongoing skirmishing in Washington, where the White House and congressional Republicans are trying to avert a debt crisis.

Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트™ visit is her first to the U.S. Army academy. Commencement speakers at the country바카라 게임 웹사이트™s military academies are usually delivered by the president, vice president or high-ranking military official 바카라 게임 웹사이트” which until Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트™ election meant speakers have always been men.

Harris was joined at the commencement by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, who in 2021 became the first woman to hold the military service바카라 게임 웹사이트™s top civilian post.

Harris, the first woman to serve as the country's vice president, noted the 75th anniversary of 1948's Women바카라 게임 웹사이트™s Armed Services Integration Act, which gave women the right to serve as permanent members of the military. It was also 75 years ago when President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order banning segregation in the Armed Forces.

However, her address was delivered to an institution that has made slow progress diversifying its ranks in the four decades since the first class of female cadets graduated.

Today, about one quarter of the student body are women. Only a few dozen graduates each year are Black women, like Harris, though the number has ticked up in recent years. The academy didn't admit women until 1976 and had its first female graduates in 1980.

Upon graduation, the cadets will be commissioned as Army second lieutenants.

West Point dates to 1802. Since then, the college has educated future military leaders including Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. George Patton and Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

While Harris visited West Point, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Manhattan, President Joe Biden heads to Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday to address graduates at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addressed the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday.

Last year, Harris addressed graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.