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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tore into leaders who’ve tried to turn the military into “woke Princeton” and stained the American spirit, ripping DEI in a fiery speech to graduating cadets at West ...

May 23 (UPI) --Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a graduation speech to graduating West Point cadets Saturday, and told them they are "ready" for war. "West Point is set apart. It's special.

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WEST POINT - As a soft rain fell May 23 at Michie Stadium, 998 West Point cadets raised their right hands and took the oath of office that officially made them second lieutenants in the United States ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is scheduled to make his first official visit to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, May 23, where he will deliver the commencement address to the Class of ...

On May 23, approximately 1,000 West Point cadets will graduate, receive their degrees and be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army. But as of four days before the ceremony, West ...

Donovan Livingston knew the stakes were high this year when he was asked to deliver a commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he teaches. Ten years ago, he was ...