Sentence examples for academy commencement from inspiring English sources

The question by Republicans about Mr. Gore's appearance at the military academy seemed more of a warning than concern about the past, putting Mr. Gore and his campaign on notice that, say, using the platform of a service academy commencement, either for television commercials or political remarks, would cross a line.

Mr. Roche made his comments at a news conference before graduation ceremonies at the academy, in Colorado Springs, but did not mention the scandal in his commencement speech.

Presidents have used commencement speeches before the service academies to provide their visions of the future, and Mr. Clinton, in his final such address, offered a view that, while promising, sees menace on many fronts.

In his commencement address at the United States Military Academy late last month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged the newest graduates of the two-centuries-old academy to help stamp out the "scourge" of sexual assaults in the military.

Mr. Cohen's objections echoed those Mr. Gore made during his commencement address at the United States Military Academy on Saturday, when he said Mr. Bush's proposals were harmful to arms control and threatening to global stability.

Sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military are "a profound betrayal of sacred oaths and sacred trusts," Mr. Hagel said in a commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Bergdahl's release came in the same week that Obama outlined plans to keep US forces in Afghanistan until 2016, during a commencement speech at West Point military academy.

In 2002, Mr. Bush used his commencement speech at the United States Military Academy at West Point to announce, with no advance billing, the most important doctrine of his administration, the policy of pre-emption that led the way to war in Iraq.

And every year, as tradition dictates, he gives a commencement speech at one of the military academies, does a standup routine at the White House Correspondents Dinnerr, and announces his pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey.

Mr. Obama's commencement address was his first at a military academy since the last American troops left Iraq, ending nearly nine years of conflict, and came just days after he agreed with NATO allies on a plan to close out the combat mission in Afghanistan.

Thus the cold open took place on commencement day at the Pounder School for Students with Special Needs, an academy where no one dares "tease you because you have a funny name".