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Mike Pence tells West Point grads they should expect to see combat
May 25, 2019 / 2:24 PM / AP
West Point, N.Y. Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat. "Some of you will join the fight against radical Islamic terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq," he said.
Pence congratulated the West Point graduates on behalf of President Trump, and told them, "As you accept the mantle of leadership I promise you, your commander in chief will always have your back. Mr. Trump is the best friend the men and women of our armed forces will ever have."
More than 980 cadets became U.S. Army second lieutenants in the ceremony at West Point's football stadium.
Pence noted that Mr. Trump has proposed a $750 billion defense budget for 2020 and said the United States "is once again embracing our role as the leader of the free world."
"It is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for America at some point in your life," Pence said. "You will lead soldiers in combat. It will happen. Some of you may even be called upon to serve in this hemisphere."
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babylonsister
May 2019
OP
How much is going for planes and tanks and how much to the men and woman in gear and healthcare?
GemDigger
May 2019
#2
Bullshit - tired of these war mongers. We seem to have accepted perpetual war.
walkingman
May 2019
#3
The Military Industrial Complex called and they are looking for business.
democratisphere
May 2019
#4
Well, they are a national military academy, there has to be a good chance of ending up in an ...
marble falls
May 2019
#6
Indiana based Cummins Diesel's cozy relationship with Russia was developed by Pence's brother
Brother Buzz
May 2019
#12