{"id":33072,"date":"2019-05-13T21:06:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T21:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/13\/vice-president-pence-to-speak-at-west-points-graduation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:56:24","slug":"vice-president-pence-to-speak-at-west-points-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/05\/13\/vice-president-pence-to-speak-at-west-points-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Pence to speak at West Point\u2019s graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Class of 2019 graduates at West Point later this month, the commencement speaker will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/05\/01\/truman-sailors-ordered-to-clap-like-were-at-a-strip-club-for-pence-visit\/\" target=_blank>Vice President Mike Pence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will address the cadets at their ceremony on Saturday, May 25, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westpoint.edu\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Military Academy <\/a>announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 950 cadets are expected to receive their commissions as Army second lieutenants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/30\/pence-on-hand-as-his-hoosier-son-receives-wings-of-gold\/\" target=_blank>Pence\u2019s <\/a>second visit to West Point, and his first time speaking at the graduation, the announcement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/27\/dunford-urges-west-point-graduates-to-embrace-change\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18146649791427.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Dunford urges West Point graduates to embrace change<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday to \u201cembrace the constant changes\u201d facing the military as the best route to success.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Col. 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