President George W. Bush Delivers Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy at West Point

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President George W. Bush Delivers Commencement Address at the United States Military Academy at West Point

PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, WEST POINT, NEW YORK, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE

MAY 27, 2006

SPEAKER: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

[*] BUSH: Thank you for the warm welcome. General Lennox, Secretary Harvey, members of the United States Congress, Academy staff and faculty, distinguished guests, proud family, and, most importantly, the Class of 2006. (Applause.)

On the way in, General Lennox showed me what you did to his car. (Laughter.) I told him, "That's a fine looking vehicle -- (laughter) -- but you need to stay away from Marine One." (Laughter.)

I see a lot of Gray Hogs out there -- a few Century Men, too. During your four years at this Academy, I'm told there are about 18,000 opportunities to be late for class, drill, march, or inspection -- and many of you availed yourselves of those opportunities. (Laughter.) Others got written up just for having bad haircuts. No matter what reason you got slugged, help is on the way. (Applause.) In keeping with longstanding tradition, I hereby absolve all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses. I leave it to General Lennox to define exactly what "minor" means. (Laughter.)

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