Army Brass Defend Decision To Hold West Point Graduation, With Trump As Speaker
Despite concerns that many West Point cadets returning for a June 13 commencement may be exposed to the coronavirus, Army officials insist they'll be in a "safety bubble."
by David Welna
Apr 30, 2020
3 minutes
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Top U.S. Army leaders insisted Thursday that the June 13 graduation ceremony they have announced for West Point cadets â after President Trump declared on April 17 he would be the commencement speaker â will take place in a "safety bubble" of measures aimed at preventing a further spread of the coronavirus.
"We will conduct the ceremony much like the Air Force Academy
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