Debt is good . You only need to know that if youre going to work for the government in d. C. My parents immigrated to this great country nearly half a century ago. They came without much, but they had heard about the idea of america. That is what america really is. It is an idea and a central tenet of that idea is freedom. When my folks arrived in louisiana in 1971, by mother was pregnant with me. I was what you would politely called a free existing condition. [laughter] my dad did look around for a handout for the government to pay the hospital bill. He worked out paying for me on an installment plan. Shortly after was born, he asked if they would take me back if he skipped a payment. They said no. [laughter] he knew the idea of america was that if you work hard, if you apply yourself, you will be successful. When he got to baton rouge, he got a job and went through the yellow pages and looked up company after company. He finally wore a guy down on the phone from the railroad company.
National security and americas future. My third suggestion, very simple, very clear, be humble. Stay humble. By virtue of your unique experience here at the Naval Academy, you have much, much to be proud of and confident about. But if confidence gives way to arrogance, both your superiors and subordinates will respond, and it wont come out well for you, nor should it. Humility is about respect. Respect for others. Give credit to others and remember you will never ever know enough, youll never know enough or be as smart or as good as you any you are. Someone else will always have something to teach you. In the wore of one petty officer, lots of enlisted have a lot of pride in what they do. And a little bit of humility on the officers part to be able to say every now and then, i dont know what do you think, goes a long way. These three tools, personal interaction, understanding humility, theyll all help you both personally and professionally. But always remember that the first principle
Fleet. Ensigns, take your seats. Good morning. Today wed gentlemen, will graduate 1068 men and women that have met the many challenges of four years at the Naval Academy. The class of 2014 also includes 12 graduates from nine nations around the world. We invite these international graduating midshipmen to stand when their name is called along with members of the National Delegation who are in attendance today. Graduates is National Flags are flying above the memorial arches will return to their countries and serve with distinction in their armed forces or enter other government service. [reading names] [reading names] congratulations. Take your seats. Todays graduates join the more than 80,000 men and women that have graduated from the Naval Academy since its founding in 1845. As part of our Graduation Ceremony today, members of the class that preceded this years graduates by 50 years will honor this continuing chain of Naval Academy graduates by presenting uniform devices to the class
Apparently attacked inside her home. Darcy spencer is live in Capitol Heights tonight where police were canvassing the neighborhood this afternoon. Reporter i was able to talk to several maybes here in this community today. They all tell me that the victim was a nice woman. She was a kind woman. She lived right here in this house. She had trouble walking so she used a ramp here, and all these neighbors are struggling to understand how and why someone could kill her. We all look out for each other here in this neighborhood. I have been here ten years, and i have never heard anything like this happening before. Reporter this woman brought to tears as she talked about the death of her neighbor, Geraldine Joyce mcintyre. The disabled woman lived for 71 years. That life came to a tragic end saturday. Thats when police found her hurt in her Capitol Heights home. She died at a hospital later that day. Scary to not be comfortable where you live. And to know that it could happen so close. I fee
And furious from new jersey all the way up to maine, the worst still to come. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im brian bolter. Im shawn yancy. Our neighbors to the north are expecting to get 1 to 3 feet of snow lets take live look at foxboro, massachusetts. The snow is coming down hard and heavy there. The winds are whipping and blowing the snow sideways. It will be a long night for People Living there. Gary mcgrady is in the Weather Center tracking this monster storm and wind advisory in parts of our area. Thats right, shawn, still blizzard warnings up there. This is a legitimate blizzard. Its going to be of the believe it or not, this storm is just now coming together and during the overnight hours is when its going to become its strongest. Let me take you to radar here. Let me take you back. This loop will start again. This is 12 hours ago. Watch the two pieces come together. They are just now beginning to phase. Thats two storm systems, two pieces of energy coming together, and as t