President Joe Biden just enjoyed what many will call his “please clap” moment, one that is sure to be used by his critics negatively, though to be fair, he was clearly kidding. During a speech to the 148th graduating class of the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, Biden joked with assembled cadets, saying, […]
DATE: 05/19/2021
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After four years of studying and learning to become the best officers possible, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2021 will graduate on May 19, 2021 on Cadet Memorial Field at the USCGA, 31 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320.
The graduation is scheduled to commence at 11 am. The Academy s 140th Commencement ceremony will feature President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker.
In consideration of the scheduled event, the following parking restrictions shall be in effect: NO PARKING on River Ridge Rd., Deshon St., Nameaug Ave., Oneco Ave., Farnsworth St., Winchester Rd., and Uncas Ave. beginning at 5:00 am on May 19, 2021. NO PARKING SIGNS WILL BE POSTED. The parking restrictions will remain in effect until later in the day at the discretion of the police department. Parking tickets will be issued and vehicles towed.
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduated 240 ensigns at Cadet Memorial Field on Wednesday in a commencement ceremony that included an address from President
Biden celebrates Coast Guard in commencement address, stresses role on world stage 5 hours ago President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/AP) NEW LONDON, Conn. President Joe Biden on Wednesday used his first commencement address as commander in chief to tell Coast Guard Academy graduates they will play a vital role as the United States reasserts itself on the world stage. Biden, speaking at the Coast Guard’s sun-soaked Connecticut campus, told the 240 graduates that “the world is changing” and told them that they are at a “significant inflection point.”
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NEW LONDON, Conn. – President Joe Biden challenged the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating class on Wednesday to “go out and be the future” in a rapidly changing world.
“We need you badly – that’s not hyperbole,” he said. “You’re ready.”
Biden’s address to the 240 men and women in the academy’s graduating class marked his first commencement address as commander in chief.
As a bright morning sun beamed down, Biden saluted as he began to walk through the cordon of cadets that stretched across nearly half of Cadet Memorial Field to get to the outdoor stage. Soon after Biden took his place on the unshaded stage, cannons were fired 21 times.