Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday became the first female commencement speaker to address graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday described a political moment unlike any era that came before as she addressed the graduating class of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. She became the first female commencement speaker in the school s history.
In front of an outdoor audience at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Harris urged graduating midshipmen to defend the country against a number of global threats, including cybersecurity attacks, climate change and biological hazards like the coronavirus.
Comparing the COVID-19 crisis to other critical moments that have shaped the nation s history including Pearl Harbor, the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Sept. 11 attacks Harris told graduates that they are walking into a rapidly changing world.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday addressed the graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy, warning the newly commissioned Navy and Marine Corps officers of a “fragile” world following the COVID-19 pandemic.