PHOTOS: President Barack Obama addresses graduating class at West Point
May 28, 2014
The 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, throw their covers in the air at the end of the ceremony May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530194938 )
A female cadet salutes as US President Barack Obama arrives deliver the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530192931 )
President Barack Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Obama is heading to West Point where he will deliver a commencement address to U.S. Military Academy Class of 2014. Obama is expected to talk about his Afghanistan plan and to answer critics who say he has surrendered America's global leadership. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Obama )
President Barack Obama hands out diploma to Calla Glavin, of Birmingham, Mich., during the commencement at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's Class of 2014, in West Point, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Obama )
Cadets celebrate after tossing their hats in the air the conclusion of the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494168185 )
President Barack Obama and Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., superintendent at the U.S. Military Academy, stand for the national anthem during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the academy, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in West Point, N.Y. In a broad defense of his foreign policy, the president declared that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Obama )
Members of the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, hug at the end of the ceremony May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530195146 )
Cadets enter the stadium at West Point for the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. U.S. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494168049 )
Following a West Point tradition, children prepare to run for fallen caps after the graduating cadets threw them in the air at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494168179 )
Following a West Point tradition, Alan Jones, age 7, gathers caps after graduating cadets threw them in the air at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. U.S. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494167123 )
US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530192877 )
Members of the graduating class hold their covers as US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530192746 )
Graduating cadets celebrate at the end of a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in West Point, N.Y. President Barack Obama in a broad defense of his foreign policy, declared that the U.S. remains the world's most indispensable nation, even after a "long season of war," but argued for restraint before embarking on more military adventures. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ( Obama )
President Barack Obama and Senate Armed Service Committee member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., laugh as they walk down the steps from Air Force One, upon their arrival at the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, before heading to the United States Military Academy at West Point where the president was to deliver the commencement address. (AP Photo/Philip Kamrass) ( Obama West Point )
US President Barack Obama waves as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC May 28, 2014 to leave for West Point, New York, where he will deliver the commencement address at the US Military Academy. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530188937 )
A female graduate sits among male graduates as US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address to the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530192919 )
Protesters gather outside the Thayer Gate at the United States Military Academy on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. President Obama is scheduled to deliver the 2014 commencement address at the US Military Academy. (DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530191573 )
Members of the audience listen as U.S. President Barack Obama gives the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan. Over 1,000 cadets are expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494167133 )
U.S. President Barack Obama enters the stadium at West Point to give the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan. Over 1,000 cadets are expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494168043 )
Cadets congratulate each other during the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494168055 )
The "goat" Matthew Mayeaux, the lowest ranked in the graduating class, holds up his diploma, during commencement exercises at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530194325 )
Members of the 2014 graduating class at the United States Military Academy listen to US President Barack Obama's commencement address at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) ( 530194299 )
Cadets celebrate after tossing their hats in the air the conclusion of the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 28, 2014 in West Point, New York. U.S. President Barack Obama gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony. In a highly anticipated speech on foreign policy, the President provided details on his plans for winding down America's military commitment in Afghanistan and on future military threats to the United States. Over 1,000 cadets were expected to graduate from the class of 2014 and will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 494166733 )
President Barack Obama hands out diplomas to the graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in West Point, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Obama delivered the commencement address and talked about his Afghanistan plan and answered critics who say he has surrendered America's global leadership. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ( Obama )
Military personnel salute Air Force One, with President Barack Obama aboard, before departing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Obama is heading to West Point where he will deliver a commencement address to U.S. Military Academy Class of 2014. Obama is expected to talk about his Afghanistan plan and to answer critics who say he has surrendered America's global leadership. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ( Obama )
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