Ronald Reagan: “Today you become officers in the Armed Forces of the United States…”

On the recordMay 26, 1981

Today you become officers in the Armed Forces of the United States, guardians of freedom, protectors of our heritage.

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Republican · California

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Address at Commencement Exercises at the United States Military Academy

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Ronald Reagan: “Today you become officers in the Armed Forces of the United States, guardians of freedom, protectors of our heritage.”