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Shanahan Delivers Naval Academy’s 2019 Commencement Address

  • Defense.gov
  • May 24, 2019 | 21:08

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan delivers the commencement address for the graduation and commissioning ceremony of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2019 in Annapolis, Md., May 24, 2019.