Great score, Cadets!
LEXINGTON, Va., Feb. 27, 2009 – Army General David H. Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, will deliver the commencement address to Virginia Military Institute’s graduating cadets on May 16.The commencement exercise is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in Cameron Hall.
“I am honored to accept the invitation and look forward to what I know will be a great event,” General Petraeus said in his letter accepting the invitation to speak at commencement. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to thank VMI’s faculty and cadets for their service when I join you for Commencement ceremonies this spring.”
His phenomenal war record aside, the good General has always impressed me with his… well, availability. Always seems open to share his vast knowledge with the American people who love him. Remember one of the first media spots the General did after taking command in Iraq was with this blog.
Maybe the old West Pointer just has a soft spot for the Institute, heh.
THAT’S a big fat airborne hoo-ah. Good choice.
Some may have seen this, but General Petraeus will also speak at the joint commissioning ceremony of Harvard and MIT, where he will commission his son as a 2LT in the Army.
General Petraeus and General Peay share much in common as they both commanded the 101st Airborne and were or are the CENTCOM Commander.
This is a singular honor for VMI.
So the man was a West Pointer… oh well, nobody’s perfect.