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General David H. Petraeus, chief of U.S. military operations in much of the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Middle East, lauded the importance of “individual leaders” in a speech at the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony in Tercentenary Theatre yesterday. After beginning his speech on a comedic note, Petraeus encouraged “what must be the smartest new members of our military” to make use of the leadership skills they had developed through their training. He also implored them to follow “five critical admonitions”: “lead by example...
...reluctant to have someone from domestic politics, but it was a very comprehensive speech,” said Murotami, who said he will return to working at a Japanese government aid agency, a job he held prior to attending...
Sebelius urged the audience to remember Kennedy’s famous “ripples of hope” speech, in which he described the cumulative impact of all varieties of public service...
Students and their parents called Sebelius’s speech inspirational, adding that her description of her path to HHS gave them perspective on their own futures...
...like it when a speaker thinks about her audience during a speech,” said Christina N. Peterson, whose daughter will earn a Masters in Public Policy this year...