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your first captain of the corps of cadets, tyler gordon. of honor in your respect for traditions, knowing that you joined a long line that stretches through centuries, and in your reverence for each other. when the course stand in silence every time a former ku that makes the ultimate sacrifice for our nation- the corps stands in silence every time a former member makes the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. we see your love of country, the devotion to america captured in the model you chose as a class -- in the model you chose as a class,,"loyal until the end." duty, honor, love of country, everything you have learned here, everything you have prared for, has leyou to today. when you take that oath, when that person pins those gold bars on your shoulder, when you become commissioned officers in .he u.s. army this is the ninth consecutive commencement that has taken ace with our nation at war. this time of war began in afghanistan, a place that may seem as far away from this peaceful bend in the hudson river as anywhere on earth. the war be