gaven lost one of his legs in an attack. i met him last year at walter reed. he was wounded but just as determined as the day that he arrived here at west pointe and developed a simple goal, today his sister morgan will graduate and true to his promise gaven will be there and exchange salutes to her. [applause] we have been through a long season of war. we have faced trials that were not foreseen and we have seen divisions about how to move forward. but there's something in gaven's character, something in the american character that will always triumph. leaving here you carry with you the respect of your fellow citizens. you will represent a nation with history and hope on our side. your charge now is not only to protect our country, but to do what is right and just. as your commander and chief, i know you will. may god bless you and the men and women in uniform and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> you have been listening to the president of the united states delivering the address at west point, to the graduating class of 2014 and hitting

. >> another girl gaven an emotional account of how they decided to run for their lives. >> translator: when we got to the bush, they asked us to get out of the cars. i told my friends, it is better to be killed than to be taken to a place we did not know. we got out of the car and started running. >> the families still hoping to see their daughters return home are calling for more government action. . >> this woman asked the crowd what they want. the chorus answered: please help us. we want our children found. the head of the organization for islamic cooperation, the word's largest block of muslim countries describes the kidnapping as barbaric saying groups like boko haram disavow islam. for nearly a month, the families in borno state have best left to wait with anguish. now with boko haram threatening to sell the girls into slavery, their desperation cannot be contained. katelyn mcgee, al jazeera. >> coming up next on al jazeera america, art that is too controversial to display. >> that's the argument folks are taking up as nazi paintings of propaganda are being questioned. the st. l