Fort Myer, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015 – 3:09 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Forty-five years ago — in June of 1970 — a telegram arrived in upstate New York at the home of 18-year-old Marty Dempsey. “Congratulations,” it read, “You are appointed to the West Point Class of 1974…” (Applause.) Marty was honored. But he had just finished high school, and he wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to head off to the Academy. His mother, I’m told,…
