North Post Dedication New Generation to Make Case for Smart
Virginia Military Institute Newsletter, Volume XL, Number VII, May 2012 New Generation to Make Case for Smart Power Secretary of State Clinton Addresses Corps of Cadets A graduate of Virginia Military Institute led she called “the original three-D guy.” the United States to a position of leadership in Clinton noted the doubtful beginning made the last century, and young people like the VMI by the famous Army general from World War cadets of today will be looked to for similar II and post-war secretary of state, who, when leadership in this century. he arrived at VMI, was shy, scared, awkward, That was the message delivered by Secretary and a mediocre scholar. The urge to succeed of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in VMI’s that brought Marshall success, “that urge to Cameron Hall April 3, when she addressed channel our doubts and uncertainty into a call an audience of more than 2,100, including to be better and stronger,” said Clinton, can be the entire Corps of Cadets, after receiving the applied to our institutions and society. Institute’s Distinguished Diplomat Award. After World War II, she said, “George Marshall “Each of you represents VMI’s commitment knew … the world’s most powerful military was to the common good,” she said. “You build on not sufficient to ensure our security on its own.” a long tradition of service.” And, she pointed out, war-weary American Clinton traced the implementation during her taxpayers didn’t necessarily embrace his vision, term in office of what she calls the “three Ds” of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses just as tight budgets now once more tempt the foreign policy – diplomacy, development, and the Corps of Cadets and local community in American people to pull back.
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