Focus on Crime
Floor Speech
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Mr. JAMES. Madam Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the West Point class of 2024 on their graduation this past spring and for their continued commitment to service. It is no small feat, and the country is indebted to them for their immense willingness to sacrifice.
I hesitate because I myself am a West Point grad of 2004, and I know what they are signing up for. I know how serious it is, and I am very proud of them. It is the greatest service academy in all the land, and I know that each of them will be looked at as leaders not just now but for the rest of their lives.
So I ask them all to lead with the West Point motto in mind: ``Duty, Honor, Country.'' It is something that is ingrained into every cadet. It is something that is part of The Long Gray Line. They are our Nation's best and brightest, and I cannot wait to see what they and the class of 2024 does for our great Nation.
I also briefly want to congratulate them all on going 3-1 in their 4 years against Navy. They are winners.
On a more serious note, the country will be better off because of their sacrifice and determination.
I am honored to ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the following 24 grads of the 2024 class from Michigan:
Kathryn Cornett of Muskegon
Dominic Curti of Bloomfield Hills, who is a fantastic intern, by the way
Lucas Dickerson of Sterling Heights
Colton Dougherty of Garden City
William Drake of Bloomfield Hills
Jason Fargo of Portage
Alexzandria Goss of St. Clair Shores, in my district
Aiden Griggs of Traverse City
Shane Haener of Brownstown
Joseph Hickson of Orchard Lake
Timmy Kipfmiller of Freeland
Brandon Liu of Northville
Brennan McAlister of Chesterfield
Titus McClary of Detroit
Mark Miller of Grand Blanc
Eamon Mott of Bloomfield Township
Andrew Przekora of Metamora
Alexander Roos of Hackensack
Atef Sikazwe of Novi
Dawson Stec of Canton
Chelsea Tene-Kuate of Macomb also in my district
Emily Vanderploeg of Hudsonville
Kyle Wallace of Brownstown
And the son of my sponsors when I was a West Point cadet, Second Lieutenant Robert Sundy of St. Joseph.
The class of 2024's service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. God bless them all and Godspeed to them.
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