<p>The Class of 2008 Graduation Ceremony is live on-line at 9:40 a.m. by going through the official usma website.</p>
<p>p.s. I tried to provide the link, but it kept giving me a different site. Sorry</p>
<p>You are the best, wpmom2011! Didn't realize the ceremony would be available live ... because of your post, was able to catch most of it -- a thrill. Thank you so much!</p>
<p>i made sure i was on the computer this morning at nine thirty so that i wouldn't miss a thing. Then i realized the time zone changes... oh well, i only missed a little bit.</p>
<p>I set my alarm clock and woke up early on a saturday to watch it, but my computer was not "compatable" or had proxy settings or some error like that that would not allow me to connect, my dad's computer as well</p>
<p>You can view the video online:
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<p>Good stuff.....</p>
<p>West</a> Point graduates 972, most headed to war - International Herald Tribune</p>
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The class of 2008 graduated Saturday from the U.S. Military Academy, 972 men and women who were saluted by the top Army official for their willingness to serve during deadly conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Army Secretary Pete Geren told the cadets that 11 West Point graduates have died in service to their country since last May's graduation ceremony. He lauded their courage and thanked them for defending the "transcendent" ideals of the Constitution.</p>
<p>"There's always a personal cost in your profession of arms. Your willingness to bear the cost ennobles you, your calling and this gathering," he said.</p>
<p>West Point graduates become second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and most are expected to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. About a dozen of the graduates have already served as enlisted troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Geren told the cadets they have their chance to make history like other West Point graduates, listing the names of famous generals from Ulysses Grant to David Petraeus.</p>
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<p>This year's graduates entered the academy in the fall of 2004, more than a year into the war in Iraq. After four years of grueling drills and studies, graduates said they are prepared.</p>
<p>"Eager, willing, ready — all of the above," said Lt. Tim Donohue of Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>Lt. Stefanie Keck of Escondido, Calif., said not even the recent death of her boyfriend while serving in the Army in Iraq has shaken her resolve. He did what was needed and now she will.</p>
<p>"I'm so ready, more than ready," Keck said moments after taking her oath. "I'm supposed to be a platoon leader, and I want to be the one that makes sure they get home," she said.</p>
<p>The graduates included 148 women and 14 cadets from other countries, including Albania, Sri Lanka and Tunisia.</p>
<p>The academy's superintendent, Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck, a veteran of Afghanistan, told the graduates they have a chance to serve a cause larger then themselves.</p>
<p>"You're ready," Hagenbeck said. "Trust me, you're ready."
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