Monday, June 18, 2018

Secretary of Defense James Mattis Giving A Speech To Merchant Marine Graduates



Task & Purpose: Mattis To Merchant Marine Graduates: ‘Do Not Celebrate Victimhood’

Secretary of Defense James Mattis delivered a forceful message on Saturday to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduating class of 2018: Don’t be a victim.

“Do not celebrate victimhood,” Mattis said in his commencement address in Kings Point, New York on June 16. “Life as a leader is hard … enjoy it, embrace it, and practice your skill and put it to use when the hard times come, coaching the others to take disappointment in stride. And do not fall into cynicism which is just another word in the armed services for cowardice.”

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WNU Editor: This is the type of speech that my father would give me when I was young. A fitting video on Father's Day.

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