Biden tells Naval Academy grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’

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Biden tells Naval Academy grads Putin ‘NATO-ized Europe’
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
May 29, 02:36 PM
U.S. Naval Academy graduates celebrate at the end of the academy's graduation and commission ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — President Joe Biden told Naval Academy graduates Friday that they will be “representatives and defenders of our democracy,” as free societies are under threat, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to China’s maritime expansion.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SGT Mark Anderson