President Joe Biden to speak at Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado this week
President Joe Biden will travel to Colorado this week to address graduating cadets at the Air Force Academy. The school's 65th graduation ceremony will take place on Thursday at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs.
It will be Biden's first visit to the Centennial State this year. He made a brief trip to the Colorado mountains last fall to mark the new national monument status for Camp Hale.
Biden has delivered the commencement address at the Air Force Academy two other times. Both were when he was serving as vice president. On Thursday he'll become the ninth sitting president to deliver the address.
Last month Biden greeted the Air Force Falcons football team at the White House and presented them with the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy.
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Thursday's ceremony starts at 9:30 a.m.
On Monday, the president honored U.S. troops who died fighting for their country in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
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