1 of 5 | President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address during the United States Coast Guard Academy's graduation ceremony Wednesday in New London, Conn. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo
May 20 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address Wednesday at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, telling graduates that they'll be tested but to "never surrender."
"Wherever the duty calls, whatever danger comes your way, you will fight, fight, fight, and you will win, win, win," the president said.
Trump also spoke at the academy's graduation in 2017, during his first term. The speech Wednesday comes at a time involving multiple concerns for newly commissioned military officers such as the Coast Guard grads. The United States is involved in a conflict with Iran that includes a U.S. blockade against Iranian ports, and Trump praised the Coast Guard's role in that Wednesday as well as citing its role in his administration's anti-drug and border enforcement activities.
He told the graduates that their branch of the military is seeing more action than it has in years and that it's "an incredible, exciting time for our nation."
