Admiral howard president jackson, dean, faculty, students, thank you for this wonderful privilege that youve given me, this honorary degree. I will tell you, my fellow on arend this is pretty cool. It feels a lot like a superman cape. I want to know, does it stop bullets . [laughter] i could use that in my job. President jackson, fellow on i class of 2015 come its a sincere honor to join you on this extraordinary occasion. Today marks a triumphant milestone in your lives. Symbolically crossing the stage you will also cross over into the next phase of your lives. With each step, you will pound into your souls this week feeling of accomplishment. Years now, you will recall the challenges of that last calculus class, the anxiety of preparing for your last test, the excitement of your last big red freak out night and the last witnessing of the Shirley Ann Jackson weather machine. [laughter] [applause] avriladmiral howard i thought it appropriate that i start this speech and share with you