Vice President Mike PenceVerified account

Wherever your duties take you, stay true to the inscription on the Quarterdeck of Chase Hall – “Who Lives Here Reveres Honor, Honors Duty.” Hold fast to those words that you chose as your class motto: “Sacrifice of Self, Service to Others.”

Officers, you have been called to serve. Practice servant leadership in the care, the concern, and the attention that you, as officers, demonstrate to the courageous men and women of the @USCoastGuard who you lead – and you will succeed.

As commissioned officers, you’re called not just to lead, but also to serve those under your watch. And this will be one of the greatest honors of your lives – for the @USCoastGuard is filled with the toughest, bravest, and most dedicated Americans.

At this very moment, the world’s most dangerous terrorist and criminal organizations are working to gain a foothold across the Western Hemisphere, to threaten our people and our very way of life.

As you’ve seen during your summer assignments, security risks that were once confined to far flung corners of the world are now closer to endangering our homeland than ever before – from nuclear proliferation to radical Islamic terrorism, and the rogue regimes that finance both.

As you prepare to assume your duties as officers in the @USCoastGuard, you do so at a time of historic investment in our Armed Forces – as you accept the responsibility to lead Coast Guardsmen and women, I promise you: your Commander-in-Chief will always have your back.

You were called to serve. You answered that call by coming here, to this Academy, and dedicating your talents and your energy to saving lives, enforcing our nation’s laws, and securing our homeland in times of peace and in times of war.

It is my great honor to join you today at the 137th commencement ceremony for this exceptional institution – to celebrate the achievements and boundless future ahead of the 208 extraordinary cadets graduating today – the @USCGAcademy Class of 2018! https://www.facebook.com/CoastGuardAcademy/videos/1789075814445783/ …

Nicolás Maduro just expelled our senior American diplomat from Venezuela following their sham elections. This provocation will be met with a swift response. We will continue to pressure Venezuela’s illegitimate regime until democracy is restored.

THANK YOU to @POTUS Trump, @SenRonJohnson, @RepGregWalden, @RepAndyBiggsAZ, @RepBrianFitz, @MichaelCBurgess, @GOPHELP, and @HouseCommerce for your leadership and hard work to get #RightToTry passed.https://twitter.com/VP/status/999039928435724288 …

The House passed #RightToTry today on a BIPARTISAN vote. This important policy will give hope to the those who need it most – by allowing seriously ill patients a fighting chance to access experimental treatment.