{"id":557,"date":"2011-10-07T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=557"},"modified":"2011-10-06T18:21:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T18:21:34","slug":"a-better-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/10\/a-better-speech.html","title":{"rendered":"A Better Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s a speech that has been a favorite of readers: LTC Randolph White’s Infantry School AIT graduation speech.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the speech.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em>\u00a0 The speech is a little over 12 minutes but it is certainly an inspiring 12 minutes!<\/p>\n

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