Great story from the Acting Secretary of Navy Hung Cao, USNA ’96, who said on X:
“Thirty years after I graduated, and exactly one month after I assumed the duties and responsibilities as the acting Secretary of the Navy, I got to sign my own son’s commission and speak at his graduation.
Only God could have orchestrated this.”
Thirty years after I graduated, and exactly one month after I assumed the duties and responsibilities as the acting Secretary of the Navy, I got to sign my own son’s commission and speak at his graduation. Only God could have orchestrated this. https://t.co/cnplYGQpFn pic.twitter.com/A8p08QIwmd
— Hung Cao (@HungCao_VA) May 22, 2026
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Note what Cao added next to his name on his son’s commission certificate:
Hung Cao’s son in the middle front with the Marine uniform:
His son after getting the commission:
Today’s graduation in Annapolis was the proud convergence of two of my greatest honors: leading the Department of the Navy and being a father.
To the parents and families: thank you for raising these remarkable young men and women, and for planting the seed of service.
To my… pic.twitter.com/wrkKFYhuFn
— Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao (@SECNAV) May 23, 2026
TEXT:
Today’s graduation in Annapolis was the proud convergence of two of my greatest honors: leading the Department of the Navy and being a father.
To the parents and families: thank you for raising these remarkable young men and women, and for planting the seed of service.
To my son—one of our Nation’s newest Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps—and the entire @NavalAcademy Class of 2026: We could not be more proud.
Semper Fi and Hooyah!
Congratulations to both father and son!
Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivers the commencement address to the 2026 graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy during a ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., May 22, 2026.
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