"Cambridge High and Latin 44, Rindge Tech nothing," Caulfield said. "There are a lot of scowling eyes out there," he added a moment later as the audience laughed.
Cambridge Director of Veterans' Services Robert Stevens said he was glad that yesterday's ceremony was held before the city's WWII veterans pass away.
"We're losing these guys at a rate that's alarming," Stevens said, adding that four Cambridge veterans passed away while the planning for yesterday's ceremony was taking place.
Stevens said that a search committee considered Steven Spielberg and Matt Damon as possible speakers before aiming their efforts at Brokaw, the longtime NBC anchor. One search committee member is a friend of Brokaw, making it easier to convince him to speak at CRLS rather than at numerous other WWII graduation ceremonies taking place across the country.
After his speech, Brokaw told The Crimson that he will only be speaking at a few other WWII graduation ceremonies this year.
Brokaw said he will give the George Marshall Lecture at the University of Washington later this spring.
After Brokaw's "Address to Graduates" and remarks by Galluccio and Superintendent of Schools Bobbie J. D'Alessandro, the assembled veterans finally received their degrees.
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