To mark , former President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, his alma mater, the , U. S. Naval Academy, posted a video Tuesday  , celebrating his service and ties to the school.
The video begins with a group of cadets singing” Happy Birthday” on stage, displaying images of Carter at the club.  , As it progresses, navigator across campus discuss personal birthday information, ending with Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm.  , Yvette M. Davids , on level in an auditorium full of navigator.
” Mr. President, on behalf of the , United States Naval Academy, and on the specific event of your 100th birthday, we’d like to wish you a content birthday”, she said, as the hall joined in.
Carter entered the , Naval Academy , in 1943.  , He graduated beginning in 1946 to help the ship, completing an “accelerated military program”, according to the , U. S. Naval Academy , site. Following his graduation, he spent seven years as a submarine official.
Last month, the , Naval Academy , renamed ,  , an executive creating after the previous leader.  , Then known as , Carter Hall, it was recently named for , Matthew Fontaine Maury, an works and naval commander who joined the Confederacy during the Civil War.  , Maury Hall , was one of several monuments , a national task force examining Confederate characters on military installations recommended be renamed in 2022.
Carter continued as a marine commander until 1953 when he was honestly discharged. About a century after in 1961, he transferred to the retired supply with a commander position at his demand, according to the , Naval Academy , site. The next year, Carter began his political occupation in the , Georgia Senate. He is the single alumnus from an academy to hold the presidency. He served one word in the , White House, from 1976 to 1980.
” A huge thank you to all the cadets and instructors at the , U. S. Naval Academy , for your passionate birthday wishes for alumnus President Jimmy Carter”, the Carter Center , tweeted in response , to the university on Tuesday.  , The Carter Center , is a human rights nonprofit organization founded by the former senator and his family, Rosalynn, according to its website.
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