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Vice President Mike Pence's move received waves of applause through the cavernous dining hall, per a pool report. | Getty

By Henry C. Jackson

02/09/17 08:59 PM EST

Vice President Mike Pence traveled to West Point today to give a speech at an awards dinner -- and he led off by granting amnesty to the assembled cadets.

Pence delivered a 20-minute speech on Thursday night, per a White House pool report, touching on the administrations efforts to stop ISIS. Pence spoke at a mess hall honoring Henry O. Flipper, a former slave who was the first African-American to graduate from the academy.

Before he got going, though, Pence used his executive authority to grant amnesty for minor offenses to the cadets. It was a crowd pleasing gesture, met with waves of applause through the cavernous dining hall, per the pool report.

Pence also received big cheers when he mentioned President Donald Trump, and the administrations push against ISIS.

Make no mistake about it: President Trump and this administration and this country will not rest until these enemies are destroyed and our nation is safe again, Pence said.

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