The second class to enter the Air Force Academy since Sept. 11, 2001 graduated Thursday morning. It wasn't a grim ceremony. Along with watching a show by the Thunderbirds after the ceremony and tossing their hats in the air, the 1,000 member graduating class was also able to view video of a boogying cadet beforehand.
Along with talking about what the dangers cadets will face on the battlefield, commencement speaker Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the cadets he had seen the funny video himself.
Gates took a moment away from talking to cadets about the dangers they will face on the battlefield to talk about the dangers of dancing in front of a mirror when they think they are alone in their rooms and no one will see them.
Gates mentioned Second Lieutenant Jeff Pelehac's infamous YouTube video of himself boogying in his dorm room. The video was taken by his roommate Brian Stoops who mounted a hidden video camera in the room to capture Pelehac's dancing when he thought he was alone.
The video was then posted on YouTube. People thought it was so funny that it was named the best viral video of 2005 by Salon.com and the pair was awarded medallions by the military for improving morale.
Pelehac plans to be a civil engineer.
