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Secretary of Defense Speeches
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04/30/2009:   Opening Statement to the Senate Appropriations Committee
04/17/2009:   Naval War College (Newport, RI)
04/16/2009:   Army War College (Carlisle, PA)
04/15/2009:   Air War College (Montgomery, AL)
04/06/2009:   Defense Budget Recommendation Statement (Arlington, VA)
03/30/2009:   Swearing-In of Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn (Washington, D.C.)
03/28/2009:   Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Ball (Washington, D.C.)
01/27/2009:   Submitted Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee
01/27/2009:   Opening Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee
01/15/2009:   24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance (Arlington, VA)
01/10/2009:   Commissioning Ceremony for USS George H.W. Bush (Norfolk, VA)
01/06/2009:   Armed Forces Farewell to the President of the United States (Arlington, VA)
12/13/2008:   Manama Dialogue (Bahrain)
12/08/2008:   TRADOC Change-of-Command Ceremony (Fort Monroe, VA)
12/01/2008:   Minot Air Force Base (Minot, ND)
11/17/2008:   Lieutenant General Steven Blum Award Ceremony (Washington, D.C.)
11/17/2008:   Lieutenant General Craig McKinley Promotion Ceremony (Washington, D.C.)
11/14/2008:   Promotion Ceremony for Lieutenant General Ann Dunwoody (Washington, D.C.)
10/31/2008:   U.S. Central Command Change-of-Command Ceremony (Tampa, FL)
10/28/2008:   Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington, D.C.)
10/23/2008:   Military Naturalization Ceremony (Fort Bragg, NC)
10/21/2008:   Civilian Service Award Ceremony (Washington, D.C.)
10/20/2008:   Wounded Warriors Family Summit (Washington, D.C.)
10/17/2008:   Swearing-In of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley (Arlington, VA)
10/15/2008:   Dean Acheson Lecture - U.S. Institute of Peace (Washington D.C.)
10/01/2008:   AFRICOM Activation Ceremony (Washington D.C.)
09/29/2008:   National Defense University (Washington, D.C.)
09/24/2008:   Parade Honoring Retiring Senator John Warner and Congressman Duncan Hunter (Ft. Myer, VA)
09/23/2008:   Opening Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee
09/22/2008:   National Guard Association 130th General Conference (Baltimore, MD)