WEBVTT 00:14.800 --> 00:15.650 Yeah. Them. 00:34.950 --> 00:47.780 The. No. 00:50.750 --> 01:02.490 The No. Uh. Yeah. Yeah.. That. 01:15.320 --> 01:51.500 That. I love you. Yeah. Oh. Yeah.. Yeah. 02:00.570 --> 02:20.930 Yeah. I will. Right. Yeah.. Yeah. 02:23.170 --> 02:53.720 Yeah. I. Yeah. 03:19.400 --> 03:22.060 The Are on there. 03:22.920 --> 03:23.530 Was are. You. 03:28.740 --> 03:28.980 These are. 03:30.660 --> 03:33.860 Work. Known if we can appeal with her.. That. 03:36.530 --> 03:54.400 That. Welcome to the for if or pay no by sam or james fonz start 03:54.400 --> 03:57.850 until leadership for chairman law me the opportunity to briefly 03:57.850 --> 03:59.490 talk about Pentagon holly years. 04:00.190 --> 04:03.870 This memorial is fittingly located up around each of us who work 04:03.870 --> 04:07.460 in the Pentagon and the meaning and sacrifices paid during times 04:07.460 --> 04:11.150 a war. In a place where patriotism and bravery can be recognize 04:11.150 --> 04:12.600 and recorded for all time. 04:13.590 --> 04:17.410 That the Pentagon Paula bureaus honors each and every met obama recipient. 04:17.920 --> 04:20.370 He won notice three versions of Melbourne are hanging on the 04:20.370 --> 04:24.440 walls here and in the next from the army version the sea going 04:24.440 --> 04:26.940 version for the navy the meringue core and the coast guard. 04:27.480 --> 04:28.470 And the Persian. 04:29.090 --> 04:33.680 More than 3100 names of medal on a Ortiz walk these force. 04:34.640 --> 04:38.410 The hall years was open and dedicated but present winning the 04:38.410 --> 04:40.960 Johnson on may fourteenth 19 60 eight. 04:41.930 --> 04:44.980 Defeat are able please take a man to the time here troops or 04:44.980 --> 04:45.550 the six of it. 04:47.690 --> 04:51.460 Today we are home or to present an award named for medal on a recipient. 04:52.070 --> 04:56.010 This unique fleet award was established in honor of ice M james 04:56.010 --> 04:59.670 spawns stockdale whose distinguish an able Courier or symbolize 04:59.670 --> 05:01.060 the highest in the specs ones. 05:01.640 --> 05:03.750 In both personal example and leadership. 05:04.580 --> 05:07.370 The by several start until we're shiv award is presented annually 05:07.400 --> 05:11.230 to tube tuned ulcers. One each from the Atlantic and pacific fleet. 05:11.980 --> 05:16.170 Who are an act Rudy below the great of captain and are in command 05:16.170 --> 05:20.340 of a single ship some rain mediation squadron or operational 05:20.340 --> 05:20.970 war for unit. 05:21.830 --> 05:25.770 Candidates are nominated by their peers for themselves TJ must 05:25.770 --> 05:29.230 be eligible for the award making this an even more purse detention. 05:30.230 --> 05:30.890 This morning. 05:31.680 --> 05:34.770 I had the pleasure of introducing are gus baker them or jonathan 05:34.770 --> 05:37.410 greenert that 30 is chief of may war operations. 05:38.060 --> 05:41.660 A prayer to a a denies see stable kavli and no-brainer has success 05:41.830 --> 05:45.480 commanded at all levels including the us us Honolulu where he 05:45.480 --> 05:48.350 earned the by some will stop don't work for inspiration leadership. 05:48.940 --> 05:50.990 Commander some rinse water and eleven. 05:51.570 --> 05:55.690 Manner naval forces mary on us. Commander us seventh fleet and 05:55.690 --> 05:57.380 commander us we forces command. 05:58.010 --> 06:01.300 In his last tour he serve the ice chief in a four teams. 06:01.910 --> 06:05.080 We're privileged to have him here to speak with us today lace 06:05.080 --> 06:06.240 and john and will bring. It. 06:13.280 --> 06:18.090 He has stated what the alina seen as an and mary to darling greener. 06:19.610 --> 06:20.870 Adele a so far away. 06:22.930 --> 06:27.190 Spicy faces on a sit in the show hard here. And lot afford awarded 06:27.250 --> 06:31.250 former award. He said I'm a lazy jem and this is a big deal is 06:31.250 --> 06:36.200 this this what such a big deal about it is the only award a nominated 06:36.200 --> 06:39.640 by appears a a somebody that you have to take the time and and 06:39.670 --> 06:43.240 out of your very very busy schedule and the most complicated 06:43.240 --> 06:47.460 difficult and above orange Aviv ever had and say somebody else 06:47.850 --> 06:51.650 a does years to be awarded to I want to acknowledge set person. 06:52.100 --> 06:57.670 So at a time in our world and our nation of complexity of things 06:57.670 --> 07:01.040 one all are on a pick up the paper your read mike option others 07:01.040 --> 07:04.810 this and other that how you get through all this really get through 07:04.810 --> 07:06.050 all this with leadership. 07:06.670 --> 07:09.990 And today we're gonna take a moment and acknowledge and recognize 07:09.990 --> 07:13.880 leadership and I think that's a note worthy and proper a Darlene 07:13.880 --> 07:17.070 and I were in the mideast last week and we work out and the rating 07:17.070 --> 07:18.700 golfer on five ships Saul. 07:19.240 --> 07:22.440 A hundred thousands of sailors and I would tell you in a time 07:22.440 --> 07:23.420 of uncertainty. 07:23.940 --> 07:27.790 Where there is no uncertainty there are your folks on the front 07:27.790 --> 07:31.520 line your sailors and marines out there actually and soldiers 07:31.520 --> 07:34.370 and airmen and coast guardsmen the we were out there with the 07:34.370 --> 07:37.620 sailors and I thought you wanna know that and what's get it done 07:37.620 --> 07:40.640 out there is leadership and that's how we'll get through these 07:40.640 --> 07:44.550 rough times up with our nation these challenging times out there 07:44.780 --> 07:49.040 and the world. As I said I'm a big it award and one that is done 07:49.040 --> 07:53.860 by a special board with some very very discreet means of determining 07:53.890 --> 07:58.280 these award east lay down by a more stockdale himself years ago 07:58.620 --> 08:02.630 began pierce the ticked I'm to nominate him and uh uh and we 08:02.630 --> 08:05.530 should stop and uh. I thing is great that we're stopping here 08:05.530 --> 08:10.040 and acknowledging these folks but but a two of these young men 08:10.160 --> 08:11.270 brought on to may now. 08:12.200 --> 08:16.530 Well say when they come up dents hoc. Yeah did remember when 08:16.530 --> 08:19.670 the command ah says eerie jay uh. I do remember eight. Oh man. 08:20.050 --> 08:22.190 I never get that all and not a safe. 08:23.060 --> 08:24.420 Willie gets us young. 08:24.950 --> 08:27.430 Officers spending I I Dagger us. 08:27.990 --> 08:32.090 Up this is a family of air and I love you know come in and seen 08:32.090 --> 08:35.630 it's it's a most laid out symmetrical. I'm either side the Dickinson 08:35.630 --> 08:40.180 and that the family here a so Thompson sane and is here candidate 08:40.580 --> 08:44.110 uh as rumors say a nominee for them or saran academy. I've I 08:44.110 --> 08:47.020 let that Rowland that's perfectly fine them or churh ian academy. 08:47.530 --> 08:51.350 And up as a as we like to say as all Ortiz say I'd like to thank 08:51.350 --> 08:56.480 my my producers and directors. So mom late dad jerry and director 08:56.480 --> 08:59.890 sister Christie. We all who have a sister know who helps direct 08:59.890 --> 09:03.320 the son. Of course I'm not a that the family wife shannon is here. 09:03.950 --> 09:07.950 Now the kids up the show a families a ups. Here's me the de families 09:07.950 --> 09:12.000 a an interesting aspect to girls teens a put all the together 09:12.000 --> 09:16.930 separation to voice and so a you'd all that doesn't have race 09:16.930 --> 09:19.730 at the children now young and all said that's an interesting 09:19.730 --> 09:24.300 house will they take him they they've had a the brilliance up 09:24.300 --> 09:28.400 to the town and treat this kind of us a vacation but but with 09:28.400 --> 09:33.290 up with the shannon Gavin here are a dad david mom dickey in 09:33.290 --> 09:38.100 sister Amanda. So again a affair a nice break down a and of folks 09:38.100 --> 09:40.940 that kind of put you guys again and again they sell. 09:41.480 --> 09:44.900 Noah gets alone was I was mentioning career isn't and lives are 09:44.900 --> 09:49.140 filled with supporters and so as I see a sailor's fear and officers 09:49.140 --> 09:50.510 and cp chief payoffs. 09:51.020 --> 09:55.330 With up that the deck coveted visitor badge the than not and 09:55.330 --> 09:58.300 a few were carrying a feel lark carry on talking of other that's 09:58.300 --> 10:03.210 okay uh I see that we have folks to portugese these two fellows. 10:03.210 --> 10:06.630 So uh to get this award and careers and lives as a center filled 10:06.630 --> 10:10.600 with family. Obviously friends obviously but also shipmates in 10:10.600 --> 10:14.380 classmates so to to you guys the recipients' up. 10:14.900 --> 10:18.370 Your all models arrive here that as are saying your mentors are 10:18.370 --> 10:22.010 many of them are here today an eighth cared a to invest the time 10:22.010 --> 10:25.150 and you as you'll top two and is you've ari talk to Darlene uh 10:25.150 --> 10:25.640 the smock. 10:26.230 --> 10:29.840 And they've odyssey done a good job. So congratulations for those 10:29.840 --> 10:33.530 in the out there the now you're the role models about like it 10:33.530 --> 10:33.850 or not. 10:34.520 --> 10:37.080 And you will be and have been the mentors and that's why you're 10:37.080 --> 10:40.690 here and the oath pass that was them onto the nexgen or should. 10:41.510 --> 10:45.350 Uh I just a word about dabble stockdale there can be many words 10:45.410 --> 10:48.640 about the stock to know we name ships after ammo stock until 10:48.640 --> 10:52.070 we have chairs that our institutions of higher learning we've 10:52.220 --> 10:52.950 known are ethic. 10:53.660 --> 10:57.460 Our ethics program in our best goals thinking around av most 10:57.460 --> 11:00.950 stopped a up and for good for good reason. He's an accomplished 11:00.950 --> 11:04.400 warrior and a scholar and that's a very interesting and proper 11:04.400 --> 11:08.420 combination is a leader who excelled not only as a are popped a. 11:08.950 --> 11:12.510 But as a president of an institution which brought then institution 11:12.870 --> 11:17.500 a into a new era uh. He was a prisoner of war a behalf ears and 11:17.500 --> 11:21.940 persevered in pre much up as a mobile adversity and and brought 11:21.940 --> 11:26.780 it's true and showed no spear or should but a post folks to start 11:26.780 --> 11:31.180 with him issue. We're on the Hanoi Hilton um. How stone are still 11:31.180 --> 11:35.120 it philosopher is she likes to call himself deals with the the 11:35.120 --> 11:36.870 trials intrude relations of life. 11:37.610 --> 11:42.780 The most stock don't body to integrity for sure a humility definitely 11:42.780 --> 11:46.630 any taught us a great deo in today a when I talk to people in 11:46.630 --> 11:49.650 leadership positions one of the hardest things for people are 11:49.650 --> 11:54.110 relies ewes were about to praise these jarman tear today are 11:54.190 --> 11:58.650 this is a humble position you you are certain of those that that 11:58.650 --> 12:01.110 you do that you serve that that serve under year. 12:01.620 --> 12:04.910 Ammo stockdale brought taught us about strike can of course resilience 12:04.980 --> 12:08.430 the relentless snow a civil model school leadership the are gone. 12:08.630 --> 12:12.720 So the conditions you hack reflect and you to embrace and you 12:12.720 --> 12:14.680 have to stamp on your character. 12:15.250 --> 12:19.020 And he also shows that it was team effort. This is us of command 12:19.330 --> 12:22.710 and these challenges as he and his wife sybil worked through 12:22.710 --> 12:26.080 the years and of course they've written and and talked about 12:26.080 --> 12:26.720 that together. 12:27.620 --> 12:29.510 Leadership but I'm a stocked a rope. 12:30.140 --> 12:31.480 And I kW leadership. 12:32.000 --> 12:33.830 Must be based on good will. 12:34.670 --> 12:38.040 It means you messed the obviously and wholeheartedly committed 12:38.070 --> 12:42.840 to helping from worse simple words is you to say easier repeat. 12:43.340 --> 12:47.530 Art follow up the way. He did it he honestly here and that the 12:47.530 --> 12:50.660 medal of honor as we uh talked about is crusty mention today 12:50.660 --> 12:55.270 earlier but even more port late here in that respect and the trust. 12:55.770 --> 12:59.720 This fellow prisoners of war and all those up and down his chain 12:59.720 --> 13:04.100 of command terminus impacting navy and beyond and an accomplished 13:04.100 --> 13:05.170 academic and writer. 13:06.030 --> 13:09.810 So this award is about axel us in command and the sue gentle 13:09.990 --> 13:14.660 did exactly that common Gavin work proven later PS and chosen 13:14.660 --> 13:18.190 by their peers as i've mentioned again and again they've excelled 13:18.190 --> 13:21.500 on the face of adversity in their own right and as I mentioned 13:21.500 --> 13:25.560 before this complex world moran or we send folks siding command 13:25.560 --> 13:26.340 to do things. 13:26.930 --> 13:30.430 That I was a mass to do in command and frankly it's been sort 13:30.430 --> 13:33.580 of unprecedented the things that we ask our folks in command 13:33.580 --> 13:37.820 to do. Oh five command to do in the world today and in a myths 13:37.820 --> 13:41.480 of extended deployments. They inspire their sailors and every 13:41.480 --> 13:45.720 main focus and they kept their units mission ready in case of 13:45.750 --> 13:47.100 a lot of distractions. 13:47.810 --> 13:51.280 In the face of a lot of distractions promise that see in the 13:51.490 --> 13:55.800 are meditterranean ready to striking case of war in syria a while 13:55.800 --> 13:59.490 providing a protective umbrella for israel and for eastern europe 13:59.760 --> 14:03.940 and had he had his ship the very mission redder Freddy Gavin 14:04.030 --> 14:08.810 flu a whisk a suit over the skies of left a stamp and performed 14:08.810 --> 14:12.650 up excellent and in that regard but neither takes crr for the 14:12.650 --> 14:15.730 achievement says few talk to them and issue listen to them you'll 14:15.730 --> 14:18.600 see the bowl of point to their shipmates make point to their 14:18.600 --> 14:22.880 mentors and as all of the so it's of diamond say it's not really 14:22.880 --> 14:26.020 me it's the folks that I worked with like their command master 14:26.020 --> 14:29.850 chief jones and their command senior listed later senior chief 14:29.850 --> 14:33.840 don um that each of these respectively mentioned mentor foster. 14:33.870 --> 14:36.030 One excel commander lock. Another xo. 14:36.540 --> 14:39.250 Uh and it says that says mmhm a mock up. 14:39.950 --> 14:42.300 It says it volumes for what these guys are ill. 14:42.890 --> 14:46.070 Fact that they like no ali salman turns to them. So today we'll 14:46.070 --> 14:49.120 take a moment and will acknowledge the show man. 14:49.670 --> 14:53.120 Buff well defined him as two liters achieve two and a remarkable 14:53.120 --> 14:57.600 success in command and a a penalise but by several stock go stood 14:57.600 --> 15:00.620 for and it's the integrity in the humility of command. 15:01.130 --> 15:04.690 Thank you very much for joining us here today and list of your work. 15:16.530 --> 15:18.930 No. And I to stand for the were presentation. 15:19.880 --> 15:23.860 Mm-hm. The more art one el presented by someone change von starck 15:23.860 --> 15:26.890 until we're support to commander Dickinson manner Dickinson will 15:26.890 --> 15:30.510 be joined on stage fries sensing some saying please on your father 15:30.510 --> 15:31.030 on. Stage. 15:37.700 --> 15:41.920 A room for was that isn't and we have. Yeah I think maybe a private 15:41.920 --> 15:45.600 prison and Go to work. Breaking.. Right. 15:46.160 --> 16:01.000 Right. Linger winnow present the buys. 16:01.590 --> 16:04.700 A more james avant stucked alicia for to commander duff commander 16:04.700 --> 16:07.870 duff will be joined on stage for as way shannon tough mrs. 16:07.870 --> 16:09.620 Duff please to interrupt. Non-Stick. 16:13.370 --> 16:17.610 Yeah the in those days when when yet of the of a hard for you. 16:18.830 --> 16:19.870 And on a. Deal. 16:31.300 --> 16:31.930 He's bc. 16:32.540 --> 16:35.380 Earlier today the word recipients also were sit up is a the book 16:35.380 --> 16:39.450 a third by by several start delis wife. Mrs. Civil startop title 16:39.740 --> 16:43.290 in love and war the story of a families are Bo and sector festering 16:43.290 --> 16:44.670 to be in a more years. 16:45.470 --> 16:48.780 Baisin jarman the away at fleet by semi james spacek until we're 16:48.780 --> 16:50.840 should order supreme commander thomas difference. 17:01.020 --> 17:06.310 Morning. Thank you very much freer gracious hospitality today. 17:06.680 --> 17:09.620 And I'd also like to think golly ted beer meant putting assess 17:09.620 --> 17:11.890 are money together the ship a lot of hard work. 17:12.470 --> 17:16.080 A admirals distinguished guests and friends shipmates family. 17:16.880 --> 17:20.410 I'm so thank you or your today a one I look at this audience 17:20.760 --> 17:24.680 I see so many people that I care deeply for a in one place is 17:24.680 --> 17:27.200 really special to me Casa. Thank you for being here today. 17:27.710 --> 17:31.640 Alive like to offer Gavin congratulations a a job. Well done 17:31.640 --> 17:36.190 specially for class a 95 a very ordered the spam is day. We you 17:36.450 --> 17:37.700 improv the beer classmates. 17:39.030 --> 17:41.200 Uh to be associated with a stockdale name. 17:41.850 --> 17:45.560 Is a tremendous honor a eh most deals been a hero of mine since 17:45.560 --> 17:49.790 I was a seventeen-year-old me that the naval academy and up at 17:49.790 --> 17:53.740 that time it was difficult for me to you a wreck I brain around 17:53.840 --> 17:55.310 a a seven and a half years. 17:55.940 --> 17:58.970 Uh as a where I was almost half of my life at that time. 17:59.550 --> 18:03.370 In now wian reflects and I'm 40 years old ammo stack until was 18:03.370 --> 18:06.690 41 uh when he was shot down over north fee amount. 18:07.280 --> 18:09.900 The matching now spending the next seven and a half years my 18:10.110 --> 18:14.680 life in prison and then serving after that him an addict uniform. 18:15.180 --> 18:19.100 Uh to tremendous legacy and he's a tremendously home and that 18:19.270 --> 18:20.530 the associate with his name. 18:21.590 --> 18:25.590 A general green mentioned that this is particular a show because 18:25.820 --> 18:31.010 the war is nominated a by shipment by a felt any officer and 18:31.010 --> 18:33.970 I thought was bless less cheer when I was deployed to the eastern 18:33.970 --> 18:38.160 mad uh to be with the best ceos in our fleet a four hour here 18:38.160 --> 18:42.470 today a commander kevin Kennedy Co view. Assists gravely a commander 18:42.470 --> 18:46.030 based owner uh uh see of you assess Ram age a commander bob al 18:46.030 --> 18:49.960 the genie Co the assist out and commander chris fallen CEO of 18:49.960 --> 18:50.870 USS simpson. 18:51.390 --> 18:54.910 Up we relied on each other every day uh we had each others back 18:55.220 --> 18:58.510 and the camaraderie that we experienced was up on like anything else. 18:58.620 --> 19:02.050 I've expereince in my Courier a don't always churh. Shut. 19:05.200 --> 19:09.310 I've been very fortunate to be surrounded by great people my 19:09.310 --> 19:10.180 entire career. 19:10.840 --> 19:14.570 Um ya starting where it's my sponsor family of the naval academy 19:14.570 --> 19:15.270 who's here today. 19:15.860 --> 19:19.900 A stir every step of fluff of my Courier whether it was a ship 19:19.900 --> 19:23.540 for sure station a great leader scrutiny or screech shipmates. 19:23.540 --> 19:24.140 Great sailor. 19:24.960 --> 19:28.720 Um my for ship was changes build special ship to me and my first 19:28.720 --> 19:32.750 xo a is still my my mentor today emma jim shannon. 19:33.450 --> 19:38.420 Um I have four for more commanding officers a here today a canvassed 19:38.510 --> 19:42.110 I kevin Byrne who is my ceiling Barry what when I was xo uh. 19:42.110 --> 19:46.120 I can do intel or AMD that emerald dixon Smith's core. My Co 19:46.120 --> 19:48.170 zones psalms. What agree chips out was. 19:48.740 --> 19:52.630 I'm captain johnny walker who was my Co arm on the mine sweep 19:52.630 --> 19:57.140 or champion on my of two former commodores in the audience a 19:57.140 --> 20:00.870 calf digest this. You know who's commodore uh in the Mediterranean 20:01.110 --> 20:05.790 a last cheer a andrea gandalf priti. You did a serve and the 20:06.510 --> 20:09.920 Captain john fuller who is my comet or a back in norfolk. 20:10.670 --> 20:15.240 Um what all of leaders had in common was they invested tremendous. 20:15.240 --> 20:20.480 I'm not time interest in me on they allowed me to make mistakes 20:20.510 --> 20:25.550 to learn in to leave in my own away and maybe even more importantly 20:25.850 --> 20:28.590 they showed me how to enjoy ditch up and enjoy the profession 20:29.060 --> 20:32.390 and I really love what ideal of some forever in your debt. 20:33.300 --> 20:36.090 Uh the real stars of the show here are the sailors a Berry the 20:36.860 --> 20:41.360 This is there are war today snot mine and a walk enough to have 20:41.360 --> 20:43.900 a a ton of varies best year in the audience. 20:44.460 --> 20:48.440 Um some of them newly advance stand up just great to see you 20:48.440 --> 20:51.600 here today what a privilege it was to be are commanding officer. 20:52.710 --> 20:56.720 Um. Unfair advantage as a commanding option tea because mine. 20:57.440 --> 21:00.980 Uh my its own seems to are the best in the fleet commander foster 21:00.980 --> 21:05.580 who's now Co Berry in command mashed chief a chuck jones I'm 21:05.670 --> 21:07.390 your phenomenal mm brother show life. 21:08.030 --> 21:10.760 Uh but the sailors it. They didn't know I can they know acquit 21:10.760 --> 21:14.600 man a time and time again they would take a challenging turned 21:14.600 --> 21:16.590 on its head into a success. 21:17.440 --> 21:22.650 Um. I diskin believe but how much tea more caress up how much 21:22.650 --> 21:25.950 belief and what they did a always having each others back. 21:26.540 --> 21:30.300 Um I will I will always respect that when you're always be my 21:30.300 --> 21:32.270 uterus pcsos ninty for which you did. 21:34.100 --> 21:38.190 My family on a my family skull. Oh system and I'm just a one 21:38.190 --> 21:39.930 with this is a can get emotional. 21:40.460 --> 21:43.870 Um my mom and dad you know they've given me a love and support 21:43.870 --> 21:47.150 from from day one since i've been born throughout my entire career. 21:47.730 --> 21:51.910 Uh they race me and a christian home that was a matt easy uh. 21:51.910 --> 21:55.160 The taught me that the minimum standard was a good enough a will 21:55.430 --> 21:59.240 which EPS lowly help me in life from a through the beginning 21:59.240 --> 22:02.650 to know uh but they provided the love and support did a nude 22:02.990 --> 22:06.450 in my life to be successful and uh I love the entity so much 22:06.450 --> 22:06.730 for that. 22:08.060 --> 22:10.570 My sister or my brother boys been there for me also. 22:11.090 --> 22:14.840 Uh you know whether it's tough times or a to six peers seen. 22:15.360 --> 22:18.900 The of the two ways of life together a time of love you to my 22:18.900 --> 22:22.450 children are are the leads a my life a is aim can earn alien 22:22.490 --> 22:23.590 seams here today with me. 22:24.180 --> 22:28.090 I'm You know everything that I do is free of and same receiving 22:28.090 --> 22:32.730 as nomination a from Sri academy was so great sweet and to span 22:32.730 --> 22:34.110 the stay we use simply awesome. 22:34.940 --> 22:39.040 Uh uh so I love of love you all I went beer reduction awesome 22:39.040 --> 22:42.960 closing and I'm so thankful that have such a great group of people 22:42.990 --> 22:45.340 there that the uh that love and support me. 22:45.920 --> 22:49.610 I'm so thankful for a for the opportunity to lead is a commanding 22:49.610 --> 22:52.790 officer in the navy and I look for to get in after in the future.. Donating. 22:53.480 --> 22:53.880 Donating.. A 23:06.310 --> 23:09.920 A But. The 23:17.880 --> 23:20.800 Ladies and gentlemen the pacific weight vice chairman jan spawns 23:20.800 --> 23:23.290 start though we're ship a worse a bit commander devon. Duff. 23:30.980 --> 23:34.530 Good morning and thinking and will mrs greener for us this morning. 23:34.670 --> 23:37.670 I'm cheyenne I had a wonderful time and that was a pitched played 23:37.670 --> 23:39.850 awe inspiring as this entire day has become. 23:40.420 --> 23:44.330 I'm and I'm not sure that there's a use a me giving a speech 23:44.330 --> 23:46.730 because uh I don't know whether it's because we're both from 23:46.730 --> 23:49.930 the class of 95 or or some or personalities but censure late 23:50.320 --> 23:54.160 uh as tom read his speech Mann says virtually the same exact 23:54.160 --> 23:56.510 thing a we're just going to insert. 23:57.100 --> 24:00.950 A couple defer names. I promised we did not even a to each other 24:00.950 --> 24:02.350 about the speeches before hand. 24:03.040 --> 24:05.210 Um but I will go for it a and you were. 24:05.780 --> 24:08.920 Going to say that I'm home although the standing your today them 24:08.950 --> 24:12.500 is opposed the understatement of my life in a room that surrounded 24:12.500 --> 24:16.650 by the sheer is that of stood before us a and all that they've 24:16.650 --> 24:19.020 achieved doing and their service to this nation. 24:19.650 --> 24:24.040 Is enough a on this removes is just simply amazing all inspiring 24:24.040 --> 24:27.470 and and humbling to be standing let alone to be standing on the 24:27.470 --> 24:30.650 podium as the recipient of the across talked a leadership for war. 24:31.420 --> 24:35.130 Yeah like tom from the day. I enter the academy. I think it was 24:35.130 --> 24:39.080 something that was indoctrinated into a as from your from your 24:39.080 --> 24:43.060 day tailored leave summer company. Commander un caring. You learned 24:43.200 --> 24:46.530 uh all from his room and the room. That's dedicated to him all 24:46.530 --> 24:50.440 that she contributed to the navy and you'll are just and all 24:50.470 --> 24:54.290 what she has don and what he did and the definition of leadership. 24:54.980 --> 24:57.960 I don't think I truly understood what leadership man at that 24:58.180 --> 25:02.080 and mud and muck Courier and throughout the next 19 years of 25:02.080 --> 25:05.420 learn much more about what his tendency a leadership actually 25:05.420 --> 25:10.300 mean and how they apply in a achieving the most out of the a 25:10.300 --> 25:13.990 command out of your sailors and out of the year of the overall mission. 25:14.720 --> 25:18.820 And through with that in conjunction with and men trained an 25:18.850 --> 25:23.170 observation of leaders that have been astounding uh. I learned 25:23.270 --> 25:26.920 all so much and and the navy has given me so much. 25:27.430 --> 25:30.050 And the next few minutes. I'm going a thank a few people by name. 25:30.650 --> 25:35.210 But before I do like tom it's important for me that you know 25:35.210 --> 25:38.600 that this lupus a war has nothing to do with me. I would often 25:38.600 --> 25:42.570 feel like I set my office were set in the ready or along the 25:42.570 --> 25:46.460 carrier I'm doing nothing and the rest of the command when without 25:46.460 --> 25:49.360 many for fight a little bit of guidance here in their in they 25:49.360 --> 25:53.640 achieved the UK's wants on their own the sellers much like the 25:53.640 --> 25:57.070 Barry sellers it sound like simply strive for excellence an achieve 25:57.070 --> 26:00.880 that on a daily basis. They needed little little leader shirk. 26:01.710 --> 26:04.770 But there've been thousands of sellers. I've had the opportunity 26:04.770 --> 26:08.220 work with throughout my corey are too and earn 20 of them in 26:08.420 --> 26:12.260 sailors chi some officers in the if a fork in war incredibly 26:12.260 --> 26:15.620 impact fall and each day of McMahon tour. They strive for new 26:15.620 --> 26:17.200 level of excellence in their area. 26:17.910 --> 26:21.310 Of acts are space Waller accepting the responsibility that the 26:21.310 --> 26:25.890 triad myself max. So in my mansoor treat gave them to lead wither 26:25.890 --> 26:28.970 that leadership was of the sailor that was immediately junior 26:28.970 --> 26:32.020 to them over whether that was there and tired apartment of a 26:32.020 --> 26:33.220 hundred and 50 people. 26:33.800 --> 26:37.070 Vist order I truly believe reflects our excellence much more 26:37.120 --> 26:37.800 than mine home. 26:38.660 --> 26:41.310 Rob my career serve with the best a strike for their community 26:41.310 --> 26:42.920 enable aviation offer of. 26:43.430 --> 26:46.870 Each of whom Nevada drought dramatic impact on my leadership 26:46.870 --> 26:50.980 development much for being my first operational Co handle greg 26:50.980 --> 26:53.350 knows all began my education as a jailed. 26:54.050 --> 26:58.580 Showing mean an absolute trust in myself in each of us who starred 26:58.610 --> 27:01.910 in the ready room. While demonstrating my for score and so what 27:01.910 --> 27:05.280 servant leadership truly man and showing me a CEO who bounce 27:05.280 --> 27:08.270 the growth of this sailors with the commands mission can enter 27:08.300 --> 27:09.160 actual ft lloyd. 27:09.710 --> 27:13.240 Tuna captain actual fully to show me the absolute necessity for 27:13.240 --> 27:16.020 any quarter to many all surgery was tactically relevant. 27:16.560 --> 27:20.310 Mentor don pack pack speck and ellie who was my xo idiots 23 27:20.310 --> 27:23.780 demonstrate clearly the meaning of taking care of sailors with 27:23.780 --> 27:27.440 the most sincere in Sierra desire broken professionally and personally 27:27.440 --> 27:28.430 that i've ever seen. 27:28.960 --> 27:32.500 Captain greg hi-fi harris who was my Co one I was a pardoned 27:32.500 --> 27:36.150 had Bratz more than others taught me to be a Co why services 27:36.150 --> 27:39.410 department and the years that followed is proven to be in and 27:39.410 --> 27:42.540 valuable source of advice leadership and a source for opportunities 27:42.540 --> 27:44.130 are with a knot of otherwise happy. 27:44.810 --> 27:48.640 For those who seek to learn how to make a sailor cheaper officer excel. 27:49.070 --> 27:51.870 I urge it'll look to use connect a commander start monitored 27:51.870 --> 27:55.580 janet to serve with him at the bureau and he had infectious way 27:55.580 --> 27:59.190 of making every single person. He came in contact with feel like 27:59.190 --> 28:02.910 the most important some he had met that day and i've strident 28:02.910 --> 28:04.750 incensed than to follow his example. 28:05.530 --> 28:06.220 Githa staff. 28:06.740 --> 28:10.470 Snap or bowl and cared george. Why cough allowed me more responsibility 28:10.470 --> 28:11.070 in insight. 28:11.690 --> 28:14.380 Into the role the commanding officer than ever before. Why serve 28:14.380 --> 28:17.310 as their xo with the flickers placed an scrub on on the west coast. 28:18.020 --> 28:22.230 Bailout mean to show based road me the op. So critical the of 28:22.230 --> 28:23.880 the role of a Co was a teacher. 28:24.500 --> 28:25.560 Letting the Cellars. 28:26.230 --> 28:31.250 No they're of limits letting them that span upon their responsibilities. 28:31.900 --> 28:35.340 And showing their initiative to achieve. Absolutely remarkable 28:35.340 --> 28:38.980 things nation every day beyond what I could ever imagine and 28:38.980 --> 28:42.390 they knew just get to watch the excellence that comes as a result 28:42.390 --> 28:42.750 of that. 28:43.400 --> 28:47.020 Wrap the last 20 years i've service um amazing chiefs three standout 28:47.020 --> 28:49.700 is highlighting the role of an officer as a moral a stunner. 28:49.700 --> 28:53.010 Interest fact sheets rick show of eric smith and jim Carrey hell. 28:53.660 --> 28:57.390 When to talk about the ideal chief were speaking of them their 28:57.390 --> 28:59.990 chair in the chair and their office risk polled and they're in 28:59.990 --> 29:01.680 no accounts were full during the day. 29:02.300 --> 29:05.580 But they knew everything that was going on about the lives of 29:05.580 --> 29:08.920 everyone of the sailors in their command and through our years 29:08.920 --> 29:11.590 together the top made the top slip critical the of the role. 29:12.100 --> 29:15.510 Of the relationship between an officer and a chief and the role 29:15.510 --> 29:18.570 of the relationship between a chief and has or% or. 29:19.240 --> 29:22.170 Aside from my family there are two men who should really be standing here. 29:22.170 --> 29:24.010 Today with me receiving this a warm. 29:24.630 --> 29:28.280 Missing in a was already mentioned commander damp lock and senior 29:28.280 --> 29:31.840 chief Quine balm dense stands alone in a category of excellence 29:31.840 --> 29:35.650 is attacked ish in leader friend and mentor while he would see 29:35.650 --> 29:36.360 it differently. 29:37.130 --> 29:38.570 Our sect our success. 29:39.080 --> 29:42.790 The top of a excesses because of his sais council per cow was 29:42.790 --> 29:47.100 our discussion inability to instill confidence and sellers on 29:47.100 --> 29:50.950 second to know when and a genuine concern for each an ever person. 29:50.950 --> 29:55.080 He believes in sit don um my acting seems see was an amaze is 29:55.080 --> 29:58.450 in a sing later. I suspect I'm not alone in this room for those 29:58.450 --> 30:01.700 were uniform before my favorite words in command work. I've got 30:01.700 --> 30:02.260 its skipper. 30:02.850 --> 30:05.910 And that is will or from senior every day. 30:06.620 --> 30:10.470 Not a boy in compliance. She truly understood that the mission 30:10.500 --> 30:14.800 and the vision that we had set out and he executed it shouldn't 30:14.800 --> 30:17.700 every day when in young cellar learns the phrase asked the chief 30:18.150 --> 30:21.610 they're learning seniors example to my parents staving indicate 30:21.850 --> 30:24.900 a thank you for lying my foundation a faith commitment the hard 30:24.900 --> 30:25.760 work humility. 30:26.630 --> 30:30.460 Service to my sister who is a picture strength mission manages 30:30.460 --> 30:34.410 her family and raises for two wonderful boys to my aunt and uncle 30:34.440 --> 30:38.170 I thank you for unending support from a Courier on co-led will 30:38.170 --> 30:41.480 be kept a the next tyra cruise by room will probably not be quite 30:41.480 --> 30:43.970 is cold in comma nations might be slightly better. 30:44.530 --> 30:48.050 In. To my children or only having the time of the life with their 30:48.050 --> 30:49.180 baby-sitter right now. 30:50.130 --> 30:53.440 Hi getting into more trouble. My wish to know about I'm incredibly 30:53.440 --> 30:57.410 proud of them for their and thankful to them for their resilience 30:57.440 --> 31:00.850 love and support and moving in the middle of the or as a teenage 31:00.850 --> 31:02.400 girl was not the easiest thing to do. 31:02.920 --> 31:05.440 Um uh my girls have handled it flawlessly. 31:05.960 --> 31:08.930 The my profession on them is not easy the yet through it all 31:08.930 --> 31:12.710 they continue to adapt neck cell and be extremely upon us. 31:13.250 --> 31:16.070 Channing your been my greatest tour leader since the beginning in. 31:17.750 --> 31:20.990 Getting most select on um bystander today because of you reopened 31:21.020 --> 31:23.260 on wavering in your support for 19 years. 31:23.910 --> 31:27.330 From a for stays together where you tell me studied henri robbing. 31:27.330 --> 31:31.290 The study for immediate action and exams and the two 34 to are 31:31.290 --> 31:34.790 all the mirrors deployments and to our come current path of learning 31:34.790 --> 31:39.040 more about neutrons I ever knew existed a you have been my rock 31:39.440 --> 31:42.440 and dieting in leading our family and friends to write all I 31:42.440 --> 31:42.900 love you. 31:43.560 --> 31:46.830 Thank you god bless mission ever wanted to and the United. States. 32:06.360 --> 32:08.330 Ways angel in this week loser sermon. 32:08.870 --> 32:11.990 We located come for degree per impression late the award recipients. 32:11.990 --> 32:14.940 No family members and join us in the back for light refreshments. 32:15.160 --> 32:15.940 Thank you for ten. 32:26.460 --> 32:28.480 Yeah. Yeah on. 32:29.450 --> 32:31.320 The And thinking. 32:33.440 --> 32:35.210 Okay. Uh uh. 32:36.300 --> 32:54.100 I Right. Yeah. Yeah. The..