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Welcome to the inaugural Army

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acquisition Hall of Fame induction

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ceremony for the class of 2022 . The

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host for today's ceremony is the

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honorable Douglas R . Bush , the

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Assistant Secretary of the Army for

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acquisition , logistics and technology

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and the army acquisition . Executive

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the arrival of the official party and

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remain standing for the playing of our

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national anthem and the invocation

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delivered by Lieutenant Colonel Alicia

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johnson .

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Mhm . Let us pray

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most gracious , heavenly father . We

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thank you for allowing us to gather

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here today on this joyous occasion ,

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the inaugural Army acquisition Hall of

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Fame induction ceremony . Today . Our

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hearts are filled with happiness as we

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celebrate the faithful service of these

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acquisition legends . They embody all

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that . We hold pressures and true

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innovation , excellence and dedication .

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Memories of their decades of

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exceptional service continue to inspire

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us towards greatness . Father only ,

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you know , the true impact of each of

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them has had on our service , our core

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and our nation . Father . We'd also

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like to take a moment today to pray for

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the men and women working throughout

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the world helping to support and defend

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our mighty nation , May your hand of

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protection around them and their

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families For all these things we ask

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your name . Amen .

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Thank you . Lieutenant Colonel Johnson

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please be seated

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Since its inception , the United States

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Army has relied on specialists to

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provide the products and services

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needed by soldiers in peace and war .

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Army acquisition has been characterized

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by technological developments , surges

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in times of war and evolving threats

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that drove the configuration of our

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army and material development

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organizations that support it . In

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1973 the army identified five priority

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weapons systems known as the Big five ,

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the Abrams Tank Patriot Missile , an

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Apache helicopter rally fighting

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vehicle and the Black Hawk helicopter .

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In 1978 the assistant secretary of the

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Army for research and development took

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on responsibilities for procuring

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weapons and equipment and was renamed

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the Assistant Secretary of the Army for

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Research , development and acquisition

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A . S . A . R . D . A . The Goldwater

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Nichols Department of Defense

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reorganization act of 8 1986

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signed by President Ronald Reagan made

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the most sweeping changes to the United

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States Department of Defense since the

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department was established in the

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National Security Act of 1947 by

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reworking the command structure .

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States military in 1989 General

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Karl even know then Chief of Staff of

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the Army authorized the establishment

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of the army acquisition corps , a cadre

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of elite professionals that will be

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trained to fill critical acquisition

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positions . The A S . A . R . D . A .

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Later became the Assistant Secretary of

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the Army for acquisition , logistics

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and technology a salt . In a 1999

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realignment from the start , assault

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has delivered capabilities to the

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warfighter . The story of the army

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acquisition core has been one of

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continuous innovation and evolution

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with one constant dedicated

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professionals who are focused on

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delivering capabilities to our army and

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the joint force . The Army acquisition

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workforce is charged with a critical

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mission to cultivate innovation ,

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design the impossible and provide

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soldiers with what they need to be

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successful . This is done through

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people a workforce of approximately

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over 30,000 Army acquisition

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professionals , from scientists and

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engineers to accountants and program

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managers who turn army requirements

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into products and services , managing

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everything from cradle to grave today ,

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we honor a few of our elite

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professionals who have paved the way

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for those who have followed in their

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footsteps . The video that you're

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about to view will provide a brief look

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into the Army acquisition workforce and

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action

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as the United States Army prepares for

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the nation's future in a global

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security environment that is

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increasingly uncertain and complex . We

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acknowledge that the world has changed

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and holding technological advantage is

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no longer assured .

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We have seemingly returned to an era of

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aggressive competition between powerful

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nations which threatens regional

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security and international order are

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enduring . Mission is to provide our

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soldiers with a decisive advantage to

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prevail over emerging threats in the

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multi domain battle field . How do we

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challenge our conventional processes by

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engaging with traditional and non

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traditional developers and using

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creative contracting and collaboration

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mechanisms to encourage breakthroughs

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from the commercial sector . Our

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acquisition community recognizes the

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need and urgency to work more closely

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with our joint services as well as our

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industrial base and partners in

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academia to facilitate effective

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cooperative defenses in order to keep

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pace with the threats environment .

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Whether operations are on land in the

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air , let's see in space

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cyberspace or in the electromagnetic

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spectrum .

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As the United States Army prepares for

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the nation's future in a global

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security environment that is

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increasingly uncertain and complex . We

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acknowledge that the world has changed

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and holding technological advantage is

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no longer assured .

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We have seemingly returned to an era of

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aggressive competition between powerful

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nations which threatens regional

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security and international order are

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enduring . Mission is to provide our

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soldiers with a decisive advantage to

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prevail over emerging threats in the

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multi domain battle field . How do we

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challenge our conventional processes by

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engaging with traditional and non

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traditional developers and using

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creative contracting and collaboration

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mechanisms to encourage breakthroughs

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from the commercial sector . Our

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acquisition community recognizes the

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need and urgency to work more closely

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with our joint services as well as our

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industrial base and partners in

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academia to facilitate effective

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cooperative defenses in order to keep

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pace with the threats environment .

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Whether operations are on land in the

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air , let's see in space

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cyberspace or in the electromagnetic

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spectrum , we must prepare now to meet

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the future needs of the soldier

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from the alpha of ideas and innovation

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to the omega of fielding and

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sustainment . We are responsible for

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enhancing soldier survivability and

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lethality on the battlefields of today

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and tomorrow . We reaffirm daily our

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responsibility to the soldier and our

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commitment to design , develop and

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deliver equipment to enable our

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soldiers to complete the mission . Just

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as we have always called on the

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american soldier , we now call on

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innovators like you to ensure continued

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soldier dominance on the battlefield .

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The army acquisition Hall of Fame award

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was established by honorable Douglas or

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Bush to recognize and honor former

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members of the army acquisition

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workforce who had made significant and

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enduring contributions in support of

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the army acquisition community . The

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program's intent is to preserve the

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legacy of the acquisition community and

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inspire a sense of heritage , honor and

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pride throughout the workforce . Ladies

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and gentlemen , at this time , please

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join me in welcoming our host for

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today's ceremony . The honorable

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Douglas are Bush .

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Mhm . Well , good morning everyone . Um

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so first of all , uh a our tip next

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year , bigger room . So um but this is

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our first time doing it . So thanks .

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And then of course you just saw our

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fabulous developmental test version of

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the video next year we'll we'll have

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the production representative version

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of the video um you know , had had an

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acquisition joke . Sorry . Um so but

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yes , thank you all for being here . Um

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This is uh by far be the highlight of

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my A . U . S . A . Not that it's all

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amazing , but this part is the really

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good part . Um Thank you for attending .

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Well , we will induct our first four

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members into the newly established Army

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acquisition Hall of Fame . Um This is a

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great day for the army , the

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acquisition corps and the greater army

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acquisition workforce . Each year the

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army acquisition community gathers

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separately to recognize current

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acquisition professionals who have made

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important contributions to the army

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acquisition profession . This annual

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Army acquisition executives excellence

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and leadership award happens and

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recognizes the current workforce beyond

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this annual award . However , we wanted

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to find an avenue to be able to

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recognize those career civil servants ,

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military and civilian who made

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significant and lasting contributions

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in support of the army and the joint

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force and the nation . After more than

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a year of conceptualizing and

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developing this program , we now have a

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formal way to recognize those Army

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acquisition professionals through the

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Army acquisition Hall of Fame and I'll

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pause here to say that while I'm up

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here speaking , the person who really

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did this was Lieutenant General bob

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mary and my partner . Um this was

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really bob's idea . He did all the work ,

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did all the leading to make this happen .

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And just like he does an amazing job

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every day overseeing the people part of

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the acquisition workforce . Uh This is

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symbolic and emblematic of bob's daily

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work . So just I want to say thanks bob

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for doing all this . This is terrific .

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So America's army endures the greatest

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land force on earth because the men and

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women in uniform who are willing to

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sacrifice their lives for their love of

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country are specially trained

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acquisition professionals , develop .

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Procure field and sustain the critical

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systems and equipment and products are

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men and women rely on for mission

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success and safe return home . Since

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the formal establishment of the Army

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Acquisition Corps on October 13 , 1989

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we've had hundreds of thousands of

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professionals serving our acquisition

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workforce . They've worked in such

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areas of science and technology ,

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logistics , program management ,

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contracting , systems , engineering and

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research and development . Is those

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acquisition professionals who helped

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pave the way for the army's

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transformation into an agile , diverse

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and modern force . These army

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acquisition professionals delivered

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innovative capabilities to our joint

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warfighters on and off the battlefield ,

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enabling their success . Today's army

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acquisition workforce comprises more

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than 32,000 dedicated military and

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civilian professionals and it's a

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privilege for me to lead them and serve

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with them . I am honored today though

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in particular to be able to recognize

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those individuals whose achievements

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are particularly outstanding . These

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four inaugural , inaugural acquisition

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Hall of Fame recipients represent what

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is truly remarkable about the army and

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army acquisition . They represent

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decades of quiet and noble service ,

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often behind the scenes to our great

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and grateful nation . They represent

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commitment and sacrifice loyalty to the

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mission as well as those with whom they

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served While the army acquisition Hall

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of Fame is designed to preserve the

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legacy of the acquisition community is

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the stories of these individuals that

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will inspire a sense of heritage ,

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honor and pride throughout the army

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acquisition workforce . So I recall one

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of the first times I , by the way went

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in the secretary of the army's office

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when I was first appointed to this

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position . And at the time there was

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still a very large picture . Some of

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you have seen it of General George

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marshall behind the secretary's desk .

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And on one of my first meetings um

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Acting Secretary Whitley asked me how I

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was doing and I said fine sir , except

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every time I walk in your office ,

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general marshall's over there on the

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wall , judging me , you know , saying I

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won World War two , what have you done ?

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Um I have that feeling today . These

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four individuals when I reviewed their

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records of service uh just very

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humbling . Um just remarkable . Each

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one by themselves have have done for

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our country and our army um is just

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really really outstanding . And um

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nothing I'll do in this job will

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compared to what they did during their

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careers for the country and for the

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army . So that's that's the feeling I

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have today for sure . But I will do my

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best to live up to it . So if I could

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briefly introduce our next speaker ,

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honored to have um honorable Gabe

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camarillo , our Under Secretary of the

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Army , who is an alum . Um I think

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we've got your picture down there on

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the wall somewhere . Yes , we got that

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right bob . Yeah . So um but it's been

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a pleasure to work with you sir on this

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thing , these things . And of course mr

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camarillo comes with a lot of

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experience in assault and honored that

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you could be here today sir . So thanks

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for joining us .

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Well , good morning everyone . It's a

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real honor to be here . Thanks doug for

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the introduction . And especially I

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want to thank general Marian for

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setting this up . I'll start by saying

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that , uh , I think I'm responsible for

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holding up the ceremony . I was in the

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pentagon meeting , uh , that lasts a

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little long . My driver , I will report

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got me here in about 11 to 12 minutes

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flat from the pentagon . He displayed

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innovation , creativity and protection

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of life . All the things our workforce

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does . I'm very grateful to my driver

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this morning , although my blood

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pressure is a little high . Uh , I do

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want to say that there's a little

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vignette of a little about a year ago

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when I got a phone call from general

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Marion's office and they said , you

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know , general mary would like to speak

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with you . Uh , and he pitched this

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idea of creating a hall of Fame awards

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and he asked a couple of former assault

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leaders to kind of be part of this and

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kind of forming it and putting it

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together . And I jumped at the chance .

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Uh , not only was it an opportunity to

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work on something I thought was

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critically valuable important , but

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also a chance to see so many former

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colleagues as well . So we set up a

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date to do it and I was really excited

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to come back into the pentagon back

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then . I still had to figure out how I

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was going to get into the building . Uh

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And then of course my nomination went

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through and I think they scheduled my

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first prep session for a confirmation

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hearing the very day that we were

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supposed to get together . So so I told

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general Marian and the rest of the

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assault team . I said please don't

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forget that I'm a big supporter of this

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and I'd love to continue to be a part

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of it . Fast forward to today . It's

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just my opportunity to hold this up .

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So uh thank you all again for doing it .

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I think it's really important because

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of the work that the acquisition

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workforce in our army does . It is

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really truly the most , one of the most

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if not the most versatile workforce is

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you find anywhere in the federal space

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and certainly in the army , you know ,

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it performs a role that requires

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expertise that is really unmatched

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anywhere else in D . O . D . And it

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also has to bridge a bunch of different

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worlds . At the same time . You have to

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be conversant and understanding the

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operational nexus of the capabilities

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that our soldiers employ . You have to

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understand the private sector and

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industry and what those dynamics entail .

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You have to understand different laws

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like those of physics as well as those

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of contracting . Uh And and it's a hard

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job to do and I don't think we all

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appreciate enough the complexities that

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entails and how much responsibility we

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put on this workforce if we didn't have

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an acquisition workforce . I think our

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number one priority would be to make

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sure that we invented one . So these

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experts , they're in charge of the next

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generation cutting edge capability

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development for our army . I always

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like to point out that this is nothing

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new . You go back to the very earliest

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days of our army and acquisition and

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acquisition workforce issues were part

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of it going from uh , you know ,

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obviously the , the initial stories of

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our first secretary of war serving as

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the first de facto acquisition Chief

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response , responding to congressional

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inquiries regarding ship authorization

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and shipbuilding issues . Although your

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purview does not include that doug

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today , I'm sure you have a few

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opinions , You know , the process of

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designing , acquiring and fielding

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America's capabilities uh , to the

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soldier is as old as the republic

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itself and over time , I mean the ,

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just the accomplishments that the

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workforce has done . Uh , commercial

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benefits for example , that I like to

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remind people who don't know our

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business every day from jeeps that were

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developed in response to requirements

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on the battlefield aviator sunglasses

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that many people were including some in

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this room . Uh , even I found out this

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was interesting . I learned this one

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recently enriched white bread is a

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invention of the army's ingenuity . Uh ,

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designed to ensure that allied soldiers

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had a cheap but nutritious bread in

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wartime . I don't know about the

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nutritious part , but uh we'll go with

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it . All of this would not be possible

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without the ingenuity and expertise in

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our workforce . And in the decades

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since its formal establishment in the

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1980s , this community has continued to

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make significant contributions to

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national security . You know , fielding

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over 100 and 42,000 pieces of

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individual equipment to the army in

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just the last 12 months from clothing

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to protective gear to combat vehicles ,

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helicopters , you name it . And I

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really do want to point out the most

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recent example that everybody in the

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country and in the world knows which is

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this workforces contributions to our

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response to covid 19 Ensuring that the

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nation received 1.4 billion doses of

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that vaccine , 890 million home test

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kits and 20 million antiviral

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treatments that were rapidly deployed

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across the country . And it could not

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have been done without the significant

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expertise of the folks that these

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awards represent . But today it's about

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four individuals and it's four

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individuals that I had the honor and

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distinct privilege of either knowing or

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working with directly in different

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aspects of my prior career in army

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service . As doug said very eloquently ,

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they are humbling in terms of their

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experience . Um it is something that

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has shaped my experience and certainly

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taught me a lot in working with all of

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them and I continue to learn from some

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of them . What I will say is that , you

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know , their experience speaks for

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itself and I think as much as we can ,

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we are all enriched by the example that

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they set for all of us . So on behalf

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of the army and our soldiers , I do

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want to thank all of the recipients of

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today's award and those future

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recipients as well , many of whom may

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very well be in this room . Thank you

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all so much .

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Thank you gentlemen . Honorable Bush

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and honorable camarillo will please

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come up to the front of the stage for

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the induction ceremony .

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Accepting on behalf of our first

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inductee is mrs linda bolton . Mrs

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bolton . Please join honorable

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camarillo and Honorable Bush . The

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induction of the honorable Claude M

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bolton JR .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please remain

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seated during the presentations . The

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honorable Claude and bolton JR will be

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recognized for his exceptional

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leadership , selfless service and

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enduring contributions to army

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acquisition , honorable Claude and

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bolton . JR is hereby posthumously

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inducted into the 2022 inaugural class

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of the United States Army acquisition

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corps Hall of Fame . The honorable

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bolton was pivotal in providing quality

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warfighter capabilities at the height

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of operation enduring freedom and Iraqi

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freedom . During our meal bolton's 46

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years of devoted government service .

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He developed a bench of highly skilled

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army acquisition professionals and

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empowered the army acquisition corps to

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deliver critical capabilities to

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soldiers executing combat operations .

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His profound and enduring contributions

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supported the nation , reflect great

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credit upon the United States , Army

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and honors the army acquisition

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workforce signed the honorable Douglas

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are Bush . Assistant secretary of the

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Army acquisition , logistics and

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technology and army acquisition .

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Executive and Lieutenant general robert

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L . Marion . Military Deputy office of

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the Assistant Secretary of the Army

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acquisition , Logistics and Technology

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and director Army acquisition corps .

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We will now hear remarks from mrs linda

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bolton .

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Yes , I'm not the speaker .

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Claude was thank goodness .

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Um when I first met Claude he said I'm

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going into the air force and I'm going

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to fly . I knew what I was kind of

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getting into . one of his first

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assignments was flying at night

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Missions in the F four out of U . Bahn

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Thailand and one of the missions that

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they flew was to deploy new sensors .

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They had the right altitude , the right

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speed go out there and put those

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sensors down and the next time they

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went in they said none of the sensors

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are working like we did at the right

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speed . Get at the right altitude .

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Tech order says we're doing it right

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and the briefer says tech order was

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wrong acquisition

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at some point did not work from the

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front to the back . So from the little

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nugget as a little sick . No , he was

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first lieutenant at that point up to

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the point where he became army

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acquisition . Um things changed . He

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changed but his point was always to

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make sure that the people as he called

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him at the pointy end of the sword .

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Military and civilian were given the

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best chance to make things happen

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safely and bring things home since they

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should have been so as he would have

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said , he was only doing his job .

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Thank you .

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Thank you Mr bolton .

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Honorable Bush , Honorable

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honorable kevin Fahey . Please join

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honorable camarillo and honorable Bush .

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The honorable kevin M . Fahey will be

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recognized for his exceptional

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leadership , selfless service and

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enduring contributions to army

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acquisition . Honorable Kevin M . Fahey

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is hereby inducted into the 2022

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inaugural class of the United States

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Army Acquisition Corps Hall of Fame ,

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Honorable Fahey has served at all

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echelons and D . O . D . Acquisitions

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and has been instrumental and policy

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and program implementation to ensure a

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more streamlined and taylor herbal

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adaptive acquisition framework ,

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Honorable Fahey over solid development

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and delivery of more than 9000

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lifesaving mind and improvised

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explosive device resistant vehicles ,

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reshaping the safety and effectiveness

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of soldiers and marines fighting

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throughout the Middle East . His

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profound and enduring contributions

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supporting the nation reflect great

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credit upon the United States Army and

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honors the army acquisition workforce

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signed the Honorable Douglas or Bush .

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Assistant Secretary of the Army

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acquisition , Logistics and technology

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and army acquisition . Executive and

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Lieutenant general robert L . Marion .

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Military Deputy Office of the Assistant

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Secretary of the Army acquisition ,

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logistics and technology and Director

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Army acquisition corps .

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We will now hear remarks from honorable

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kevin ,

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I just told Gabe , I'm surprised

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they're letting me talk . No . So I'll

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start like , so um what you probably

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don't know , right ? So I actually

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probably surprised . I actually did

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pretty well in college . So I got seven

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job offers . I didn't look at any job

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offer except for the one to be an

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intern in the army . And it was because

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my father was a government employee ,

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he was a guy at Watertown arsenal and

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he was a materials guy . And I'll tell

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you , I never met Mr Shipley , but when

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I joined them , he said there's one guy

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you need to meet that I'm really close

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friends with and that's Mr Shipley . He

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said he and I have solved many problems

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of materials on many programs and uh

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and I never had the honor to meet him ,

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but I heard about him through my whole

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career . Um then you know Claude bolton .

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Uh so I worked for him for many years .

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I I actually was at uh D . A . You for

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going to P . M . School when he was the

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president . That's when I first met him .

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Um uh I will tell you the story that

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warms my heart is uh so he he promoted

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me to P . O . Ground combat systems .

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Um I didn't know my mother had

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Alzheimer's and she was sort of in the

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middle late stages , I didn't know she

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was gonna show up and she showed up .

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Claude bolton spent ungodly amount of

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time with her , my mother for years to

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come . I would visit her . She did not

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know who I was , but she would talk

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about talking true . That's a true

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story . She had called bolton made such

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an impact on my mother , but every time ,

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oh yeah , you remember that gentleman I

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met and , and I mean that's the kind of

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guy he was and then obviously Harry

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Green , true friend , we worked hand in

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hand . Um , I could go on forever about

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Harry Green . Um , I loved him when he

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was a desert . I got in a lot of

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trouble . Mr bolton yelled at me . Well ,

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every , every acquisition executive

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yelled at me a lot . Um , Harry Green

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protected me a lot . Alright , because

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there are a lot of kinds of things that

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came from theater , theater and instead

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of telling the acquisition executive ,

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Harry would say you figure out how to

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handle that true story . Um , so you

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know , so all I would say is , um , so

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I was in the acquisition corps from day

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one , right ? I was sort of

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grandfathered in . So I've been in 1000

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years , I am 100 years old . So when mr ,

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the honorable Mr Bush called me , I

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said , oh , so you get an award for

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being in the acquisition corp for 100

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years . And I did say that . Um , yeah ,

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but it , I had , it was unbelievable

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career , right ? Um , and I'm still

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doing it is , is , it was like every

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time I was ready for a new job , the

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next job was there , right ? And I did

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nothing right ? As leaders throughout

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the army said , hey kevin , here's the

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next job for you almost my entire

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career . And so um I really did nothing

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right ? I had extraordinary leaders .

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Like Mr bolton , I had extraordinary

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workforce . I mean the thing is , is

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all I learned through my whole career

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is uh set the environment for your

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people to excel and they will do

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amazing things . I was gonna say , I

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swear um I'm better seed better than I

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ever was . Um uh but it and so and I

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will tell you , as you heard , I worked

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on some extraordinary program , striker

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m wrap bombs , you name it . But the

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thing I remember in my career , the

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most success I had is the people I met

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and the things I learned and where I

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was most proud is when I left an

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organization and it was like I was

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never there , right ? Um is that they

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just continued to do the things I was

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going and they said , oh , who was that ?

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He got anyways , right ? And then , you

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know , the other thing that's surreal

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in addition to the category is the

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people I see out here , you know , a

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lot of you people I knew like when you

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were a major of a captain and um uh you

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know , and like who would ever thought

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general get promoted to three star

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general , You know , when he came to

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work for me , he was telling me how to

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do my job . Right ? So yeah , so I mean

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I thank you all for coming in . It's

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just surreal to get this reward and

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it's really about the people that you

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get to work with and I will tell you

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I'm still every job I got I love and

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the reason I love it is I learn every

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day if someone told me I'd still be

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working at this time when I was 20

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years old and pretty wild , I see you

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crazy but I just love what I do to this

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day . So thank you

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accepting on behalf of our next

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inductee is dr Susan Meyers dr Meyers

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please join honorable camarillo and

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honorable Bush for the induction of

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Major General Harold Harry Green ,

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Major General Harold J . Harry Green

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will be recognized for his exceptional

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leadership . Selfless service and

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enduring contributions to army

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acquisition . Major General Harold J .

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Harry Green is hereby posthumously

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inducted into the 2022 inaugural class

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of the United States Army acquisition

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Corps Hall of Fame . Major General

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Green was responsible for developing

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maturing and integrating in delivering

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the right tactical operational and

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strategic Army Battle Command and

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intelligence , electronic warfare and

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center solutions during operations

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Iraqi , Freedom and enduring freedom .

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Major General Green's efforts with the

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foundation of combat power dominant

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still realized by our soldiers today .

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His 34 years of selfless service and

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noteworthy distinction not only

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supported the war fighter in the

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present , but ensured the army

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acquisition workforce was prepared for

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the future is profound and enduring

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contributions supporting the nation

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reflect , reflect great credit upon the

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United States Army and honors the army

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acquisition workforce . Sign the

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honorable Douglas are Bush , Assistant

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secretary of the Army acquisition ,

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logistics and technology and army

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acquisition executive and lieutenant

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general robert L Marion , military

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deputy office of the Assistant

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secretary of the Army acquisition ,

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logistics and technology and director

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Army acquisition core .

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We will now hear remarks from Dr Susan

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Myers , Thank

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you for being here today and honoring

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here in this special way . I think like

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kevin , he would have uh talked about

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how he was successful because of all of

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you and uh , it was his great pleasure

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to serve with you and and learn with

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you and and try to help carry the army

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forward . And uh , I think most of you

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know that he was a little bit of a

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sports nut and uh , we went to

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cooperstown one year and I had a hard

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time getting him out of there . But I'm

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glad his red sox fan buddy is here to

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be honored today as well . But he would

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have likened this to the Cooperstown

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hall of Fame . You know , he's probably

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what I thought . Yeah , I made it well .

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This is acquisition cord deserves this

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recognition and uh , I know you all

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will carry it forward . So thank you

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for being part of the Green team and

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supporting the Myers Green team and for

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carrying this honor forward with me .

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Thanks

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thank you Dr Meyers

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accepting on behalf of our final

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inductee is dr Dan Shipley . Mr Shipley .

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Please join honorable camarillo and

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honorable Bush for the induction of Mr

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john L . Shipley . Mr john L Shipley

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will be recognized for his exceptional

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leadership , selfless service and

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enduring contributions to Army

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acquisition . Mr John Shipley is Hereby

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posthumously inducted into the 2022

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inaugural class of the United States

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Army Acquisition Corps Hall of Fame .

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Mr Shipley pioneered the concept of

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aligning requirements , re sourcing and

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acquisition with direct user feedback

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to deliver the safest and most lethal

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special operations aviation force in

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the world throughout Mr Shipley's 65

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years of dedicated government service ,

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his devotion to duty and direct

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mentorship shaped the careers of future

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senior leaders and his influence

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continues to be felt . His profound and

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enduring contributions supporting the

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nation reflect reflect great credit

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upon the United States Army and honors

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the army acquisition workforce signed

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the honorable Douglas are Bush ,

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Assistant Secretary of the Army

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acquisition , logistics and technology

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and Army acquisition . Executive and

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Lieutenant General robert L Marion ,

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Military Deputy office of the Assistant

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Secretary of the Army acquisition ,

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Logistics and technology and Director

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Army acquisition corps .

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We will now hear remarks from Mr Dan

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Shipley .

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First of all , I don't know how I can

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you know , beat that . That's

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incredible . Uh sir , thank you for you

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know for this , that's a wonderful

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honor . We're very proud . Uh I just

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want to say thank you to miss Stokes

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and marlo for everything that you did

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to get us here . I really do appreciate

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that . Um when I look up there and I

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see army , you gotta understand . Dad

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started in the Navy , he was the

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department of the Navy and he had a

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great job . I mean he was working with

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the astronauts . I mean that's fun . It

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was cool . They did a lot of stuff . Uh

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He was a test engineer and mom said

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Marilyn or me And Dad joined the army

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and we went down to Fort Eustis and he

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stayed there for 60 years plus , but

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that's how his career started . Um

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Don't know a lot about what he did . He

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was quiet , he's a quiet man . He

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didn't talk about it . He really didn't .

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When he passed last year , I got to

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know some Mr Shipley stories is what I

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called him uh There's a lot of people

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here that made some phone calls . Thank

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you for coming guys . I really do

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appreciate it . Um When you look at

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that 60 years and stuff and for him to

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get here , it's because of these guys

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right here , it's a team . It really is .

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He read an article not too long ago

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that was written a couple of years back

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and the reporter even said that he just

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used the word . We it was never I it

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was always we and it's Mr downer's ,

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it's General Miles . I said General

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Brown , thank you so much . General

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Brown should be up here actually . I

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tried to get him to come up here and

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make a few words , but he said no , he

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had told all the Mr Shipley stories .

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So I just want to say thank you , thank

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you for coming . I really do appreciate

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it . It's an honor . Um I do want to

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say one thing that if a bigger place ,

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if if dad was here it would not , he

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would not be here . This would be at

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Fort Eustace and Jacobs theater and if

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you ever been to Jacobs theater , uh

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the carpet is a little older than this

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right here . But uh he would not be

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here . I promise you that , but thank

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you so much . It's an honor . And uh

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like she said before , continue moving

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forward , that's what he would want .

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Uh that's what you should do . It's all

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about the mission . He always said one

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thing he said , it didn't matter if

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people are in harm's way or the hallway .

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He tried to treat them the same way

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because it was about the mission , The

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Warfighter . There's some young kid

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right now getting shot at and that's

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what it's about . You know , so treat

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everybody the same way . That's what he

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tried to do . All right , thank you .

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Can I please have Mr Shipley Mrs bolton

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honorable Fahy Dr Myers come to the

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front .

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Please join me in an additional round

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of applause for the 2022 inaugural

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class .

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Please take your seats . You guys stay

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here . Sorry , sorry , sorry .

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The Hall of Fame plaques will now be

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unveiled inducting Honorable Claude M

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bolton , Jr Honorable kevin M Fahey ,

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Major General , Harold , Harry Green

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and mr John L . Shipley .

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A rendering of these plaques will be

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displayed on the Hall of Fame wall

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outside of Assault Headquarters

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Honorees , please return to your seats .

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Please remain standing .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand and

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join in the singing of the Army song .

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The words to the army song can be found

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on the back of your program .

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Parts along

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we are

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to fight for the right to build the

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nation's

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fighting

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and it is this way

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always know that the Army ,

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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today's ceremonies , Please come

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forward and congratulate the 2022

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inaugural class of the Army Corps Hall

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of Fame Inductees . Thank you for

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attending Army strong athletes .

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Remember the flag

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caution