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Good morning and welcome to the Judge

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Advocate General Change of Office and

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Retirement ceremony in honor of Vice

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Admiral Del Crandall . Please rise for

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the arrival of the official party and

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remain standing for the presentation of

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the colors our national anthem and the

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invocation , Boden Post , the side boys .

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Vice Admiral United States Navy ,

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arriving

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Judge Advocate General , arriving

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naval operations , arriving

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navy , arriving

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present arms

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um um

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advance the colors

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that oh

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mu one , Daniel Kern will now sing the

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national anthem .

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Oh , can you see

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by the dawn's early

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light ? What so

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proudly we

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at the twilight's last

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gleaming whose broad stripes and

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bright stars through the pale

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fight o the some parts

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we watched were so

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currently and

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that's right . The bombs

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bury cave

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through the right that of L

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was still . Oh

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say to thats

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bang

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that one or

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and to the

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and all . Oh

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yeah , so

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retire the colors .

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Boz , retire the side boys .

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Thank you .

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Ok .

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Father Kellogg will now offer the

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indication .

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Let us pray .

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Almighty God . You moved over the

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surface of the waters . When you

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lovingly created our world , we paused

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this morning to ask your blessing on

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this distinguished ceremony honoring

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the lifelong service , leadership and

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accomplishments of a distinguished

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sailor . Vice Admiral Del Crandall ,

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Judge , Advocate General of the United

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States Navy as a young man ,

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Vice Admiral Crandall recognized that

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service in the Navy is more than a job .

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You sent him forth from the Naval

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Reserve officers training corps program

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at Northwestern University class of

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1984 to proudly wear the cloth of this

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nation for 40 years

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here . Our gratitude for Vice Admiral

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Crandall's willingness to endure his

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first tour of duty on the US S Lockwood

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to his numerous stations around the

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world . Times of separation from loved

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ones , professional demands and

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personal challenges . As

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we pause at the threshold of this new

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adventure , we pray that Vice Admiral

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Crandall is duly applauded for the

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personal investment that he and his

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family have made in the lives of

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countless sailors . His legacy will

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last far longer than the years he gave

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of himself so selflessly . Both our

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United States Navy and our country are

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stronger because of his service as the

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45th judge advocate General ,

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Vice Admiral Crandall's wisdom , humor

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and unselfishness have not only shown

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us an example of integrity but also

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genuine humility .

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We also paused this morning to express

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our gratitude for the sacrifices and

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the dedication made by the Crandall

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family . Vice Admiral Crandall's wife

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Barb , his sons , William Andrew and

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Edward and his parents , Darce and Ruth

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Ann . Those of us gathered here are

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better people because of the compassion ,

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devotion and friendship that each of

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you have shared with us as Vice Admiral

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Crandall and his family . Step into a

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new journey . We ask you to strengthen

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them for this next chapter in their

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life , a retirement well deserved .

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Amidst all of the awards and accolades

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of this ceremony , the celebratory

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backpacks and heartfelt handshakes . We

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pray that Vice Admiral Crandall will

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feel in his heart , your pride in him

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and that he will also hear you say well

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done for his faithful service to our

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country . It is in the strength

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of your name that we pray are men .

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Please be seated .

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The retirement ceremony that you will

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witness today is not specifically

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prescribed by us navy regulations but

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is rather an honored product of a rich

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heritage of our naval traditions .

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Customs established that this ceremony

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be impressive and dedicated to

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strengthening the respect for service

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that is vital to any military

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organization . We are honored today to

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have Vice Admiral Crandall's family and

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Vice Admiral French's family in

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attendance . We would also like to

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extend a welcome to all other

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distinguished visitors , family ,

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friends and colleagues who have come

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here to celebrate today . Thank you for

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joining us , ladies and gentlemen .

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It's my honor to introduce Vice Admiral

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Crandall , judge Advocate General of

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the Navy who will introduce today's

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presiding officer .

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Ok . Thank you , Captain

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Klein . Good morning and welcome on

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this beautiful day . I'm grateful to

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Secretary Del Toro for being our

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presiding officer today and to our CNO

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Admiral Lisa Franchetti for being our

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guest speaker . Before I introduce the

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secretary . I'd like to take the

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opportunity to recognize a few of the

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many distinguished guests who are here .

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Joining us today , our former chairman

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of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General ,

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retired Dunford , our 32nd CNO

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admiral , retired Gil Day , our 31st

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CNO admiral retired Richardson , the

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honorable Miss Crass , the honorable

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judge Lauer , the honorable chief judge

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Olson , the honorable judge Johnson ,

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the honorable judge Mags , the

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honorable Mr C , the honorable Mr

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Bear , the honorable Mr Preston ,

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deputy counsel , Doctor Gelser , and Mr

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Jim Sievert and the many other general

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and flag officers and members of the

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senior executive service , active and

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retired as well as family friends and

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the many colleagues enduring standing

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in the back . Thank you for coming and

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welcome today . The honorable Carlos

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Del Toro is the 78th Secretary of the

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Navy . He's responsible for over 1

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million sailors , marines , reservists

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and civilian personnel in an annual

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budget exceeding $255

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billion . He was born in Havana Cuba

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and immigrated to the US as a child .

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Eventually graduating from the US Naval

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Academy . He was a surface warfare

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officer . It's gonna be a theme today .

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The first commanding officer of US S

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Bulkley and retired after 22 years of

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active service . He then founded

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SGSBG Technology Solutions

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Incorporated and served as president

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and CAO for 17 years before being sworn

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in as a secretary on 9 August 2021

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just nine days before I became the

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Judge Advocate General of the Navy .

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His three priorities for the department

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are strengthening maritime dominance ,

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enhancing strategic partnerships and

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building a culture of war fighting

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excellence , which specifically

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includes taking care of people .

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I've had the distinct pleasure of

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working closely with Secretary Del Toro

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for three years now , I admire the

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focus and passion with which he leads

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our navy and takes care of our people .

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Although that can make him a

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challenging client at times . One

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quick personal story . Two years ago ,

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Barb fell and broke her hip and had to

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have emergency hip replacement surgery

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shortly after Barbara turned from

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surgery and was resting comfortably in

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her hospital room . My cell phone rings

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and it's the secretary he'd heard about

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Barb and was calling to ensure she was

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ok and to ask if there was anything he

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or his wife , Betty could do to help .

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That's a leader who lives his

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priorities . Thank you , Mr Secretary

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and my thanks to Betty too . I

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appreciate your leadership and your

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mentorship . It's a privilege to have

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you presiding today ,

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Admiral . I was a little fearful .

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You're gonna tell the story . About a

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year and a half ago , we took a tour of

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uh , the J A um facilities down in

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Norfolk , Virginia and I walked into

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the courthouse and uh , everybody was

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prepared to , you know , pay me honors

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and say all the nice things . And I

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looked around and I said , Admiral ,

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this place looks like a house . We have

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to fix this . And I am proud to say

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that we have money now in the palm to

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actually rebuild the courthouse .

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I had the privilege before I get into

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my speech and I do hope I make it

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through my speech . But um a couple of

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weeks ago , I had the privilege of

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actually going down um up to Newport

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Rhode Island to address all the , the

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jag students , the incoming lawyers

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into our navy . And it was really uh

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just a simply amazing experience . And

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uh as I headed up there , I asked my ,

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uh my two personal lawyers if they

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could uh find for me some appropriate

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jokes that I could use , given that I

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was gonna be surrounded by lawyers . I

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thought I'd share some of those with

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you here this morning . But with the

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mention of so many judges and lawyers

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in the crowd , I'm a little bit

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intimidated , but perhaps I'll share

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one , the second one that I use , which

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I think is appropriate for a O Crandall

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as he ventures off from his naval

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career into his future private sector

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career . And uh the joke goes is this ,

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there's a lawyer who passes away and

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he's met at the pearly gates by Saint

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Peter . And Saint Peter says to him , I

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wanna congrat you congratulate you on a ,

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on a , on a , on a life just really

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full of tremendous accomplishments and

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everything . I mean , your 86 years of

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life has really proven a testimony to

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your profession . And the uh lawyer

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says inquisitively to , to Saint Peter

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says uh Saint Peter , I I think your ,

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your , your facts may be wrong . I'm ,

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I'm only 56 and Saint Peter says , well ,

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I'm sorry , but we reviewed your time

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sheets . It must be 86 . So needless to

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say , let that be your first lesson .

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Admiral , don't cheat on your time

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sheets . Ok . Be kind to others . Good

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morning . It is an honor indeed to be

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here today this morning to celebrate

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the service of Vice Admiral Crandall

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and to welcome Vice Admiral French as

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he assumes the role of Judge Advocate

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General of the Navy in command of the

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office of the Judge Advocate General

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and first and foremost , I want to

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thank Vice Admiral Crandall's family

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and friends as I did earlier uh for

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your love and your support of Admiral

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Crandall throughout his entire life to

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get him to where he is today and to get

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Barb , where she is today , we cannot

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thank you enough for your love and the

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sacrifices that you all have made

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throughout his distinguished career .

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Thank you . You have been a valued

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member of our navy family since your

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husband's time in ROTC over 40 years

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ago , Barb and we just simply cannot

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thank you enough . How about a hand of

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applause , please .

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And , and your selfless volunteer work

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with the Navy Marine Corps Relief

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Society and the Navy Officer Spouses

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Club along with organizations outside

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of the Navy , such as the annual

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Alzheimer's Walk For Life in

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Christchurch Washington Parish for

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Calvary Women's Services as well . All

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this while working part time as the

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office manager and paralegal at a law

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firm in Burke , Virginia . While we are

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celebrating your husband's achievements

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today , we're also celebrating yours .

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And again , we wish you the very best

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in retirement . It's my understanding .

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He's making up for a lot of lost time

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and taking it to Hawaii for about four

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months , which is truly spectacular ,

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well done admiral .

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At some point , he's gonna have to find

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a new job and my wife volunteered to go

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to Hawaii and be with you during the

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fourth month while he seeks employment

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elsewhere . Ok . To

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Mrs uh Darris Crandall and Mrs Ruth

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Anne Crandall . Thank you for raising

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an incredible son who dedicated his

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career and indeed his life in service

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of our great nation , Kathy and Amy .

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It is wonderful to have you here in

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celebration of your nephew and brother

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and to Admiral Crandall's sons ,

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William Andrew and Edward . Thank you

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for your support throughout your

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father's distinguished career . It was

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really wonderful getting to know you

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earlier today . Very pleased that your

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mom didn't dress you up in the same

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suits and ties and shirts and things

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like that . But uh your parents were

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very , very proud of what you've

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accomplished in life and uh we wish you

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all the very best . And I wanna thank

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Admiral French's family for being here

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today as well too . To several French

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Children , Lieutenant Katie French ,

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who serves in Bahrain and first

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lieutenant Andy French as well too ,

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who serves in a slightly different

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service . I think the United States

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army and I did offer him an opportunity

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to do a lateral transfer at any time

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during his career if he chose so

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chooses to do so . But I thank you not

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only for your unwavering support of

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your father throughout his career , but

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also for your own service in the United

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States Navy and the United States Army

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respectively . As we all know ,

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families truly are the backbone of our

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armed forces and I was blessed to have

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the support of my wife Betty and our

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sons throughout my career in the Navy .

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And even today , I welcome and thank

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our Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral

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Franchetti for her leadership of our

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United States Navy . Thank you ,

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Admiral for everything you're doing for

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our United States Navy and Marine Corps

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as well too , General Dunford , General

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Millie . Thank you for your guidance

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for our servicemen and women around the

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world throughout your tenure . Now ,

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it's fair to say general that uh one

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thing that we now share in common uh

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yourself , General Millie and myself is

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he's managed to keep all three of us

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out of jail . Right ? And that's a good

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thing . And Admiral Gilday , thank you ,

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sir . And uh Linda for being here today

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and for your spectacular leadership of

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our navy as well too , Deputy Assistant

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to the President Giler . I thank you

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for your presence today and for your

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important work at the National Security

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Council that General Council , Kraus ,

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former general counsel , Preston ,

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general Counsel Coffey and General

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Counsel Bescher for your service within

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the Department of Defense , for our

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service members and for the civilians

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who support them . And I'm particularly

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pleased by the relationship that we

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have between our jags and our general

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counsels in the Department of the Navy

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and the Department of Defense . It's

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special . It's necessary and it's so

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essential to our , our national

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security . Thank you and welcome again

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to Chief Justice Olson , Senior Judge

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Effin and Judge Mags . Thank you for

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your presence today and your work in

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the United States Court of Appeals for

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the armed Forces , which is such an

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important court to the work that we do

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and to our veterans and to all our

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general officers , flag officers ,

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senior enlisted leaders , distinguished

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visitors , guests , family and friends ,

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welcome and thanks for joining us . I

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am humbled and I am honored to be part

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of this momentous occasion today ,

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changing of command from one

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accomplished officer to another and to

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celebrate the service of Vice Admiral

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Crandall . Our Navy , Jack Corp is

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essential to ensuring our sailors are

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ready to fulfill their combat missions

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throughout the globe . And this is

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vital because as you have seen and read

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in the news , we face tremendous

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uncertainty in the world that we live

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today . For the first time since World

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War two , we face a comprehensive

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maritime power are facing challenge in

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the , in the Pacific , the People's

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Republic of China continues to exert

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its successive maritime claims through

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their navy , coast Guard and military

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militia as well . In Europe . Russia is

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well into its third year now of its

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full scale and legal invasion of

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Ukraine . Ukraine is fighting not just

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for their own liberty and freedom .

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They are fighting to protect democracy

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in Europe and indeed around the world

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in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden . We

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are working alongside our NATO allies

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and Middle East partners to ensure the

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safety of innocent civilian Mariners

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and protecting our commercial shipping

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against Iranian aligned Houthi attacks

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and immediately following hamas' brutal

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attack against the people of Israel on

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October 7th , our sailors and marines

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were on station , the ready integrated

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force that the world needed . Our Navy

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and Marine Corps team is at the

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forefront of defending and preserving

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global stability and we remain

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committed to ensuring freedom of

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navigation in the world , seas and

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oceans . Our mission would be

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impossible , impossible without the

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essential work of our navy . Jag Corps

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and Vice Admiral Crandall's leadership

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of the 2300 attorneys , enlisted legal

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men and civilian employees of the Navy .

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Jag Corps community was integral to its

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many successes . These past three years ,

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throughout his time as Judge Advocate

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General of the Navy , Vice Samir Craner

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provided tailored legal advice for high

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profile cases and the most sensitive

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matters affecting Department of the

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Navy . And I think I remember each and

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every one of our engagements , Admiral ,

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none of them were easy . All of them

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were necessary and I thank you for the

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tremendous legal counsel that you

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provided me and the CNO . Throughout

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all of these , under his supervision ,

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the jag Corp teams adeptly operated a

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full federal court martial system with

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counsel and judges executing military

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justice matters for investigation to

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final appeal . He implemented a total

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overhaul of the Navy's legal technology ,

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modernizing the Navy's case management

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tracking systems and implementing

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deliberate repeatable processes to

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ensure that these systems continue to

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be in use far into the future while

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accomplishing all of this . He also led

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the Navy's implementation of

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congressional and dod reforms including

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establishing and reaching full

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operational capability for the Office

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of Special Trial Counsel , which is so

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critically important to protecting our

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sailors and our marines and all our

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service members throughout the

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department . This worldwide Military

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Justice Organization prosecutes I quote

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covered offenses , violations of

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certain punitive articles of the UCMJ

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and overall increases redness of our

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fleet and our force . Throughout his

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tenure , the Jag Corps has grown

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significantly adjusting to

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unprecedented demands and cases and

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throughout this growth and

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extraordinary change . Vice Admiral

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Crandall has never forgotten about the

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sailors and civilians of the jag Corps .

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His himself because he truly cares

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about people . He in fact committed to

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and prioritize strengthening the cooper

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operation between the Department of the

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Navy's uniformed and civilian lawyers

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and graciously welcomed my general

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counsel aboard in early 2022 as well

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too . And we've made a hell of a team

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by Admiral Crandall . I could create a

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long laundry list of your

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accomplishments over the past three

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years as judge advocate general , but

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we would be here all day today and all

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of us want to get to the reception .

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And although I know you may be eager to

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begin charging by the hour , as I said

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earlier , I'm afraid you're going to

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have to take these remarks pro bono .

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So the tremendous work that you've

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accomplished during your tenure as

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principal military legal counsel to

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both myself and the CNO simply cannot

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be overstated . Thank you for your

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tireless pursuit of justice and

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protection of the law because of your

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efforts , experience and vision . You

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leave truly a lasting legacy for others

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to follow . I thank you all once again

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for this opportunity to speak Vice

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Samuel Crandall . Thank you for your

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four decades of honorable and faithful

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service to the United States Navy and

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this great nation . It's my sincere

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hope that you and Barb enjoy a

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wonderful and fulfilling retirement now

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by Samuel French , who isn't smiling as

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much as Admiral Crandall is ,

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I wish you the best of luck .

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Congratulations Ron . I wish you the

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best of luck and to your partner Stacy

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as well too . Uh As you assume these

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incredibly important responsibilities ,

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and I look forward also from benefiting

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from your Sound Council . Now , if

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you're wondering how one becomes the

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Judge Advocate General of the United

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States Navy , there are obviously many

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cha characteristics that I look for and

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many things that have to be in place in

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order to become a jag . But I will tell

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you that on the weekend that I was

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confirmed Secretary of the Navy on that

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Sunday , I was confirmed on Saturday

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that Sunday . I took my uh then one

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year old granddaughter for a walk

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around my uh circle in my neighborhood

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and along comes jogging this young ,

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tall , handsome , you know , man

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towards me and stops out of nowhere and

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I didn't know who he was . He , I

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didn't think he was one of my neighbors

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and he congratulates me . He was

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stalking me for God's sakes . And I

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thought to myself , wow , what a

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coincidence . Uh The number two guy in

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the uh jag corp is running around my

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neighborhood on the day after I got

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confirmed . Now , you know , I tell all

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my and some of you have heard me tell

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this story before . I tell all my

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generals and admirals that I , you know ,

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I expect them to know how to fight

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because that's what they've been

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trained to do uh throughout their

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entire lives . But I really , really

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demand that they all think

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strategically . And I'm quite confident

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that as Admiral French now launches

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into his Jack career , he's a strategic

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thinker , so well done . Admiral , well

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done . So , um you should have no

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trouble tracking me down if there's

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anything you need , obviously . And I

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certainly look forward to hearing about

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the continued success of our Navy and

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jag corps . Ladies and gentlemen , may

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God bless all of you and may God bless

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our sailors , marines , civilians and

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their families with fair winds and

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following sea as always . Thank you ,

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Vice Admiral Crandall will now join

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Secretary Del Toro for the presentation

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of his award . Yes , attention to

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reward the

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president of the United States pla

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takes pleasure in presenting the

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distinguished service medal , gold star

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in lieu of second award to Vice Admiral

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Darce E Crandall , Junior , Judge

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Advocate General Corps , United States

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Navy for service is set forth in the

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following citation for exceptionally

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meritorious service to the United

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States in a duty of great

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responsibility from August 2021 to

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September 2024 . As the 45th judge

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Avoca General of the Navy . Vice

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Admiral Crandall provided the Secretary

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of the Navy and the Chief of Naval

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Operations . Sage Council , concerning

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the most complex , important and

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challenging legal matters . He reformed

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the military justice system to enable

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the Navy to meet emerging requirements

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while maintaining fair administration

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of justice . He also made significant

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improvements to the structure and

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strategy of the jag corps such as

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establishing both an independent

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Commander of naval legal service

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Command and an office of the Special

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Trial Counsel . Creating an assistant

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judge Advocate General for training ,

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education and professional development

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and revising recruiting and accessions

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programs . Vice Admiral Crandall's

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superb performance of duties culminated

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his 40 years of honorable and dedicated

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military service by his distinct

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accomplishments , exemplary leadership ,

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and deep devotion to duty . Vice

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Admiral Crandall reflected great credit

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upon himself and upheld the highest

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traditions of the United States naval

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service for the president , Carlos Del

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Toro , Secretary of the Navy .

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Yes , please be seated . Ladies and

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gentlemen , Vice Admiral Crandall will

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now introduce our guest speaker .

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Mm Admiral Lisa Franchetti

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is the 33rd chief of naval operations

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and a native of Rochester , New York .

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I am extremely proud to call her CNO .

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She is the first woman to be the CNO

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and she is the first CNO to receive a

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commission through the Navy's Reserve

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Officer Training Corps program or ROTC .

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Maybe more noteworthy today is that we

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both graduated from the ROTC program at

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Northwestern University in Evanston ,

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Illinois , home of the Wildcats ,

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or unfortunately , the cardiac cats .

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If you know anything about our football

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team , we've known one another since

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1981 she was a class of

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1985 and I was one year ahead of her in

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the class of 1984 . Yes , she's got

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one more star than I have . Although

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I've been around one year longer , I

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guess I should have stepped up my game

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a little sooner . Amir Franchetti is

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also a surface warfare officer who is

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commanded at sea at every level . A

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guided missile , destroyer , a

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destroyer squadron , two different

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carrier strike groups and the US six

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fleet . She's also served as commander

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of US Navy Naval forces , Korea as the

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Director of Strategy plans and policy

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on the joint staff and as the Vice

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Chief of Naval Operations , I'm honored

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to have a fellow wildcat at the helm of

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America's War fighting Navy . Thank you

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CNO for serving as my guest speaker

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today .

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I I knew about that .

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Well , thank you , Dale for that warm

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introduction . And I have to say , you

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know , when we were at Northwestern ,

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going back to the uh the cardiac uh

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cats . Uh We were there for stop state

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at 28 when Northwestern played Michigan

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State to have the winning , I guess ,

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winning record or losing record of the

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most losses in college football in

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history during our , during our tenure

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there . And uh we were also there when

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we won a game and uh we seceded that to

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another thing and uh we threw a lot of

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goalposts into Lake Michigan . So thank

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you very much for uh reminding me of

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our uh of our storied history in

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football there at Northwestern . I

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haven't played Navy . Oh , we have so ,

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Secretary Del Toro General Dunford ,

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Admiral Richardson and Dana , Admiral

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Gilday and Linda , judges of the

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General Council judges on the court of

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appeals for the armed forces ,

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honorable Garcia flag and general

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officers , jag corps officers ,

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enlisted civilians , ladies and

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gentlemen , I gotta say fellow Wildcats ,

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I mean , there's a lot of Wildcats out

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there , but most importantly , family

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and friends of Aml Crandall and Aml

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French . It is really an honor to be

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here with you today and thank you so

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much for the opportunity . Today is a

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great Navy Day and in a few moments ,

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as the secretary said , we will get to

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bear witness to a time honored

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tradition where we transfer the

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responsibility of command . In this

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case , the office of the Judge Advocate

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General from one officer to the next .

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It is a significant event for the Jag

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Corps , for our Navy , for the Joint

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force and especially for Dell and Chris

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and their families . It's also a

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bittersweet day as we bid farewell and

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following seas to a friend and shipmate

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to Dal and his family as they set sail

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on the next leg of their journey . So

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let me start this morning by just

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saying , thank you to the Navy band and

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to the ceremonial honor guard for

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adding so much to our celebration today .

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Please join me in giving them a big

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round of applause

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and let me continue in that same vein

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by saying , thank you to the men and

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women of the jag corps assembled here

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today and those you represent and to

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your families , your friends and your

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broader support networks . I am so

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proud of this team , this team of war

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fighters made up of over 2300 attorneys ,

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enlisted legal men and civilian

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employees and all the though the work

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of this community can sometimes pass

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by unnoticed , its impact

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truly runs deep . What you do

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every single day makes a difference ,

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affecting national security and

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directly contributing to the welfare of

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the fleet , its warfighters and their

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families . So whether you're serving at

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sea , whether you're serving ashore ,

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you are foundational to generating

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naval power and you have done that as

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part of amazing teams led by amazing

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leaders like Del Crandall and Chris

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French . So how about a big round of

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applause for our jag corps all over the

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world and everything they do for us

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every day .

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So now I'm gonna start with you this

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morning . Our Navy's top J A , our 45th

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judge advocate General D , as you

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mentioned , we've known each other for

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a really long time when we were back at

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Northwestern in the same NROTC unit .

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And I promise I'm only gonna do this

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one time , but they always do it at the

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Naval Academy for every class that

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graduated . So , how about go wild cat ?

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All right . We got some cats out there .

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Dell was a year ahead of me as he said .

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And I still remember coming back from

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summer break to learn one year that

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Dell had earned his enlisted dolphins

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on the US S Woodrow Wilson as a

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midshipman . How cool is that ?

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There is no doubt that Dell challenged

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himself and others before he even hit

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the fleet , something he would continue

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to do throughout his career . And

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although we shared those formative

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years together , our path would cross

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many times over his 40 years of service

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as junior officers , senior officers

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and admirals . And even recently ,

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mostly in the Pentagon D , it has been

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incredible to watch your journey from

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the surface warfare community to the

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judge advocate general communities to

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finally becoming our jag . I have to

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say it is a great day for Northwestern

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and their NROTC program . Two of us on

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the stage being grads plus a lot of

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other alumni in the audience and an

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entire family of Crandall that are

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alumni from Northwestern . So again ,

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really proud of that program and what

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it's been able to produce . But second

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and more importantly , Dal , it has

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been an absolute privilege observing

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you learning from you and calling you a

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friend . All of these years , few

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people here can eclipse your love for

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your family , our sailors and civilians ,

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the navy , the joint force in our

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nation . And it has been an honor to

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serve alongside of you . But I know

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that you did not do this alone . So

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before I continue , I'd like to take a

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moment to recognize your family first ,

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your wife , Barb and your three sons ,

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William Andrew and Edward . Of course ,

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all Wildcats , as I know they have been

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your source of strength . They have

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been the true foundation of your career ,

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your service and everything that you

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have been able to do . They are the

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ones that made it all possible . Barb ,

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I think this ceremony is just as much

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for you as it is for Dell because

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you've also been serving our nation for

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40 years . Del and Barb started dating

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way back at Northwestern when D was in

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the rosy , you know , with me . And I

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can definitely remember seeing you

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cheering him on when we were over there

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at many games and over there on Brian

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Field , it's your support for Dale ,

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for your family in our Navy that I've

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been able to watch and it hasn't

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wavered all over these many years

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in a few minutes . We're gonna

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recognize d uh recognize Barb for all

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the things that she's done . And I

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wanna just add one more thing to the

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list that we're gonna talk about . And

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one that's particularly special to me .

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Barb is part of the Navy Arlington

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volunteers . It's a select group of

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people who act as my representative for

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all our funerals at Arlington Cemetery .

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It takes a special person to be able to

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do that . It demonstrates the type of

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wife , mother and person that you are

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kind respectful and always looking out

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for and caring for others . That is the

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Crandall family trademark like Dell .

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You always put others before yourself .

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And I thank you for that . I thank you

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for your service over all of these

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years . Can we please give Barb a big

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round of applause ?

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I also want to personally thank the

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cran of boys , William Andrew and

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Edward who I know carry on their

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parents' sense of humor for all they

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have done in support of our country . I

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know it's not easy being navy kids . We

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just talked about that a minute ago ,

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moving around , changing schools ,

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making new friends , new sports teams

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every couple of years , but it does

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make you stronger and more resilient .

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And I know that you are your parents'

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biggest joy and their biggest

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inspiration . So thank you for your own

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service and your sacrifice . How about

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applause for the Crandall kids ?

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And it always does take a village with

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these long and challenging careers . So

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Del's dad , Dar s your mom , Ruth Anne ,

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also Northwestern grad sister Amy ,

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also Northwestern Grad Barb's sister ,

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Nancy brother Richard . Thank you

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providing for providing them such a

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strong foundation to stand on for all

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these years . Thank you for your love

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and support . I know they could not

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have done it without you . So how about

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one more round of applause for the

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Crandall family ?

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Now , back to you , dele , everyone

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gathered here knows . Well , your legal

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prowess , your love for books , your

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mastery of the dictionary . But what

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they may not know is that you have

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never shied away from a challenge .

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First becoming a swe getting your pin ,

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then heading to law school and then

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becoming a jag and then pursuing the

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very hardest jobs that our legal

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community has to offer . You just told

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me that one of your most favorite tours

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was your legal department head tour on

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the US S Independence , sitting there

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as a hod as a lieutenant commander and

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really being there in the thick of

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things every day . And then your next

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favorite thing was being in command and

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that is what you got to do heading to

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be the commanding officer of Naval

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Legal Services office in Pensacola .

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You got to serve as a legal advisor on

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the National Security Council Staff .

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You are the legal counsel General

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Dunford here today and he is the

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chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .

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You served as the deputy Judge Advocate

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General and you were also dual hat at

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that time as the commander again of

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Legal Services command and then most

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recently serving here as our Navy's

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Judge Advocate General . You have

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reached the absolute pinnacle in our

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navy and our joint force advising our

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nation's most senior decision makers on

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some of the most complex national

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security issues of our time and leading

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from the very top of your profession ,

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you have had a front row seat to

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history . You have always remained

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laser focused on our fleet and our

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warfighters and you have truly made a

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difference every single step of the way

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and nowhere is that more evident than

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in your last two tours . Del your

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leadership was pivotal over these last

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six years , as the secretary said ,

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supporting the establishment of the

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Office of Special Trial Council ,

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increasing our jag Corp Manning and

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aligning the Jag Corps to your

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priorities of war , fighting people and

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military justice . But most importantly ,

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you have really connected the Jagar to

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the fleet and you have unified our

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Jagar behind your community's mission

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statement to provide legal services to

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our Navy and joint warfighters in

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support of America's national security

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and in a profession where you could

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easily earn 10 times the amount outside

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of the Navy . You stayed and you stayed

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because of your passion , your

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dedication to serving something greater

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than yourself and your dedication to

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the Jaguar , our Navy and to our nation

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de I can definitely confirm that what I

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saw at Northwestern so many years ago

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is true . Your name will be etched in

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naval history as a leader of

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consequence . Always ready to lead ,

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inspire , mentor and drive your

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teammates , including me to bring their

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best every day . The Jaguar is in a

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much better position today . Thanks to

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your steadfast leadership and tireless

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support . Thank you for your lifetime

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of service and sacrifice to our nation .

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Let's give Dale a big round of applause .

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And that takes me to Chris French ,

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another exceptional leader and

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warfighter . Chris . I know that you

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are ready to step right in and become

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our 46th judge advocate general

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and really accelerate the work that you

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and Dell have done over these last

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three years . Your 34 years of naval

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service have also included some of the

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most challenging positions in the

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community and you too have had a

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similar front row seat to history .

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Those who have had the opportunity and

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the pleasure of serving with you always

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highlight your strong work ethic , your

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passion and your selfless dedication to

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the mission and to the team having

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served with you myself . I know that

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you bring the exact type of

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professional experience , expertise ,

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steady hand , even keel and

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energy needed for the immense

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responsibility of leading this

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community and advising our navy's most

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senior leaders . I'd also like to

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welcome and recognize the service of

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Chris's family , those who are here

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today and those who are watching from

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afar we've got here today . His

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daughter Caitlin Navy lieutenant

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serving over there in Bahrain . Thank

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you so much for getting all the way

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over here . And your son Andrew , first

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Lieutenant in the Army Corps of

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Engineers , a recent graduate of sapper

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school and just returning back from

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Poland . Great to have you here . Your

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mom , Nancy , your dad , Peter , your

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partner Stacy and her family and your

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siblings , Andrew and Debbie . Thank

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you so much to all of you for your

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continued support of your father , son ,

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brother and partner . As he moves on

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into this new role , I know that you

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inspire him to bring his best every

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single day , Chris , you have my full

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trust and confidence as you take on

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this new mission . And Secretary Del

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Toro and I are incredibly proud to have

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you take the helm of this organization

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that is so critical to enabling and

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delivering naval power anywhere in the

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world . Anytime I know this team is in

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good hands . So as I wrap up today ,

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let me say Bravo Zulu to Dal and Barb

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for a job in an amazing career ,

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incredibly well done . You will be

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missed . We all look forward to staying

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in touch and we wish you fair winds and

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following seas as you set sail on the

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next leg of your journey , we cannot

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wait to see where it takes you and we

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know Hawaii is your first stop with a

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set of one way tickets . Who knows what

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is gonna happen next ? I'd also again

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like to offer my congratulations to

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Chris , our navy's newest vice admiral .

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As you well know the challenges we face

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are only accelerating and I am

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confident that you and your team will

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move out boldly with urgency and a

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strong sense of purpose to ensure that

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America's war fighting Navy is ready to

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fight and win its seed today and in the

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future again , it's my honor to be here

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and be part of this ceremony today .

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Thank you very much . Ladies and

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gentlemen , I'd like to bring up

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Admiral Crandall . Yes , ready to go .

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All right , here we go . Thank you very

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much . Everybody

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with a wild cat . You take one to

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attention to certificate of retirement .

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Yeah . Ok .

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Certificate of retirement from the

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armed forces of the United States of

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America to all who shall see these

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prisons . Greetings , this is to

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certify that Vice Admiral Darce E

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Crandall Junior , having served

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faithfully and honorably will be

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retired from the United States Navy on

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the first day of November 2024 signed

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Lisa Franchetti . Admiral United States

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Navy chief of naval operations .

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That's all

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right .

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Admiral Franchetti will also recognize

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Mrs Crandall's tremendous contributions

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to the Department of the Navy and to

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the United States . Mrs Crandall .

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Please join us on stage

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attention to award

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the Chief of Naval Operations . Takes

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pleasure in presenting the superior

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public service award to Mrs Barbara

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Crandall for services set forth in the

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following citation for distinguished

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public service in support of the United

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States Navy , the Department of Defense

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in the nation from August 2019 to

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August 2024 . Mrs Crandall served as a

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superb abdicate for sailors , marines ,

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civilians and their families .

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Significantly improving the quality of

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life for thousands serving across the

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globe . Her unmoving unwavering

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devotion to navy families was evident

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in her tireless volunteer work with the

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Navy Marine Corps Relief Society , the

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Navy Officer Spouses Club and as a Navy

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Arlington volunteer , her selfless

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leadership greatly influenced the next

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generation of naval officer spouses

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fostering their embrace of Navy culture .

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By her dedication to the Navy . Mrs

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Randall actively contributed to her

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community by serving as a committee

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lead for Calvary Women's Services ,

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supporting women in need and organizing

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teams for five Alzheimer Walk for life ,

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raising more than $18,000 for their

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research throughout her service , Mrs

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Crandall selflessly dedicated her time

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energy and skills to advise council and

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serve others by her superior ,

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leadership , wise , judgment , and deep

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devotion to duty . Miss Barbara

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Crandall reflected great credit upon

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herself and upheld the highest

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traditions of the United States Navy

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service signed 26th August 2024 . LM

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Franchetti , Admiral United States Navy .

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Yes , please be seated .

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Ladies and gentlemen , Vice Admiral Del

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Crandall , the 45th Judge General of

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the Navy .

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All right .

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All right . Once again , good morning .

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Thanks for being here at the historic

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Washington Navy Yard . Much to the

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chagrin

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here and he told me nobody ever does

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that . And I said , well , I'm the

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Judge Advocate General . I think we're

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gonna do it . And the whole purpose is

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because the building to your left is

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building 58 a historic Navy Yard . It's

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filled with judge advocates , legal men

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and Navy professionals in our jag corps .

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And it's the home of the Navy Marine

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Corps Court of Criminal Appeals . So I

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thought it only fitting today that as

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you sit here and watch this ceremony ,

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you're also able to take in the courts

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and uh it really stands for the now

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2700 members of our jaguar around the

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globe . So uh Brian , thanks for

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putting up with my uh my wish today ,

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Mr Secretary , thank you for your kind

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words and for presiding today . I know

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how demanding your schedule is . I also

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wanna thank you for the award . It's

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humbling because everything I've

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accomplished as the Judge Advocate

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General is due to the efforts of

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countless men and women across our Jag

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Corps CNO . Thank you for your

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mentorship and friendship over these

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many years and taking the time to speak

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today . It's truly special to have a

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shipmate like you , a fellow wildcat

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midshipman leading our navy . We're in

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great hands . Thank you as well to

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Father Kellogg for agreeing to

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participate in today's ceremony . I

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wouldn't have had it any other way .

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Welcome to the many distinguished

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guests , colleagues , family and

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friends . Joining us . You honor me and

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you honor my family with your presence .

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I know that we've previously welcomed

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many , but there's just a few others I

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wanna mention Major General Dave Bly ,

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the staff judge advocate to the

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commandant and rear Admiral Rick Batson ,

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the judge Advocate General of the Coast

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Guard . Three pre previous navy , jags

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vice almo retired John Hannock Vice

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Almo , retired Nan Dunz and Rear Ammo

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retired Jim mcpherson , two previous

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Sjas to the commandant Major general ,

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retired Dan Lee and major general ,

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retired John Ewers , and two retired

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flag officers and friends who've

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traveled a long distance to be here .

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Vice Almo , retired Forest Faison and

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his wife Michelle and Vice Salmo ,

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retired Yancy Lindsay and his wife

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Stacy . I'd also like to call out

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several groups of friends who are here .

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Members of Northwestern University's

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ROTC unit who commissioned with me in

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June of 1984 other Northwestern

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alumni including my good friends from

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Willard Residential College . I know

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that sounds fancy , but really all it

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was was the dorm with the best parties

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on campus , go cats and even some

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friends from high school in Saint

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Charles , Illinois and one of my

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friends from Georgetown Law to our

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Capitol Hill neighbors from

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Christchurch , Washington Parish . And

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then there are those from my days on US

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s independence and a sizable group from

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my first ship , the US S Lockwood ,

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both of which were homeported in Yoka ,

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Japan . It's hard to believe that our

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mission on the Lockwood during the Cold

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War in the 19 eighties was searching

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for and tracking Soviet submarines . We

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grow , grew really close during those

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years , far from home and long before

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the internet and facetime , it's truly

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special to have so many of you here and

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many others from across my career and

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every duty station on Barb , the boys

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and I have been and of course , no

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milestone event in life would be the

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same without the support of family .

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And mine is here in force . My wife of

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38 plus years . Barb our three sons ,

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William Andrew and Edward . Yeah , we

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have a little thing going for the royal

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family . My parents , Darce and Ruth

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Anne Crandall , my sister , Amy and two

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of her Children , Claire and Frank are

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here . My sister-in-law Nancy Dalet ,

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her husband , Tom and daughter , Abby

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Reedy , my brother-in-law Rich Puckett

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and his daughter , Amanda . Aunt Cathy ,

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my dad's sister and two of my cousins ,

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Heather Hassle and her husband Brian

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and Jill Rosenberg , her husband Abel

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and their son Aaron . I think Jill is

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extremely proud because she believes

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she's met every single one of my aides

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over the years . It's hard for me to

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express how much it means to have so

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many people joining us here this

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morning , helping celebrate 40 years

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the 40 years . I've been privileged to

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serve this nation and our navy . Thank

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you all . Before a few formal comments .

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I want to take a moment to thank the

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many people who've made to today's

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event possible . First of all , Mu one

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musician , first class Daniel Curran ,

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what an incredibly inspiring rendition

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of our national anthem . Round of

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applause for Mu One Curran . There's a

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back story here . I first heard Mu One

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Curran sing last February at recruit

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training command the quarter deck of

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the us Navy in Great Lakes Illinois ,

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where 40,000 young Americans become

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sailors . Every year , I had the

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privilege of serving as the reviewing

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officer at his boot camp graduation

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ceremony . More than 3000 friends and

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family were inspired by his voice that

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day and by his fellow 900

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shipmates who joined the fleet with him

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that day . I feel honored for him to

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sing at my retirement and I know our

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navy is in great hands when I think

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about the incredible young Americans

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joining our navy team each week .

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Yes , Mr Secretary , I'm following your

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orders that each one of us is a

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recruiter . I also wanna thank

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Commander Brian Davis because he's the

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one who had that thankless collateral

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duty , coordinating today's ceremony

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from beginning to end while he

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allegedly volunteered for the job . It

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was probably more vol and told his calm ,

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perseverance and attention to detail

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have been impressive . In addition , I

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will publicly recognize an unsung hero

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of so many retirement and change of

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office ceremonies each year , Miss

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Diane Del Coco , whose patience ,

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professionalism and kindness knows no

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bounds . Thank you both . I wish to

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acknowledge two fellow sailors who've

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been mentors to me , both mentoring

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up first , our master of ceremonies ,

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Captain Mark Klein , who's actually on

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terminal leave . It's a good thing that

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I too am retiring as it's hard for me

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to imagine a Jagar without Mark Klein

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as one of its leaders and second

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master chief Legal Man , Lordy Powell ,

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my senior enlisted advisor and the

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energetic committed and compassionate

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enlisted leader of our jag corps . My

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appreciation also to the eight side

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boys serving today , all of whom served

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on my personal staff or close

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colleagues . I owe a special thanks to

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Lieutenant commanders , Misa Shafin and

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Simon Chung and legal in chief Victoria

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Augusto Silva for flying across the

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country or the Atlantic for this

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occasion . And to Lieutenant Sharon Ti

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who has brilliantly endured this last

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year as my flag aide . Thank you too .

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To the phenomenal navy band . Such a

01:00:00.850 --> 01:00:03.860
talented and hard working team . They

01:00:03.870 --> 01:00:06.310
make every event special as does the

01:00:06.320 --> 01:00:09.060
Navy ceremonial guard . I'll tell you

01:00:09.070 --> 01:00:11.237
for six years , we've lived across the

01:00:11.237 --> 01:00:13.409
street from the Navy Band and where

01:00:13.419 --> 01:00:15.475
they practice and we've had a lot of

01:00:15.475 --> 01:00:17.530
people come up to us and say , don't

01:00:17.530 --> 01:00:19.586
those buses bother you every morning

01:00:19.586 --> 01:00:21.752
when they're lined up in front of your

01:00:21.752 --> 01:00:23.586
house . Honestly , they've never

01:00:23.586 --> 01:00:25.530
bothered us once , whether it's 10

01:00:25.530 --> 01:00:27.363
o'clock at night or 0 600 in the

01:00:27.363 --> 01:00:29.530
morning . They are the hardest working

01:00:29.530 --> 01:00:31.752
group always out there telling our navy

01:00:31.752 --> 01:00:33.870
story and I really appreciate having

01:00:33.879 --> 01:00:37.399
you here today . All right . And then

01:00:37.409 --> 01:00:39.298
there are the many other stars of

01:00:39.298 --> 01:00:41.187
today's events , the ushers , the

01:00:41.187 --> 01:00:43.298
escorts , the proffers , the assorted

01:00:43.298 --> 01:00:45.520
helpers , each pitching in to support a

01:00:45.520 --> 01:00:47.750
shipmate going ashore . A special shout

01:00:47.760 --> 01:00:51.000
out to Patty Bab Natalie Morehouse and

01:00:51.010 --> 01:00:53.550
Captain Mike Lane . Thank you all . And

01:00:53.560 --> 01:00:55.671
please join me in a round of applause

01:00:55.671 --> 01:00:58.949
for everyone . Yeah .

01:01:02.669 --> 01:01:04.613
Finally , I wanna thank Lieutenant

01:01:04.613 --> 01:01:06.780
Commander Kelly Anderson who will read

01:01:06.780 --> 01:01:08.800
the watch later in the ceremony . I

01:01:08.810 --> 01:01:11.229
specifically asked Kelly to represent

01:01:11.239 --> 01:01:13.239
the hundreds of judge advocates and

01:01:13.239 --> 01:01:15.850
legal men who stood to watch over my

01:01:15.860 --> 01:01:19.260
six year tenure tenure as the jag and

01:01:19.270 --> 01:01:22.300
deputy J A . Kelly is the command judge

01:01:22.310 --> 01:01:25.199
advocate on board . The US S Dwight D

01:01:25.209 --> 01:01:27.919
Eisenhower providing legal advice to

01:01:27.929 --> 01:01:29.873
the leaders and crew of one of our

01:01:29.873 --> 01:01:32.810
nation's aircraft carriers recently

01:01:32.820 --> 01:01:35.209
returned from a nine month deployment

01:01:35.219 --> 01:01:38.899
to the Middle East . As I look out on

01:01:38.909 --> 01:01:41.131
this audience , it's hard to believe my

01:01:41.131 --> 01:01:43.090
40 year career is ending . I'm

01:01:43.100 --> 01:01:45.156
fortunate to have had so many people

01:01:45.156 --> 01:01:47.860
here to help us celebrate . I realized

01:01:47.870 --> 01:01:50.037
that I should pick up the pace because

01:01:50.037 --> 01:01:52.629
if the ceremony goes too long , my sons

01:01:52.639 --> 01:01:54.959
have threatened to stand up and start

01:01:54.969 --> 01:01:57.070
tossing cold beers to folks in the

01:01:57.080 --> 01:01:59.810
crowd and knowing them , they just

01:01:59.820 --> 01:02:02.979
might do it . I wanna highlight three

01:02:02.989 --> 01:02:05.199
things today , the importance of our

01:02:05.209 --> 01:02:08.669
people , the navy team , the value of

01:02:08.679 --> 01:02:11.800
our mission defending the nation and

01:02:11.810 --> 01:02:14.639
that our Navy's future is bright

01:02:15.709 --> 01:02:17.876
first , the importance of our people .

01:02:18.010 --> 01:02:20.449
We have an unbelievable navy in this

01:02:20.459 --> 01:02:22.626
country . You've already heard me talk

01:02:22.626 --> 01:02:24.681
about some of the teams I've had the

01:02:24.681 --> 01:02:26.792
privilege to be a part of . Now . Let

01:02:26.792 --> 01:02:28.848
me highlight a few of the incredible

01:02:28.848 --> 01:02:31.419
mentors who shaped me beginning on the

01:02:31.429 --> 01:02:34.689
US S Lockwood as a new surface warfare

01:02:34.699 --> 01:02:36.919
officer , I learned the importance of

01:02:36.929 --> 01:02:39.409
second chances from my first commanding

01:02:39.419 --> 01:02:42.540
officer in the navy . Then commander

01:02:42.550 --> 01:02:45.290
Warren Hudson , he showed me how

01:02:45.300 --> 01:02:48.750
leaders inspire teams set and maintain

01:02:48.760 --> 01:02:51.909
high standards and truly care for

01:02:51.919 --> 01:02:55.889
sailors and their families . Later on

01:02:55.899 --> 01:02:58.010
the independence . As the judge and a

01:02:58.010 --> 01:03:00.177
department head , I worked for another

01:03:00.177 --> 01:03:02.080
phenomenal leader , Captain Hardy

01:03:02.090 --> 01:03:05.139
Kercher , the Indies executive Officer ,

01:03:05.149 --> 01:03:07.080
the number two in command who was

01:03:07.090 --> 01:03:10.939
similarly unrelenting in standards but

01:03:10.949 --> 01:03:13.459
matched that with unrelenting

01:03:13.469 --> 01:03:16.209
compassion . While Warren Hudson

01:03:16.219 --> 01:03:18.560
couldn't be here today . I'm proud

01:03:18.570 --> 01:03:20.681
Hardy Kercher joins us this morning .

01:03:22.149 --> 01:03:24.669
Impactful joint leaders helped me grow

01:03:24.679 --> 01:03:27.510
too like General Joe Dunford , former

01:03:27.520 --> 01:03:29.687
chairman of the joint chiefs , who was

01:03:29.687 --> 01:03:31.742
my boss for three years when I was a

01:03:31.742 --> 01:03:35.449
new flag officer over my career , he

01:03:35.459 --> 01:03:37.929
has probably been the busiest person in

01:03:37.939 --> 01:03:40.989
the most stressful job for whom I have

01:03:41.000 --> 01:03:43.639
ever worked . The senior most uniform

01:03:43.649 --> 01:03:45.840
member of the military , directly

01:03:45.850 --> 01:03:47.572
advising the president and the

01:03:47.572 --> 01:03:49.830
Secretary of Defense during armed

01:03:49.840 --> 01:03:52.979
conflict at the time in both Syria and

01:03:52.989 --> 01:03:56.070
Afghanistan . He taught me that you're

01:03:56.080 --> 01:03:59.389
never too busy to make time for people .

01:03:59.649 --> 01:04:01.729
On his first day as chairman , as we

01:04:01.739 --> 01:04:03.909
came into his office for the morning

01:04:03.919 --> 01:04:06.030
meeting , he looked each of us in the

01:04:06.030 --> 01:04:09.250
eye , shook our hands , asked us a

01:04:09.260 --> 01:04:11.510
little something about ourselves and

01:04:11.520 --> 01:04:13.669
started to get to know us from that

01:04:13.679 --> 01:04:16.600
moment . He also taught me the

01:04:16.610 --> 01:04:19.320
importance of preparation as chairman .

01:04:19.330 --> 01:04:22.000
He worked tirelessly to be ready ,

01:04:23.100 --> 01:04:25.100
doing his homework with the team in

01:04:25.100 --> 01:04:27.399
advance so he could give his very best

01:04:27.780 --> 01:04:30.429
when testifying on Capitol Hill or

01:04:30.439 --> 01:04:32.495
during meetings with the president's

01:04:32.495 --> 01:04:34.760
cabinet on the toughest issues facing

01:04:34.770 --> 01:04:37.610
the country , General Dunford . Thank

01:04:37.620 --> 01:04:38.787
you for being here .

01:04:46.889 --> 01:04:49.110
There are also many influential jag

01:04:49.120 --> 01:04:51.120
corps leaders who helped me develop

01:04:51.120 --> 01:04:52.953
over the years . I think of rear

01:04:52.953 --> 01:04:55.110
admiral , retired Mike Quinn , who is

01:04:55.120 --> 01:04:57.064
my instructor at the naval justice

01:04:57.064 --> 01:04:59.550
school , later , a colleague at OJ A

01:04:59.610 --> 01:05:02.209
headquarters and ended his illustrious

01:05:02.219 --> 01:05:04.386
career as the assistant judge advocate

01:05:04.386 --> 01:05:06.870
general for civil law . When I was the

01:05:06.879 --> 01:05:10.040
special counsel to the CNO . During

01:05:10.050 --> 01:05:13.739
that tour , I called on Mike for advice

01:05:13.750 --> 01:05:17.040
a lot . He's patient , calm ,

01:05:17.050 --> 01:05:20.040
thoughtful and always cares about

01:05:20.050 --> 01:05:23.219
people . There's Vice Admiral Nan do

01:05:23.310 --> 01:05:25.899
Renzi here today who showed me that

01:05:25.909 --> 01:05:28.629
line officers didn't have the corner on

01:05:28.639 --> 01:05:31.139
setting and maintaining high standards

01:05:31.239 --> 01:05:34.629
or caring about their people . Nan was

01:05:34.639 --> 01:05:36.361
the model for my tenure as J A

01:05:36.361 --> 01:05:40.040
especially the time she took assigning

01:05:40.050 --> 01:05:42.209
each officer to new billets and

01:05:42.219 --> 01:05:44.489
professionally growing the jag core

01:05:44.500 --> 01:05:47.870
team . I tried to emulate her boundless

01:05:47.879 --> 01:05:50.449
energy and her ability to always

01:05:50.459 --> 01:05:53.169
encourage each member of our community

01:05:53.399 --> 01:05:56.030
no matter how big the challenge faced .

01:05:57.840 --> 01:06:00.100
But it's the deck plate , sailors and

01:06:00.110 --> 01:06:02.790
civilians who make up America's War

01:06:02.800 --> 01:06:05.139
fighting navy who give their all to the

01:06:05.149 --> 01:06:07.800
mission every day . The sailors in

01:06:07.810 --> 01:06:10.669
Third Division on the Lockwood and

01:06:10.679 --> 01:06:12.957
those in the legal department on Indie ,

01:06:13.320 --> 01:06:15.431
the civilians in our legal assistance

01:06:15.431 --> 01:06:17.919
offices around the globe . The young

01:06:17.929 --> 01:06:20.419
jags serving as prosecutors , defense

01:06:20.429 --> 01:06:22.979
counsel and victims legal counsel , the

01:06:22.989 --> 01:06:25.429
independent duty legal men serving at

01:06:25.439 --> 01:06:28.739
sea or in remote locations . And the

01:06:28.750 --> 01:06:31.459
mid-level Jags advising commanders

01:06:31.469 --> 01:06:35.260
underway around the world . They make

01:06:35.270 --> 01:06:38.229
our navy work . I shall miss their

01:06:38.239 --> 01:06:41.939
passion , commitment and yes , at times ,

01:06:41.949 --> 01:06:44.889
their irreverence , the people of our

01:06:44.899 --> 01:06:47.360
navy accomplished so much together as a

01:06:47.370 --> 01:06:49.560
team . It's truly eye watering .

01:06:50.669 --> 01:06:53.679
Second , the value of our mission , the

01:06:53.689 --> 01:06:55.659
Jaguar mission is to provide full

01:06:55.669 --> 01:06:58.639
spectrum legal services to enable naval

01:06:58.649 --> 01:07:01.030
and joint operations in support of our

01:07:01.040 --> 01:07:04.110
national security . I've been honored

01:07:04.120 --> 01:07:05.953
to lead that charge to meet that

01:07:05.953 --> 01:07:07.898
mission every day for the last six

01:07:07.898 --> 01:07:10.600
years . And together we've conquered

01:07:10.610 --> 01:07:12.939
unbelievable challenges in support of

01:07:12.949 --> 01:07:15.449
the Navy . When the Secretary of the

01:07:15.459 --> 01:07:17.969
Navy ordered a comprehensive external

01:07:17.979 --> 01:07:21.010
review of the Jag Corps . In 2019 , the

01:07:21.020 --> 01:07:23.689
team responded with the right attitude .

01:07:24.050 --> 01:07:25.994
The men and women of the Jag Corps

01:07:25.994 --> 01:07:28.610
embraced the red and took the 51

01:07:28.620 --> 01:07:31.510
recommendations to heart , working hard

01:07:31.520 --> 01:07:34.100
and creating a better legal team for

01:07:34.110 --> 01:07:37.870
our Navy . In 2020 we also

01:07:37.879 --> 01:07:39.800
helped Navy leaders navigate the

01:07:39.810 --> 01:07:42.969
unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic . This

01:07:42.979 --> 01:07:45.035
included developing new policies and

01:07:45.035 --> 01:07:47.580
guidance and helping the Navy and

01:07:47.590 --> 01:07:49.899
Department of Justice address complex

01:07:49.909 --> 01:07:53.040
litigation . And just as we were coming

01:07:53.050 --> 01:07:55.229
out of the pandemic and implementing

01:07:55.239 --> 01:07:56.628
the comprehensive review

01:07:56.628 --> 01:07:59.689
recommendations . Two more unplanned

01:07:59.699 --> 01:08:02.379
yet , monumental changes came our way

01:08:02.560 --> 01:08:04.671
and again , the Jag Corp answered the

01:08:04.671 --> 01:08:08.300
call in August of 2022 Congress

01:08:08.310 --> 01:08:10.629
enacted the Camp Lejeune Justice Act

01:08:10.790 --> 01:08:13.340
empowering any person who is on board .

01:08:13.350 --> 01:08:16.799
Camp Lejeune from the mid 19 fifties to

01:08:16.810 --> 01:08:19.500
the mid 19 eighties to file a claim for

01:08:19.509 --> 01:08:21.819
compensation for medical conditions

01:08:21.830 --> 01:08:24.163
related to contaminating drinking water .

01:08:24.163 --> 01:08:27.410
Found there at the time , our Jag Corps

01:08:27.419 --> 01:08:30.620
took on this enormous task in taking

01:08:30.629 --> 01:08:34.410
and processing more than 300,000 claims

01:08:34.759 --> 01:08:37.700
when we normally handle about 2000

01:08:37.709 --> 01:08:41.330
claims per year . I salute the men and

01:08:41.339 --> 01:08:43.561
women of the jag Corps who tackled this

01:08:43.561 --> 01:08:45.770
challenge to ensure the many claims

01:08:45.779 --> 01:08:48.009
submitted by service members , their

01:08:48.020 --> 01:08:50.930
families and civilians are adjudicated

01:08:50.939 --> 01:08:54.490
fairly and efficiently . In December of

01:08:54.500 --> 01:08:57.200
2021 congress enacted the fiscal year

01:08:57.209 --> 01:08:59.850
22 National Defense Authorization Act

01:09:00.229 --> 01:09:03.600
and gave the services two years until

01:09:03.609 --> 01:09:05.930
this past December to implement the

01:09:05.939 --> 01:09:08.850
most significant changes to the

01:09:08.859 --> 01:09:12.120
military justice system in decades . As

01:09:12.129 --> 01:09:14.351
you've heard among these many important

01:09:14.351 --> 01:09:16.351
reforms , this legislation required

01:09:16.351 --> 01:09:18.720
each service to stand up a new entity ,

01:09:18.740 --> 01:09:21.129
the office of the Special Trial Council

01:09:21.140 --> 01:09:24.120
reporting directly to the secretary and

01:09:24.129 --> 01:09:27.200
then to educate commanders on their new

01:09:27.209 --> 01:09:30.669
roles and sailors on the new system .

01:09:31.020 --> 01:09:32.798
All of this was accomplished by

01:09:32.798 --> 01:09:35.990
December of 2023 due to the planning ,

01:09:36.049 --> 01:09:39.220
hard work and follow through of so many

01:09:39.229 --> 01:09:41.560
Jag Corps members across our global

01:09:41.569 --> 01:09:44.740
team . Some thought it couldn't be done ,

01:09:45.200 --> 01:09:47.830
but the team was all in and you did it .

01:09:48.779 --> 01:09:50.640
And over the last eight months ,

01:09:50.689 --> 01:09:52.800
initial signs are indicating that the

01:09:52.800 --> 01:09:54.800
new system is already strengthening

01:09:54.800 --> 01:09:58.080
trust across our Navy's justice system .

01:09:59.600 --> 01:10:02.240
Finally , I know that the future of our

01:10:02.250 --> 01:10:05.250
Navy is bright , especially when I look

01:10:05.259 --> 01:10:07.426
at the people of our Navy and how they

01:10:07.426 --> 01:10:09.592
accomplish the mission , no matter how

01:10:09.592 --> 01:10:12.339
tough while the challenges are real ,

01:10:12.350 --> 01:10:14.461
we are heading in the right direction

01:10:14.589 --> 01:10:16.879
and the Jag Corps will continue to do

01:10:16.890 --> 01:10:19.600
so with leaders such as Leah Reynolds

01:10:19.609 --> 01:10:22.109
assuming the mantle is D . Jag and

01:10:22.120 --> 01:10:24.120
Chris French taking the helm as the

01:10:24.120 --> 01:10:26.979
46th judge advocate general of the Navy .

01:10:27.930 --> 01:10:30.097
I've known Chris since we first served

01:10:30.097 --> 01:10:32.529
together at us naval forces , Europe in

01:10:32.540 --> 01:10:35.870
2001 . And he's relieved me several

01:10:35.879 --> 01:10:39.500
times before he brings passion and

01:10:39.509 --> 01:10:42.379
focus to everything he does and he's

01:10:42.390 --> 01:10:46.359
done it all at sea overseas . And here

01:10:46.370 --> 01:10:49.259
in DC , he's committed to the fleet and

01:10:49.270 --> 01:10:51.437
the war fighter having deployed to the

01:10:51.437 --> 01:10:53.500
Middle East and serving at sea three

01:10:53.509 --> 01:10:56.430
times as the discipline officer on

01:10:56.439 --> 01:10:59.620
board us . S Nimitz as the staff judge

01:10:59.629 --> 01:11:01.740
advocate for commander carrier Strike

01:11:01.740 --> 01:11:04.459
group . Five Ford deployed in Yoka ,

01:11:04.470 --> 01:11:07.560
Japan and again in Japan as the seventh

01:11:07.569 --> 01:11:10.419
fleet J A critically serving during

01:11:10.430 --> 01:11:13.109
operation Tomodachi in the wake of the

01:11:13.120 --> 01:11:16.629
Fukushima nuclear accident . He also

01:11:16.640 --> 01:11:19.270
deployed during operation Iraqi Freedom

01:11:19.509 --> 01:11:21.950
as the chief of operational law for

01:11:21.959 --> 01:11:25.669
multinational forces . Iraq . He served

01:11:25.680 --> 01:11:27.919
with me at us naval forces , Europe in

01:11:27.930 --> 01:11:29.970
London , England as a commanding

01:11:29.979 --> 01:11:32.312
officer , a region legal service office ,

01:11:32.312 --> 01:11:34.423
Europe , Africa and Southwest Asia in

01:11:34.430 --> 01:11:38.189
Naples Italy and in an important joint

01:11:38.200 --> 01:11:40.256
tour as the staff judge advocate for

01:11:40.256 --> 01:11:42.770
the commander of us European command in

01:11:42.779 --> 01:11:45.689
Stuttgart Germany here in Washington .

01:11:45.700 --> 01:11:47.867
He's had the toughest jobs , a special

01:11:47.867 --> 01:11:50.759
counsel to the CNO deputy legal advisor

01:11:50.770 --> 01:11:52.826
to the National Security Council and

01:11:52.826 --> 01:11:54.881
legal counsel to the chairman of the

01:11:54.881 --> 01:11:57.200
joint chiefs advising both Generals

01:11:57.209 --> 01:11:59.890
Dunford and Millie at a pivotal time in

01:11:59.899 --> 01:12:02.890
our nation's history . And he's been

01:12:02.899 --> 01:12:05.729
the deputy J A for the last three years ,

01:12:05.740 --> 01:12:08.310
taking the job to the next level ,

01:12:08.319 --> 01:12:11.729
ensuring that our now 2700 member Jag

01:12:11.740 --> 01:12:14.410
Corps team is fully resourced ,

01:12:14.589 --> 01:12:17.250
properly trained and well equipped to

01:12:17.259 --> 01:12:19.759
meet the mission . He's made the case

01:12:19.770 --> 01:12:22.180
for increased funding and manning both

01:12:22.189 --> 01:12:24.479
for uniformed and civilian personnel to

01:12:24.490 --> 01:12:26.740
meet the Jag Corps mission . He

01:12:26.750 --> 01:12:29.339
successfully moved Naval Justice School

01:12:29.350 --> 01:12:31.680
directly under the J A for better

01:12:31.689 --> 01:12:34.560
oversight and focus and was a leading

01:12:34.569 --> 01:12:36.736
proponent for standing up . Our newest

01:12:36.736 --> 01:12:38.839
assistant J A position for education

01:12:38.850 --> 01:12:41.072
training and professional development .

01:12:41.560 --> 01:12:44.339
Chris has added tremendous value to our

01:12:44.350 --> 01:12:47.899
leadership team in part because he and

01:12:47.910 --> 01:12:50.500
I do not think alike which leads to

01:12:50.509 --> 01:12:52.750
better decision making . He's

01:12:52.759 --> 01:12:55.790
innovative , energetic and always ready

01:12:55.799 --> 01:12:58.310
with thought provoking questions . So

01:12:58.319 --> 01:13:01.910
we get the best solutions and solve the

01:13:01.919 --> 01:13:05.680
right problems together . Vice Admiral

01:13:05.689 --> 01:13:07.970
French , that sounds pretty good ,

01:13:07.979 --> 01:13:11.120
doesn't it ? And rear admiral Leo

01:13:11.129 --> 01:13:13.819
Reynolds are the perfect leadership

01:13:13.830 --> 01:13:16.919
team to move the Jag Corp forward in

01:13:16.930 --> 01:13:20.859
these complex times they care about our

01:13:20.870 --> 01:13:23.970
sailors and civilians . They care about

01:13:23.979 --> 01:13:26.359
the fleet and the war fighter and they

01:13:26.370 --> 01:13:29.250
care about the mission of our Navy to

01:13:29.259 --> 01:13:32.540
preserve the peace , respond in crisis

01:13:32.569 --> 01:13:35.700
and win decisively in war if

01:13:35.709 --> 01:13:39.220
necessary . Chris , congratulations to

01:13:39.229 --> 01:13:43.180
you , Katie and Andy and Stacy .

01:13:43.600 --> 01:13:46.089
I couldn't be more excited for you .

01:13:46.100 --> 01:13:49.350
Our Jag Corps and our Navy . Mr

01:13:49.359 --> 01:13:52.580
Secretary CNO Men and women of the Jag

01:13:52.589 --> 01:13:54.979
Corps . You couldn't be in better hands .

01:13:55.979 --> 01:13:58.090
All right , we've come to the hardest

01:13:58.090 --> 01:14:00.201
part of my remarks , acknowledging my

01:14:00.201 --> 01:14:02.368
family for all they've done to support

01:14:02.368 --> 01:14:04.990
me over the last 40 years . Honestly ,

01:14:05.000 --> 01:14:07.111
it's tough to put into words how much

01:14:07.111 --> 01:14:09.278
they've done and how much I appreciate

01:14:09.278 --> 01:14:12.140
it . But I'm gonna give it a try first .

01:14:12.149 --> 01:14:15.290
Thanks to my extended family . Barb's

01:14:15.299 --> 01:14:17.549
mom and dad , Lucille and Bill Puckett

01:14:17.580 --> 01:14:19.770
while they both passed , they are here

01:14:19.779 --> 01:14:22.129
in spirit . I couldn't have asked for

01:14:22.140 --> 01:14:25.169
better in-laws . They were all in with

01:14:25.180 --> 01:14:27.649
our crazy Navy lifestyle as we moved

01:14:27.660 --> 01:14:31.109
across the globe every few years . Bill

01:14:31.120 --> 01:14:33.509
having served in World War Two as an

01:14:33.520 --> 01:14:36.649
enlisted CB understood the value of

01:14:36.660 --> 01:14:40.370
service and gave my career choice even

01:14:40.379 --> 01:14:43.950
more respect than it was due . And Lucy

01:14:43.979 --> 01:14:46.890
who personified Southern hospitality ,

01:14:47.250 --> 01:14:50.560
always pampering me . The boys spent

01:14:50.569 --> 01:14:53.569
many summers with them so many that our

01:14:53.580 --> 01:14:55.819
boys felt their second home . Really is

01:14:55.830 --> 01:14:59.609
Toledo Ohio . Sorry guys , that

01:14:59.620 --> 01:15:02.410
means you all ended up being Detroit

01:15:02.419 --> 01:15:06.240
sports fans and then there's my brother

01:15:06.250 --> 01:15:08.472
in law , Richard and my sister in law ,

01:15:08.472 --> 01:15:10.694
Nancy , always supportive and there for

01:15:10.694 --> 01:15:13.140
us whether as rich , supplying us with

01:15:13.149 --> 01:15:16.830
our favorite wii bakery cakes or Nancy

01:15:16.839 --> 01:15:19.061
watching William while Barb studied for

01:15:19.061 --> 01:15:22.060
the bar exam . Then there was that time

01:15:22.069 --> 01:15:24.509
that Nancy helped Barb pack out in

01:15:24.520 --> 01:15:26.819
England and drove with Barb and the

01:15:26.830 --> 01:15:29.589
boys to Naples Italy because of course ,

01:15:29.600 --> 01:15:32.330
I wasn't there . They had a little

01:15:32.339 --> 01:15:35.899
short detour driving around Paris , the

01:15:35.910 --> 01:15:39.100
beltway or the orbital more than once

01:15:39.109 --> 01:15:41.500
before they made it to Naples . But you

01:15:41.509 --> 01:15:43.731
did it and we couldn't have done any of

01:15:43.731 --> 01:15:46.560
this without you . And my sister Amy

01:15:46.569 --> 01:15:48.959
who's also been on a navy journey with

01:15:48.970 --> 01:15:51.370
her family , understanding our

01:15:51.379 --> 01:15:54.580
challenges and sharing our fun and

01:15:54.589 --> 01:15:57.569
sometimes sharing bunk space during our

01:15:57.580 --> 01:16:00.879
moves along the way . I think I've got

01:16:00.890 --> 01:16:03.430
something for both Amy and Nancy .

01:16:06.729 --> 01:16:07.430
Thank you .

01:16:22.379 --> 01:16:24.950
And then there are my parents , Dar and

01:16:24.959 --> 01:16:28.200
Ruth Anne who instilled the travel bug

01:16:28.209 --> 01:16:30.629
in me from an early age . But more

01:16:30.640 --> 01:16:33.149
importantly , the value of service ,

01:16:34.029 --> 01:16:36.729
they taught me to give my all whatever

01:16:36.740 --> 01:16:40.240
I do and maybe most importantly to

01:16:40.250 --> 01:16:43.839
always care about others . Thanks for

01:16:43.850 --> 01:16:46.069
your spirit of adventure , your

01:16:46.080 --> 01:16:49.799
patriotism , your stick to itiveness

01:16:50.060 --> 01:16:53.020
and your boundless support . I love you

01:16:53.029 --> 01:16:55.200
both . I think I've got something for

01:16:55.209 --> 01:16:55.979
mom too .

01:17:08.160 --> 01:17:10.419
To the boys . I couldn't ask for three

01:17:10.430 --> 01:17:13.450
better sons . Despite all the schools ,

01:17:13.459 --> 01:17:17.100
houses moving and sports teams . Thank

01:17:17.109 --> 01:17:19.490
you for hanging in there . Always being

01:17:19.500 --> 01:17:23.430
flexible . OK , almost always . I

01:17:23.439 --> 01:17:25.606
mean , there was that time in Rome . I

01:17:25.606 --> 01:17:27.589
mean , we were in Rome when you

01:17:27.600 --> 01:17:30.669
mutinied , threw yourselves on the

01:17:30.680 --> 01:17:33.549
ground , literally threw themselves on

01:17:33.560 --> 01:17:35.729
the ground and refused to go into

01:17:35.740 --> 01:17:37.029
another cathedral .

01:17:39.419 --> 01:17:42.189
Most importantly , thanks for turning

01:17:42.200 --> 01:17:45.490
out to be such great young men , hard

01:17:45.500 --> 01:17:48.399
working , compassionate , independent

01:17:49.069 --> 01:17:51.529
and yes , off the payroll .

01:17:52.850 --> 01:17:55.072
Seriously , I'm proud of you and I love

01:17:55.080 --> 01:17:58.799
you . And then there's barb I couldn't

01:17:58.810 --> 01:18:01.319
ask for a better life partner , best

01:18:01.330 --> 01:18:05.279
friend and confidant . She truly is my

01:18:05.290 --> 01:18:08.959
better half . Always giving to

01:18:08.970 --> 01:18:12.180
me to the boys , our extended family

01:18:12.189 --> 01:18:15.640
and friend , others always giving .

01:18:16.779 --> 01:18:19.620
After 40 years , I think it's her turn

01:18:19.629 --> 01:18:22.930
to receive . So we're off to Hawaii on

01:18:22.939 --> 01:18:25.720
the 30th of November with one way

01:18:25.729 --> 01:18:29.680
tickets . No return date yet . We've

01:18:29.689 --> 01:18:31.800
never been stationed there . So it'll

01:18:31.800 --> 01:18:33.800
be a new adventure for both of us .

01:18:34.259 --> 01:18:37.799
We'll relax , decompress , play some

01:18:37.810 --> 01:18:41.299
gin run , maybe drink a little gin and

01:18:41.310 --> 01:18:43.879
then at some point , maybe in February

01:18:43.890 --> 01:18:46.149
or March , we'll start to figure out

01:18:46.160 --> 01:18:48.216
what we're gonna do with the rest of

01:18:48.216 --> 01:18:50.419
our lives . Barb , I couldn't have

01:18:50.430 --> 01:18:52.640
pursued a career of service all these

01:18:52.649 --> 01:18:55.419
years without you at my side , your

01:18:55.430 --> 01:18:58.600
faith , encouragement and support .

01:18:59.430 --> 01:19:01.770
I love you and can't wait to hang out

01:19:01.779 --> 01:19:03.930
with you on the beach in Hawaii .

01:19:04.569 --> 01:19:05.569
Thanks .

01:19:16.029 --> 01:19:17.029
Yeah .

01:19:19.890 --> 01:19:22.057
So there you have it . 40 years in the

01:19:22.057 --> 01:19:25.459
navy . Well lived great people , a

01:19:25.470 --> 01:19:28.450
worthwhile mission and an incredibly

01:19:28.459 --> 01:19:31.629
bright future ahead . I have no regrets

01:19:31.879 --> 01:19:33.768
rather , it's been the honor of a

01:19:33.768 --> 01:19:37.720
lifetime to serve my nation , the Navy

01:19:39.450 --> 01:19:41.728
and the men and women of the jag Corps .

01:19:43.140 --> 01:19:45.490
And there's been a bonus along the way ,

01:19:45.580 --> 01:19:48.250
having my family along for the greatest

01:19:48.259 --> 01:19:51.830
ride ever . Thanks again for coming

01:19:51.839 --> 01:19:53.979
today . Please join us for the

01:19:53.990 --> 01:19:56.859
reception to follow and at solace

01:19:56.870 --> 01:19:59.459
Outlook tonight . Aloha .

01:20:03.080 --> 01:20:04.080
All right .

01:20:14.500 --> 01:20:15.500
What ?

01:20:18.310 --> 01:20:21.879
Thanks . Thank you .

01:20:23.439 --> 01:20:26.870
I am now ready to read my orders . Get

01:20:26.879 --> 01:20:30.359
attention to orders from chief of naval

01:20:30.370 --> 01:20:33.089
operations to Judge Advocate General

01:20:33.100 --> 01:20:36.640
CNO order . 1064

01:20:37.660 --> 01:20:40.220
subject retirement orders for Vice

01:20:40.250 --> 01:20:42.528
Admiral Dart E Crandall Junior , Jagar ,

01:20:42.689 --> 01:20:45.399
United States Navy . Your request to be

01:20:45.410 --> 01:20:47.410
transferred to the retired list has

01:20:47.410 --> 01:20:49.299
been approved by the Secretary of

01:20:49.299 --> 01:20:51.930
Defense . Relieved in September 2024

01:20:51.939 --> 01:20:54.106
from duty as Judge Advocate General of

01:20:54.106 --> 01:20:56.660
the Navy . Relieved of all active duty

01:20:56.669 --> 01:21:00.609
effective 23 59 31 . October

01:21:00.620 --> 01:21:04.180
2024 . Captain Klein

01:21:04.410 --> 01:21:08.370
Haul down my flag . Hi , sir . All

01:21:08.379 --> 01:21:10.379
down Vice Admiral Crandall's flag .

01:22:11.279 --> 01:22:13.560
Uh To not

01:23:00.569 --> 01:23:01.625
please be seated .

01:23:06.279 --> 01:23:08.168
Vice Admiral Crandall will now be

01:23:08.168 --> 01:23:10.168
presented with his personal flag by

01:23:10.168 --> 01:23:12.335
legal and master chief Lordy Powell in

01:23:12.335 --> 01:23:14.335
honor of Vice Admiral Crandall's 40

01:23:14.335 --> 01:23:16.557
years of service . This flag was formed

01:23:16.557 --> 01:23:18.446
flown on board US . S Ben Fold in

01:23:18.446 --> 01:23:20.557
Yakusa , Japan on board US s midway .

01:23:20.557 --> 01:23:22.501
And at the Pentagon , Vice Admiral

01:23:22.501 --> 01:23:24.557
Crandall began his naval career as a

01:23:24.557 --> 01:23:26.779
surface warfare officer on board US . S

01:23:26.779 --> 01:23:29.001
Lockwood homeported in Yakusa . His son

01:23:29.001 --> 01:23:31.001
Andrew following in his footsteps ,

01:23:31.001 --> 01:23:32.946
began his fiveyear naval career on

01:23:32.946 --> 01:23:35.168
board the US S Ben Fold also homeported

01:23:35.168 --> 01:23:37.779
in Yakusa while Vice Crandall served on

01:23:37.790 --> 01:23:39.957
board the US S Lockwood , the ship was

01:23:39.957 --> 01:23:41.957
a proud member of the Midway Battle

01:23:41.957 --> 01:23:44.179
group . Finally , Vice Admiral Crandall

01:23:44.179 --> 01:23:46.401
spent many years of his naval career in

01:23:46.401 --> 01:23:48.623
the Pentagon , including his counsel to

01:23:48.623 --> 01:23:48.609
the Chief of naval Operations counsel

01:23:48.620 --> 01:23:50.787
to the chairman of the joint Chiefs of

01:23:50.787 --> 01:23:53.009
staff , deputy judge Advocate General .

01:23:53.009 --> 01:23:54.898
And of course , as the 45th Judge

01:23:54.898 --> 01:23:56.953
Advocate General of the Navy . Thank

01:23:56.953 --> 01:23:56.759
you Mass Chief Powell ,

01:24:06.089 --> 01:24:08.089
Captain Peter Kobler and Colonel DJ

01:24:08.089 --> 01:24:10.311
Riley will now present Admiral Crandall

01:24:10.311 --> 01:24:12.533
with a navy shadow box on behalf of the

01:24:12.533 --> 01:24:14.256
wardroom Commemorating Admiral

01:24:14.256 --> 01:24:16.422
Crandall's 40 years of naval service .

01:24:53.009 --> 01:24:55.009
Ladies and gentlemen , Vice Admiral

01:24:55.009 --> 01:24:57.176
Christopher French will now assume the

01:24:57.176 --> 01:24:59.398
office of the Judge Advocate General of

01:24:59.398 --> 01:24:58.390
the Navy .

01:25:10.930 --> 01:25:13.097
I will now read my orders attention to

01:25:13.097 --> 01:25:16.470
orders from the chief of naval

01:25:16.479 --> 01:25:18.490
operations to the Judge Advocate to

01:25:18.500 --> 01:25:21.669
Navy . Judge Advocate General CNO order

01:25:21.879 --> 01:25:25.500
2064 subject Administrative

01:25:25.509 --> 01:25:27.890
Orders for Vice Admiral Christopher C

01:25:27.899 --> 01:25:30.770
French . Jag Corp , United States Navy .

01:25:31.479 --> 01:25:33.379
When directed by reporting senior

01:25:33.680 --> 01:25:37.640
detach in September of 2024 from duty

01:25:37.649 --> 01:25:39.705
as the Deputy Judge Advocate General

01:25:40.359 --> 01:25:44.250
report no later than September 2024 for

01:25:44.259 --> 01:25:46.910
duty as Judge Advocate General of the

01:25:46.919 --> 01:25:50.500
Navy . Captain Klein

01:25:50.509 --> 01:25:54.470
break my flag . Hi sir , break .

01:25:54.479 --> 01:25:55.979
Vice Admiral French's flag

01:26:01.609 --> 01:26:02.609
about to ,

01:27:31.259 --> 01:27:32.648
yes , please be seated .

01:28:12.520 --> 01:28:14.520
Ladies and gentlemen , Vice Admiral

01:28:14.520 --> 01:28:16.576
Christopher C French , United States

01:28:16.576 --> 01:28:18.853
Navy , Judge Avoca General of the Navy .

01:28:29.970 --> 01:28:32.192
Mr Secretary , I'm gonna keep uh one of

01:28:32.192 --> 01:28:34.192
the best traditions of the Navy . A

01:28:34.192 --> 01:28:37.490
good xo makes a short speech . All

01:28:37.500 --> 01:28:39.333
right , good morning . Welcome ,

01:28:39.333 --> 01:28:41.556
distinguished guests , family , friends

01:28:41.556 --> 01:28:43.667
uh here with us today and also to all

01:28:43.667 --> 01:28:45.899
the people who are joining in online ,

01:28:46.589 --> 01:28:49.009
like to thank you Se CN A and CNO for

01:28:49.020 --> 01:28:51.131
being here with us this morning . And

01:28:51.131 --> 01:28:53.242
more importantly for your outstanding

01:28:53.242 --> 01:28:55.464
leadership and care for the US Navy and

01:28:55.464 --> 01:28:57.687
each and every sailor that makes up our

01:28:57.687 --> 01:29:00.160
great navy . I'd just like to extend a

01:29:00.169 --> 01:29:02.810
thank you uh to all the people who've

01:29:02.819 --> 01:29:06.720
made this uh day . Uh such a successful

01:29:06.729 --> 01:29:09.279
day . Uh A lot of hard work goes into

01:29:09.290 --> 01:29:12.200
it . And so from all of us , please uh

01:29:12.209 --> 01:29:13.919
accept my thanks for this .

01:29:22.020 --> 01:29:24.459
All right to Admiral Crandall , my dear

01:29:24.470 --> 01:29:28.259
friend for 23 years , words

01:29:28.270 --> 01:29:31.040
cannot begin to express my mixed

01:29:31.049 --> 01:29:33.950
emotions as we share this stage here

01:29:33.959 --> 01:29:37.529
today . I am of course excited

01:29:37.729 --> 01:29:40.970
and honored to congratulate you on an

01:29:40.979 --> 01:29:44.069
outstanding 40 year career of service

01:29:44.080 --> 01:29:47.490
to our nation . But I have to be honest ,

01:29:47.500 --> 01:29:50.689
I'm also saddened to know that our time

01:29:50.700 --> 01:29:53.279
working together has come to an end .

01:29:55.339 --> 01:29:58.549
I take this opportunity one final time

01:29:58.819 --> 01:30:01.097
to say , thank you for your friendship ,

01:30:01.410 --> 01:30:04.250
your mentorship , your leadership .

01:30:05.000 --> 01:30:08.529
All these years . I will miss serving

01:30:08.540 --> 01:30:12.240
with you to Barb in the boys .

01:30:13.240 --> 01:30:15.399
I also say congratulations and thank

01:30:15.410 --> 01:30:18.729
you . The Crandall set the

01:30:18.740 --> 01:30:20.520
standard for caring

01:30:22.509 --> 01:30:26.410
whether welcoming me Katie and Andy to

01:30:26.419 --> 01:30:29.439
London on our first overseas tour

01:30:30.620 --> 01:30:33.879
or hosting myriad of Navy events .

01:30:35.000 --> 01:30:37.279
You always made everyone feel at home

01:30:37.669 --> 01:30:40.859
and cared for and made sure there was

01:30:41.169 --> 01:30:44.799
never anyone alone on our holidays and

01:30:44.810 --> 01:30:48.490
special events . The only comfort I

01:30:48.500 --> 01:30:52.270
take in your retirement is knowing that

01:30:52.279 --> 01:30:54.180
our friendship will endure

01:30:56.509 --> 01:30:58.509
and knowing that you will always be

01:30:58.509 --> 01:31:00.790
there for me when I need help .

01:31:04.439 --> 01:31:06.970
I would also like to recognize those

01:31:06.979 --> 01:31:09.090
that have supported me throughout the

01:31:09.090 --> 01:31:12.779
years from the early days in Hawaii

01:31:13.939 --> 01:31:17.089
through the deployments , the overseas

01:31:17.100 --> 01:31:20.370
tours , time in the Pentagon

01:31:21.419 --> 01:31:23.252
to each and every one of you . A

01:31:23.252 --> 01:31:26.209
sincere . Thank you from my heart to my

01:31:26.220 --> 01:31:29.919
friends . Thank you for the love ,

01:31:29.930 --> 01:31:33.540
help and support a navy

01:31:33.549 --> 01:31:36.720
career is not possible without good

01:31:36.729 --> 01:31:40.100
friends to Stacy's family .

01:31:40.990 --> 01:31:43.046
Thank you for welcoming me into your

01:31:43.046 --> 01:31:46.959
family to Stacey . Thank you

01:31:46.970 --> 01:31:50.089
for your love and support . You make me

01:31:50.100 --> 01:31:53.080
a better person and I look forward to

01:31:53.089 --> 01:31:55.459
our future together . I love you

01:31:57.009 --> 01:32:00.560
to my family , my mother and father who

01:32:00.569 --> 01:32:02.680
can't be with us here today . They're

01:32:02.680 --> 01:32:04.791
tuning in from Connecticut . So uh hi

01:32:04.791 --> 01:32:06.902
to Nancy Peter , mom and dad . Uh and

01:32:06.902 --> 01:32:09.839
also my sister Debbie . Thank you uh

01:32:09.850 --> 01:32:13.750
for supporting me throughout my life

01:32:13.759 --> 01:32:16.240
to my parents . Uh You made me the man

01:32:16.250 --> 01:32:18.306
I am today and without your love and

01:32:18.306 --> 01:32:20.417
support all these years , I would not

01:32:20.417 --> 01:32:24.240
be here today to my brother Andy

01:32:24.250 --> 01:32:26.810
and my sister Debbie . Thank you for

01:32:26.819 --> 01:32:28.779
being my best friend from the very

01:32:28.790 --> 01:32:31.859
beginning . Thank you to both of your

01:32:31.870 --> 01:32:35.330
families for all the love and all the

01:32:35.339 --> 01:32:37.299
laughs over the years .

01:32:39.589 --> 01:32:42.089
And finally to Katie and Andy ,

01:32:44.270 --> 01:32:47.910
you guys are my rock . I'm so proud of

01:32:47.919 --> 01:32:49.759
you . I love you

01:32:52.229 --> 01:32:55.910
to the jag Corp at this ceremony .

01:32:55.919 --> 01:32:59.379
Three years ago , I said in the days to

01:32:59.390 --> 01:33:02.750
come , we will together build on the

01:33:02.759 --> 01:33:05.250
hard work of our predecessors .

01:33:06.850 --> 01:33:09.680
Well , we did , but we're not done yet .

01:33:10.029 --> 01:33:13.529
We got more work to do . The Navy ,

01:33:13.540 --> 01:33:17.339
Jagar officer enlisted

01:33:17.580 --> 01:33:21.140
civilian active and reserve

01:33:22.060 --> 01:33:25.500
is stronger today than it was yesterday

01:33:26.310 --> 01:33:29.049
and will be stronger tomorrow than it

01:33:29.060 --> 01:33:32.649
is today . We will rise to every

01:33:32.660 --> 01:33:35.120
challenge and deliver the legal

01:33:35.129 --> 01:33:38.000
services that our nation calls for .

01:33:39.459 --> 01:33:41.439
We will take care of each other

01:33:43.029 --> 01:33:46.569
because our people are our strength .

01:33:48.430 --> 01:33:52.310
Jag co is on the right course and

01:33:52.319 --> 01:33:55.479
we will stay on it . We will

01:33:55.490 --> 01:33:59.259
embrace our priorities , war

01:33:59.270 --> 01:34:03.250
fighting people and military justice .

01:34:05.430 --> 01:34:08.979
In closing , I will ask one thing of

01:34:08.990 --> 01:34:12.330
you here today . Please join me

01:34:13.169 --> 01:34:16.520
in a round of applause for the women

01:34:16.649 --> 01:34:19.750
and the men of the United States Navy

01:34:20.990 --> 01:34:22.790
Jag Corps for their service .

01:34:39.089 --> 01:34:40.978
Thank you . Vice Admiral French .

01:34:41.379 --> 01:34:43.379
Lieutenant Commander Kelly Anderson

01:34:43.379 --> 01:34:45.435
will now read the watch . Lieutenant

01:34:45.435 --> 01:34:47.379
Commander Anderson is one of those

01:34:47.379 --> 01:34:49.379
members of the Jag Corps serving on

01:34:49.379 --> 01:34:51.601
board the US S Dwight D Eisenhower CV N

01:34:51.601 --> 01:34:53.768
69 and embarked on the mighty Ike with

01:34:53.768 --> 01:34:55.546
carrier strike group two . They

01:34:55.546 --> 01:34:57.490
recently completed a historic nine

01:34:57.490 --> 01:34:59.657
month deployment in the US fifth fleet

01:34:59.657 --> 01:35:01.935
and US sixth fleet areas of operations .

01:35:01.935 --> 01:35:04.157
During this deployment , the mighty Ike

01:35:04.157 --> 01:35:03.620
and the strike group two spent many

01:35:03.629 --> 01:35:05.700
months in the Red Sea and shot down

01:35:05.709 --> 01:35:07.653
dozens of missiles fired by Houthi

01:35:07.653 --> 01:35:09.653
rebels in Yemen that were targeting

01:35:09.653 --> 01:35:12.020
commercial vessels and US navy warships

01:35:12.029 --> 01:35:13.529
in critical shipping lanes

01:35:16.419 --> 01:35:20.149
for 40 years . The sailor has stood the

01:35:20.160 --> 01:35:24.129
watch . Well , some of us were in

01:35:24.140 --> 01:35:27.669
our bunks at night . This sailor stood

01:35:27.680 --> 01:35:31.259
the watch while some of us were in

01:35:31.270 --> 01:35:34.080
school , learning our trade . This

01:35:34.089 --> 01:35:36.149
shipmate stood the watch .

01:35:38.080 --> 01:35:40.770
Yes . Even before some of us were born

01:35:40.779 --> 01:35:43.770
into this world , this shipmate stood

01:35:43.779 --> 01:35:47.450
the watch in those

01:35:47.459 --> 01:35:50.540
years when the storm clouds of war were

01:35:50.549 --> 01:35:52.870
seen brewing on the horizon of history .

01:35:53.709 --> 01:35:55.770
This shipmate stood the watch

01:35:57.379 --> 01:36:00.020
many times . He would cast his eye

01:36:00.029 --> 01:36:02.799
ashore and see his family standing

01:36:02.810 --> 01:36:05.669
there needing his guidance and help

01:36:06.430 --> 01:36:08.810
needing that hand to hold during those

01:36:08.819 --> 01:36:12.339
hard times . But he still

01:36:12.520 --> 01:36:16.479
stood the watch . He stood

01:36:16.490 --> 01:36:19.339
to watch for 40 years .

01:36:21.189 --> 01:36:24.330
He stood the watch so that we our

01:36:24.339 --> 01:36:26.939
families and our fellow countrymen

01:36:27.109 --> 01:36:30.000
could sleep soundly in safety each and

01:36:30.009 --> 01:36:33.049
every night . Knowing that a sailor

01:36:33.310 --> 01:36:37.160
stood the watch . Today ,

01:36:37.529 --> 01:36:41.259
we are here to say shipmate , the watch

01:36:41.270 --> 01:36:44.319
stands , relieved , relieved by those

01:36:44.330 --> 01:36:46.779
you have trained , guided and led

01:36:53.229 --> 01:36:54.600
admiral you you ,

01:37:16.330 --> 01:37:18.441
yes , please rise for the benediction

01:37:18.441 --> 01:37:20.608
and remain standing for the conclusion

01:37:20.608 --> 01:37:22.663
of the ceremony and the departure of

01:37:22.663 --> 01:37:24.830
Vice Admiral Crandall and his family .

01:37:27.140 --> 01:37:28.140
Let us pray .

01:37:32.240 --> 01:37:34.296
Great is your faithfulness , eternal

01:37:34.296 --> 01:37:36.569
father that has brought Vice Admiral

01:37:36.580 --> 01:37:38.302
Del Crandall to this moment of

01:37:38.302 --> 01:37:41.549
celebration and transition . We pray .

01:37:41.560 --> 01:37:43.393
Then your mercies upon him as he

01:37:43.393 --> 01:37:45.819
reflects on the path on which you have

01:37:45.830 --> 01:37:48.330
led him in the multitude of experiences

01:37:48.339 --> 01:37:50.506
and challenges you've set before him .

01:37:52.240 --> 01:37:54.240
Grant Vice Admiral Crandall and his

01:37:54.240 --> 01:37:56.680
dear family , a clear sense that even

01:37:56.689 --> 01:37:58.745
as you've provided for them in every

01:37:58.745 --> 01:38:00.689
assignment and abided with them at

01:38:00.689 --> 01:38:02.800
every station . So now you promise to

01:38:02.800 --> 01:38:05.350
cheer them and guide them , granting

01:38:05.359 --> 01:38:07.470
them each a great hope for tomorrow .

01:38:09.629 --> 01:38:11.796
You have ordered Vice Admiral Crandall

01:38:11.796 --> 01:38:14.220
steps and directed his illus tral path

01:38:14.229 --> 01:38:16.850
in naval service . Thus far ,

01:38:18.589 --> 01:38:22.200
continue to lead him and his service to

01:38:22.209 --> 01:38:25.600
you . Amen

01:38:32.209 --> 01:38:34.700
Boen Post , the side boys .

01:38:40.069 --> 01:38:42.069
This order has been passed on naval

01:38:42.069 --> 01:38:44.180
ships from the 15 hundreds to today ,

01:38:44.180 --> 01:38:46.236
Spanish , French English and Dutch .

01:38:46.549 --> 01:38:48.660
Yes . Every n every navy in the world

01:38:48.660 --> 01:38:50.771
has used the boats call and side boys

01:38:50.771 --> 01:38:52.771
to bring a board or send ashore its

01:38:52.771 --> 01:38:54.827
officers , visiting officers and all

01:38:54.827 --> 01:38:57.069
visiting dignitaries . Today , our navy

01:38:57.080 --> 01:38:58.802
has given most of the pomp and

01:38:58.802 --> 01:39:00.747
circumstance honors traditions and

01:39:00.747 --> 01:39:02.913
ceremonies back to history . Time does

01:39:02.913 --> 01:39:04.913
not give us the freedom to do these

01:39:04.913 --> 01:39:07.024
things from the past . Nevertheless ,

01:39:07.024 --> 01:39:08.969
today we will stop all engines lay

01:39:08.969 --> 01:39:10.913
about smartly and drop anchor . We

01:39:10.913 --> 01:39:13.024
honor the years served the guidance ,

01:39:13.024 --> 01:39:15.247
the leadership , the friendship and the

01:39:15.247 --> 01:39:17.136
expertise that this ship mate has

01:39:17.136 --> 01:39:19.191
freely given for the past 40 years .

01:39:21.109 --> 01:39:22.942
Following the time honored naval

01:39:22.942 --> 01:39:25.165
tradition , Vice Admiral Randa will now

01:39:25.165 --> 01:39:26.942
request permission from Admiral

01:39:26.942 --> 01:39:29.053
Franchetti to go ashore for the final

01:39:29.053 --> 01:39:32.689
time . You read it . Yes .

01:40:03.490 --> 01:40:06.049
Vice Admiral United States Navy retired

01:40:06.060 --> 01:40:07.338
and family departing .

01:40:18.049 --> 01:40:20.160
Ladies and gentlemen . This concludes

01:40:20.160 --> 01:40:21.993
our ceremony . You are cordially

01:40:21.993 --> 01:40:24.105
invited to reception at the north end

01:40:24.105 --> 01:40:26.160
of Lutes Park where cake will be cut

01:40:26.160 --> 01:40:25.580
immediately with the Crandall family

01:40:25.589 --> 01:40:28.390
sword admiral . This concludes today's

01:40:28.399 --> 01:40:29.399
ceremony .

01:40:43.129 --> 01:40:43.160
Ok .