Obama Nominates McHugh For Army Secretary
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Channel: The Uptake by Bridgemakers · 2009 · News & Politics
Full transcript and more videos at http://www.theuptake.org REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN NOMINATION OF JOHN McHUGH AS SECRETARY OF THE ARMY Diplomatic Room 11:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. As President and Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than the security of the American people. And keeping the American people safe demands keeping our armed forces strong -- the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who bear the burden of America's defense. Few have borne a heavier burden in recent years than America's Army: the soldiers -- Active, Guard and Reserve -- who have deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq; the thousands who have given life or limb -- our wounded warriors, like those I'll be visiting this week in Germany; the spouses and children -- the heroes back home -- like those my wife Michelle has visited at Fort Bragg and around the country; and the veterans we honor still, like the heroes of D-Day who we'll remember this week in Normandy.
