The following is the text and video of Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ Sept. 25, 2018 speech at Virginia Military Institute.
GEN. J.H. BINFORD PEAY III: Please be seated. Good morning members of the corps of cadets, members of the board of visitors, members of the academic board, faculty and staff, guests, and ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to this morning’s special presentation by our country’s sitting Secretary of Defense, the Honorable James N. Mattis.
VMI is honored to welcome Secretary...
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