The following is Mark Esper’s Nov. 9, 2020 memo, “Final Message to the Department.”
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES
SUBJECT: Final Message to the Department
It is has been the honor and privilege of a lifetime to serve alongside you as the 27th U.S. Secretary of Defense these last eighteen months in defense of our great Nation and adherence to our sworn oath to the Constitution.
Together, we have made solid progress implementing the National Defense Strategy by modernizing the...
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