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Article: Remarks to the Army Sergeants Major Academy (Fort Bliss, TX).
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- May 2, 2008
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As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Fort Bliss, Texas, Thursday. May 01, 2008
Thank you, Colonel Gentry, for that kind introduction.
I'd also like to thank the members of the foreign militaries who are with us, including some who took a year of English language-training in order to attend this course. Your presence demonstrates underscores the strength of our ties with allies and partners around the world.
It is an honor to be with you all as you finish up the United States Army Sergeants Major course, the pinnacle of our NCO education system.
My first encounter with NCOs came back in 1967, as Colonel Gentry ...