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Article: DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES SPEAKS ON FAREWELL TO ADMIRAL FALLON FROM CENTRAL COMMAND

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March 28, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Defense issued the text of the following speech:

Thank you, Admiral Mullen, for that introduction.

And a special thanks to all the men and women working here at CENTCOM headquarters. Your tireless dedication in this time of war has had a direct - and invaluable - impact on the troops on the front lines.

We are here today to mark Admiral William Fallon's departure from Central Command and the temporary assumption of command by Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey.

It was a great honor for me to meet privately this morning with the Fallon family and present awards to Fox and Mary Fallon for their extraordinary service to our country. In a few weeks there will be an ...

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