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DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ENGLAND SPEAKS AT MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND BIRTHDAY BALL
November 08, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the text of the following speech:

Thank you, General Brogan for the nice introduction�

Welcome to the spouses, friends, and loved ones here tonight!

And, Happy Birthday, Marines!

It's great to be back where I belong� with the greatest fighting force in the history of the world--the United States Marine Corps!

When the President and our nation's lead . . .

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