On the recordFebruary 7, 2013
You've served with integrity and decency and grace.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “You've served with integrity and decency and grace.”
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Remarks at an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Fort Myer
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