As you continue to enjoy your dessert, id like to begin our program because we have a very special program today. I think the most special of the eight that weve had in this annual observance of steve indicators birthday. Im Stuart Mclaurin and i have the privilege of being the president of the White House Historical association. Welcome you to our campus here at historic Decatur House and on behalf of our board of directors, our National Council on white house history and my staff colleagues, i would like to welcome you here to the White House Historical association and historic Decatur House for this eighth observance. This actually began in 2006, and weve done it every year. Of course, with covid. We had to go virtual, but weve had wonderful, extraordinary speakers each time. And this time is going to be no different. You had the opportunity to hear earlier from former secretary of the Navy John Dalton, and also hes also a former member of the board of directors here at the associat
As you continue to enjoy your dessert, id like to begin our program because we have a very special program today. I think the most special of the eight that weve had in this annual observance of steve indicators birthday. Im Stuart Mclaurin and i have the privilege of being the president of the White House Historical association. Welcome you to our campus here at historic Decatur House and on behalf of our board of directors, our National Council on white house history and my staff colleagues, i would like to welcome you here to the White House Historical association and historic Decatur House for this eighth observance. This actually began in 2006, and weve done it every year. Of course, with covid. We had to go virtual, but weve had wonderful, extraordinary speakers each time. And this time is going to be no different. You had the opportunity to hear earlier from former secretary of the Navy John Dalton, and also hes also a former member of the board of directors here at the associat
Increased effectiveness through quality. We are pleased to have her here tonight 17 b17. [applause] thank you so much. You have been so wonderful and warm. I have been speaking about seven years and im so nervous because i am speaking to people i know and love and respect. Please do not evaluate this speech many people are toastmasters. [laughter] i am just blown away. A lot of you i have not seen in a while that my mom wanted me to speak in our someone else said be brief and funny and then bc did be seated. [laughter] so i will read a short excerpt and talk six or seven minutes and then get to the signing. A brief disclaimer, not to give away the punchline maybe i should do that afterwards. I lost my place. It is already going so well. At this point i had gone through pilate training and my first set of deployment to the California National guard. Toward the end of the twomonth operation i talk about your look forward to an upcoming break to spend some time back at home. California wa
Obviously it is a national honor. Thinking that she can handle herself. I had blood all over me. You would think i was the one hit that trigger this chivalry. When two of the patients started to get hysterical one was a woman one was a man to say this is why we shouldnt let the women in on the convoys. That is great he thinks he can say that and not get shah but he didnt see me as somebody he needed to protect he knew i would handle myself just fine we trained together but it is all how you integrate people. I dont thank you have that problem. The most dedicated person i saw was a guy whose best buddy was hit and was the medic and nobody had the expertise he was in the back of the aircraft with the soldier who expired and it was heart wrenching this sounds he was making crying over his brother. You get close to people that is a lie emotionally. I dont want to take too long but but you see women hurt or killed is too much for the men do we limit opportunities for women because of how th
On our heritage. Org website and joining us on cspan booktv in the future. Those here in house we would ask that courtesy check that our mobile devices of various sorts have been silenced or turned off. For those watching online youre welcome to sending questions or comepts at any time simply emailing us at speaker at heritage. Org and, of course, well post the program on our heritage home page for your future reference as well. Welcoming our guest today and leading our program is dakota woods senior register fellow for defense proposal and our center for national defense. Mr. Woods served nation for decades in u. S. Marine corps. Including Service Strategic analyst for the marine corps. And assignment at the assessment upon retirement he helped organize national bioviolent department of home lapd security effort for five years had he served as a senior fellow at the center for strategic and budgetary assessment after which had he was a strategist for the u. S. Marine corps. Special op