congress, vice president biden, leaders from across my administration including deputy secretary of defense and leaders from across our armed forces including the vice chairman of the joints cheeferls of staff general jim cartwright. and army chief of staff general marty dempsey. we are honored to welcome more than 100 of leroy s family and friends. many from his home state of new mexico. as well as his fellow lane evers from the legendary delta company 2nd battalion 75th ranger regiment. as always we are humbled by the presence of members of the medal of honor society. today we honor a singular act of gaact ofgallantry.
congress. we are also joined by leaders from across my administration and the department of defense, including the secretary of defense robert gates, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen. where is mike? there he is right there. army secretary downmccue and army secretary john mccue. we are especially honored to be joined by sergeant giunta s fellow soldiers from the 173rd airborne brigade that now welcomes him into its ranks, the medal of honor society. give them a big round of applause.
millers family home state of florida, their congresswoman. we re joined by leaders from across my administration including secretary of defense robert gates, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen and leaders from our armed forces, including army secretary john mccue and chief of staff general george casey as well as commander of special operations command, admiral eric olson. we are honored to be joined by rob s fellow soldiers in whose ranks he served. his teammates from alpha company 3rd battalion 3rd special forces group from ft. bragg and those who now welcome him into the ranks, members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome more than 100 of rob s friends and
defense robert gates. chairman of the joints chief of staff admiral mike mullen and army secretary john mccue and chief of staff general george jenny, as well as commander of special operations command, admiral eric olson. we are honored to be joined by rob s fellow soldiers in whose ranks he served. his teammates from alpha company, third battalion, third special forces group from fort pwra g. those bragg. those who now welcome him into their ranks, members of the medal of honor society. most of all we welcome more than one hundred of rob s friends and family, especially his father phil, miss mother maureen, and his many brothers and sisters. it has been said that courage is not simply one of the virtues
across my administration, including secretary of defense robert gates, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullin, and leaders from our armed forces, including army secretary job mccue and chief of staff general george casey as well as commander of special operations command, admiral eric olson. we are honored to be joined by rob s fellow soldiers. his teammates from alpha company, third battalion, third special forces group from ft. bragg. and those who now welcome him into their ranks, members of the medal of honor society. most of all, we welcome more than 100 of rob s friends and family, especially his father, phil, his mother, maureen, and his money brothers and sisters. it has been said that courage is