Talks about strategy and readiness and live coverage on cspan2. Ensure the freedom for freedom for all nations. The challenges facing the 21st century neighbor have never been greater and is a formidable press are there are those who would argue the greatest challenge or nations navy has come from our own congress over the decade of continuing resolutions and physical restraints of budget has had a cumulative effect of degrading the capacity a space ability of the u. S. Navy. In light of these increased complex Maritime Security environments and the recent release of National Defense strategy those discussions cannot be more timely today. As a tired submariner myself really honored to be able to post this today. I too was a physics major and we share another common in our history that the admiral talked about. John richardson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1992 with a bachelors degree in physics. He earned a masters degree from mit and National Security strategy for work college.
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What i want to do now is turn this over. As you know were the American Veteran center is presenting the Andrew Goodpasture award and i want to turn this over to the president of the American Veterans center. Jim . [applause] thank you very much, tom. Peter. And officers of the army and navy club, thank you for being our partners for this evenings lecture. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my colleagues at the American Study Center i welcome you to the Army Navy Club for the presentation of the eight annual andrew j. Goodpasture award named after a Great American and presented to another Great American Lieutenant Colonel ralph peters United States army retired. Id like to say we are honored by the presence of general goodpastures granddaughter and her husband, matt. Would you please stand. [applause] great to have representation as we have always had from the goodpasture family here. I would also like to thank the Bradley Foundation for underwriting the goodpasture award. Diane, would