secretary of the army, colonel retired united states army, served in uniform on active duty,at served in the army national guard, served in the army reserve. 1 of the few people that miners served in all three componentssh of the army for the distinguished 21 year career. phd, vice president of one of the largest defense and aerospace companies thate we hae in our defense industrial base. professional staff member on the senate foreign relationsns committee and had a policy on the house armed services committee, national security advisor to one of the most distinguished senators, fred thompson, a very career and you brought extensive background to your role.e we are here today to discuss your book which is entitled the sacred oath, memoirs of the secretaryim of defense during an extraordinary time and i would like to say by if i m correct when you graduated as a second lieutenant from west point, you raised your right hand and said i do solemnly swear that i will support and