editing the videoblog in DC coffee shop
It’s taken a trip to Crawford, Texas for me to find the time reflect on the tremendous response to the blogging, Twittering, and video blogging I did from my round-the-world trip with the Secretary of Defense. It was an endeavor that I can describe, with certain resignation, as Rosenblum-esqe, [...]

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Midway through our round the world trip with Secretary of Defense Gates, we made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Arriving under the cover of darkness we landed in Kabul Sunday evening. We had switched from the E4B to a C-17 for our descent into Kabul. I’ve corkscrewed into BIAP a [...]

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As celebrations across this nation today memorialize the sacrifices of brave women and men killed in wars present and past, it occurs to me that my job gives me the unique honor of meeting the heroes still with us. I’ve been to Walter Reed and Bethesda Naval Hospital numerous times and have seen the [...]

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