Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England Delivers Remarks at Texas Christian University

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England Delivers Remarks at Texas Christian University

DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGLAND DELIVERS REMARKS AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS

DECEMBER 16, 2007

SPEAKERS: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GORDON R. ENGLAND

CHANCELLOR VICTOR BOSCHINI, TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

[*] BOSCHINI: As the 29th deputy secretary of defense, Gordon England holds the second-highest position in the United States Department of Defense.

He is only the second person in U.S. history to serve two terms also as the secretary of the Navy. He became the first deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the number-two position, and played a key role in establishing this vital department.

As deputy secretary of defense, he is among President Bush's top echelon of advisers responsible for all military ...

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