On Memorial Day, I remember my grandfather. Bill Wright's ship was struck by a kamikaze in WWII. He survived. But it changed our whole family, the same way so many families’ lives have been changed.
This year I also want to recognize the veterans now at Armada. Heroes who deployed overseas multiple times, operated a nuclear reactor at sea, reorganized the Navy's helicopter community during the global war on terror, led Coast Guard unmanned aircraft systems programs, trained partner nation troops in survival skills, managed payroll for thousands of Marines and so much more.
They carry that same sense of duty into their work here. Leaning forward, taking ownership, helping build the infrastructure the DoW needs to operate as an AI-first warfighting force.
We will never forget their courage and that of thousands of others that makes our freedom possible.