Remarks by Secretary Mattis at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance in the Pentagon Auditorium > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Speech View: "Military service in America is a touchstone for American patriots of all races, genders, creeds. The men and women of the Department of Defense, military and civilian, reflect the diverse and selfless character of our national defense and have done so long before our nation had reached the level it has reached today in terms of civil rights.
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