Defense Secretary Jim Mattis bid farewell to the armed forces and other defense employees on his last day on the job, urging them to “keep the faith” and stand by U.S. allies.
In a farewell message, the retired Marine general told Defense Department employees that serving as defense secretary “has been my high honor.”
“Our Department’s leadership, civilian and military, remains in the best possible hands,” Mattis said. “I am confident that each of you remains undistracted from our sworn mission to support and defend the Constitution while protecting our way of life.”
“So keep the faith in our country and hold fast, alongside our allies, aligned against our foes,” Mattis added.
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Jim Mattis bid farewell to the armed forces on his last day on the job, urging them to "keep the faith" and stand by U.S. allies https://t.co/WGqIllDZXW
— POLITICO (@politico) December 31, 2018
If you haven't seen or read it yet, here's Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's farewell message to the Pentagon. Note: the date is written in, not printed. pic.twitter.com/r3BPaUiOvj
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) December 31, 2018
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