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Army Secretary Receives Welcome
Members of the Old Guard stand in formation as the Army band plays before the start of a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009. The Army band plays befoer the start of a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Members of the color guard post the colors during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Members of the color guard post the colors during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.U.S. Army members stand in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Members of the Old Guard stand in formation during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.U.S. Army members participate in a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Left to right, Army Secretary John McHugh, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. render honors during the playing of the national anthem during a welcoming ceremony for McHugh on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.Army Secretary John McHugh reviews the troops during a welcoming ceremony for him hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shares a laugh with Army Secretary John McHugh during Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.'s remarks at a welcoming ceremony for McHugh on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Army Secretary John McHugh addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony for him hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Army Secretary John McHugh addresses the audience during a welcoming ceremony for him hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Left to right, Army Secretary John McHugh, his mother who was an Army nurse during World War II, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. watch as the troops conduct a pass-in-review during a welcoming ceremony for McHugh on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.Members of the Old Guard conduct a pass-in-review during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.U.S. Army members conduct a pass-in-review during a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.U.S. Army members cast a shadow on the wall during a pass-in-review for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort. Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009.
Members of the Old Guard stand in formation as the Army band plays before the start of a welcoming ceremony for Army Secretary John McHugh hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and presided over by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Fort Myer, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2009. McHugh was sworn in as the 21st Army Secretary on Sept. 21, 2009.
DoD photo by Cherie Cullen