Panorama May 29, 2015

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Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy

60th year, No. 21

Friday, May 29, 2015

President Obama

Obama, Stoltenberg Discuss NATO Meeting Highlights By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News Hunter Hayes, American country music singer-songwriter held a concert at the Support Site Central Park, Wednesday evening for hundreds of service members and their families. The free concert was organized by USO Naples and MWR. Photo by MC2 Emily Boger

Memorial Day Tribute to the Fallen, Families From DoD News and NSA Public Affairs

While only the families of the fallen know what it’s like to lose a loved one, the nation is grateful for service members’ sacrifices, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. The secretary joined President Barack Obama and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to pay tribute to America’s heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice on this 147th Memorial Day observance. “We, your fellow Americans, lack the words to describe what you feel today, because try as we may and try as we do, we can never fully know,” the secretary said to families of the fallen. “But we do know what your sacrifice means to us, to this nation, and to a

world that still depends so much on American men and women in uniform for its security,” he said. Obligation and Opportunity The gathering at the national cemetery today reminded him of President John F. Kennedy, who said, “These quiet grounds, this cemetery and others like it all around the world, remind us with pride of our obligation and our opportunity.” On Memorial Day, “our obligation and our opportunity are one and the same,” Carter said. “Our obligation is to give voice to the fallen, honor them, and share their stories of sacrifice and heroism,” he explained. “Our opportunity is to use this day to inspire new generations to understand the freedom they have been given, to grasp how and why it is

theirs, and to dedicate themselves to pass it on to generations unborn.” American Flag’s Tradition The secretary asked the audience to reflect on how the American flag is flown on Memorial Day. “First it is hoisted briskly to the top, with the same clarity of purpose we see in all those who step forward to join our all-volunteer force,” he said. “Then it is solemnly, soberly lowered to half-staff, a tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.” But it doesn’t stay there, Carter said, noting that at noon, the flag is raised back toward the sky to signal the nation’s will to recover after tragedy – “the great strength and resilience that characterizes not only our nation, but TRIBUTE Page 7

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President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed critical issues being addressed by the alliance during a press briefing on May 26, after a bilateral meeting at the White House. In what Obama called a “challenging and important time for NATO,” the two discussed Ukraine, NATO’s role in addressing global challenges, the way forward in Afghanistan and more this afternoon at the White House. “We had a chance to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the increasingly aggressive posture that Russia has taken, and we affirmed that NATO is the cornerstone not just of transatlantic security but in many ways is the cornerstone for global security,” Obama said in remarks after the meeting. In Wales, he said, NATO officials affirmed the intentions of the alliance to uphold its Article 5 obligations and put in place a host of measures to reassure frontline states and the Readiness Action plan, which is now being implemented.

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Responding Swiftly According to NATO, the plan will insure the alliance is ready to respond swiftly

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Medical recordS . . page 6

Science expo . . . . .page 12


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