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11/21/2012:	Thanksgiving Day Message
11/11/2012:	Veterans Day Message
11/07/2012:	Message on the 2012 Election
10/04/2012:	Message on Importance of Voting
08/07/2012:	Trip Message: "Arab Spring" - Challenge and Opportunity
07/23/2012:	Message on the Shootings in Colorado
07/04/2012:	Independence Day Message
06/15/2012:	Father's Day Message
06/14/2012:	Army Birthday Celebration
06/14/2012:	Trip Message: Hawaii, Singapore, Vietnam, India, and Afghanistan
05/28/2012:	Memorial Day Message
05/19/2012:	Armed Forces Day
05/11/2012:	Military Spouse Appreciation Day and Mother’s Day
03/20/2012:	Trip Message: Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates
02/05/2012:	Trip Message: NATO-Munich
01/16/2012:	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
12/19/2011:	Trip Message: Djibouti, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Libya
12/06/2011:	Message to Pearl Harbor Survivors
11/22/2011:	Thanksgiving Message
11/10/2011:	Veterans Day Message
11/04/2011:	Trip Message: Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea
10/11/2011:	Trip Message: Israel, Egypt, Belgium, Italy
09/05/2011:	Labor Day Message
08/03/2011:	Meeting Our Fiscal and National Security Responsibilities
07/14/2011:	Trip Message: Afghanistan and Iraq
07/01/2011:	Message from Secretary Panetta to the Department of Defense
06/29/2011:	Farewell Message from Secretary Gates
05/30/2011:	Memorial Day Message
11/24/2010:	2010 Holiday Message
11/08/2010:	Veterans Day Message