Defense Secretary James Mattis bid goodbye to Pentagon employees Monday, writing in his farewell memo that the department “is proven to be at its best when the times are most difficult.”
Mattis, who resigned earlier in December, also insisted that the Pentagon’s civilian and military leadership remains “in the best possible hands,” one day before Patrick Shanahan, his deputy, takes over as acting secretary of Defense.
Mattis went on to urge his colleagues to “keep the faith in our country and hold fast, alongside our allies, aligned against our foes.”
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