Thank you very much for the kind introduction. Ladies and Gentlemen, honored guests, fellow Flag Officers good afternoon, and Aloha! Thank you all for being here. We are honored that you are able to join us for this important event. Your presence is certainly a great tribute to Paul and Anne Sullivan and a fitting welcome to Jeff and Ten Cassias. Today has truly been a memorable day for the Sullivans beginning with the wonderful retirement ceremony this morning. This is also a wonderful time of year; the boys of summer are back playing baseball—and we find ourselves here in Hawaii to celebrate this Change of Command. As you review Paul Sullivan's biography in your program he credits his grandfather Charles McCullough with giving him his love and hate of the Boston Red Sox. Well, this is the year—first championship since 1918.
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