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Haas is the rare combination of technical expert from cyber to missile defense and strategic thinker. whether it was updating our nuclear posture or preparing our military for 21st century missions. i'll always be personally grateful to him for his friendship and partnership. and as he concludes four decades of service in the marine corps. that he loves, he can do so knowing our nation is more secure and our military is stronger because of his remarkable career. and i know that michelle joins me in saluting sandy cartwright and deborah mull men for their decades of service, especially as champ...

Without the other. we expect the president to make an announcement about the joint chiefs and a change of command there. what do we know about his decision? >> reporter: of is going to appoints army general martin dempsey. that was not the person he regionally wanted. he wanted james karpt wright. a marine corps general. but the president torpedoed his own candidate. he had been meeting privately with cart rite. of -- meeting privately are cart wright. but the pentagon tame up with a plans to increase troops by 40,000. that was supported by secretary gates within munl and petraeus. the preside...

Ahead. >> they do have big challenges ahead in the tradition you are talking about of keeping people like bob gates on as secretary of defense, the idea that david petraeus is now going to be at c.i.a. and you have someone as experienced as leon panetta going to become now secretary of defense it has a sense of croing political lines -- crossing political lines. i don't think people will think this is an obama democratic military outfit. the second thing to say, to pick up on what tucker was talking about, the cart wright snub if you will, is that you know what? the military has the have a sen...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. let's talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memorial day. oh, yeah, sarah palin is using the holiday to kick off her nationwide bus tour. she rode int...

Armed forces, including chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and vice chairman, general jim haas cart wright -- cartwright. there they are there. [applause] >> this is not in the script, but let me just acknowledge that without the leadership of bob gates, mike mullen, haas cartright g wright, today and yesterday would not have happened and their steadiness and leadership has been extraordinary. i could not be prouder of them and i'm so grateful they have been part of our team. so -- >> [applause] >> i especially want to welcome some of those who fought so bravely 60 ye...