Michael Mullen

U.S. Navy admiral and 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff · United States · On the map · Born 1946 · age 80

Michael Glenn "Mike" Mullen is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 2007 to September 2011.

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2010“Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do.”In their words2 February 2010Congressional testimony on repealing DADTRead the whole statement

Honorary Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward2009“It is a really important place to not go, if we can not go there in any way, shape or form.”In their wordsJuly 2009On attacking Iran, Washington, D.C., July 2009.Read the whole statement

2008“We cannot kill our way to victory.”In their words11 September 2008On NATO in Afghanistan, Washington, D.C.Read the whole statement

“Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know.”In their words7 June 2008To Army War College Graduates, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 7 June 2008 , CJCS.Read the whole statement

“There is, I am convinced, a sea of goodwill out in the country of people and places yearning to help. We need to tap into it. We need to make that connection.”In their words26 May 2008FromRead the whole statement

“This is the sort of advice and counsel you might find yourself delivering one day to a future President or Secretary of Defense.”In their words23 May 2008USNA Commencement Address in Annapolis, MDRead the whole statement

1946Born4 October 1946