I am so sorry I will not get to see Ruth Keys Clark at the DAR Continental Congress this week. She was the first Pace that I met, outside of my own family. This year, the DAR is having another Pace there. National Defense Night Speaker General Peter Pace Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff DAR is thrilled to announce that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, will be the National Defense Night Speaker during the 115th Continental Congress. Since September 2005 General Pace has served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. General Pace is the first Marine to serve as Chairman, as well as the first Marine to have served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, the Chairman graduated from the United States Naval Acadamy in 1967. He obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the George Washington University, and also attended Harvard University for the Senior Executives in National and International Security Program. General Pace also graduated from the Infantry Officers' Advanced Course at Fort Benning, Ga.; the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, in Quantico, Va.; and the National War College, at Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. The Chairman served in Vietnam, as a Rifle Platoon Leader and an Assistant Operations Officer before he was assigned to Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., where he served in a number of positions. General Pace has held command at nearly every level, and served in Nam Phong, Thailand; Seoul, Korea; and Yokota, Japan. He served as President, Marine Corps University, and as Deputy Commander, Marine Forces, Somalia, and as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force, Somalia. General Pace served as Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic/Europe/South before he was promoted to General and assumed duties as the Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command. The Chairman has numerous personal decorations, including Defense Distinguished Service Medal, with two oak leaf clusters; Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal with Combat; to name only a few. Robyn Pace Putnam -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.3/374 - Release Date: 6/23/2006