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Henry L. Garrett III

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Henry Lawrence Garrett, III
Born (1939-06-24) June 24, 1939 (age 85)[1]
Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of serviceActive duty: October 1961 to November 1981; as Service Secretary:May 15, 1989 to June 26, 1992
RankSecretary of the Navy
AwardsAir Medal(2)

Henry Lawrence Garrett, III (born June 24, 1939) served as the 68th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989 to June 26, 1992 in the administration of George H. W. Bush.[2]

Garrett ultimately resgined due to the Tailhook scandal.[3]

Naval Secretary Garrett at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Arleigh Burke with Arleigh Burke and wife present and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney delivering the keynote address, July 4, 1991.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Sweeney, Jerry K.; Kevin B. Byrne (2006). A handbook of American military history: from the Revolutionary War to the present. University of Nebraska Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8032-9337-3.
  3. ^ "Post Tailhook Punishment". Frontline, PBS. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
Government offices
Preceded by Under Secretary of the Navy
August 6, 1987 – May 15, 1989 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Secretary of the Navy
May 15, 1989 – June 26, 1992 		Succeeded by


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