KEYNOTE SPEECH

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11/01/2013 12:22 AM CDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers the keynote speech at the centennial dinner of the Anti-Defamation League in New York, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2013. Hagel said he directed the National Guard Bureau to work with nine states refusing to issue ID cards to same sex couples serving in the National Guard. He also announced Israel will buy six V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for its air force. Later Hagel helped present an award to former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for his dedication to equal rights.