Dr. J.P. (Jack) London Presents Boy Scouts Citizen of the Year Award to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates

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	Dr. London (right) presents the 39th Citizen of the Year Award to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

On November 15, 2007 CACI Executive Chairman Dr. J.P. (Jack) London served as event chairman and presenter for the Boy Scouts of America National Capital Area Council's 39^th Citizen of the Year Award presentation. This year's recipient was Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. The ceremony was held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.

Himself an alumnus of Boy Scout Troop 52 in Chevy Chase, MD, Dr. London also served as an Assistant Scout Master and Executive Board Member of the National Capital Area Council. In 2004 Dr. London was presented with the National Capital Area Council's Eighth Annual Technology "Good Scout" Award.

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Secretary Gates chats with Dr. London during the reception.

Mr. Gates is best known for his service in government as the 22^nd U.S. Secretary of Defense and the 15^th Director of Central Intelligence. His is a distinguished Eagle Scout, a lifelong supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and is the immediate past chairman of the National Eagle Scout Association.

In his remarks before the award presentation, Dr. London noted that his son Phillip is an Eagle Scout, as is his son-in-law Jed, who is currently serving in Afghanistan. His wife's nephew, Aaron, also was an Eagle Scout, who died in the line of duty on a bomb sweeping mission in Iraq in 2005.

"The Boy Scouts of America is a pillar in our American society and in our national culture," Dr. London said. "And may it ever be so."

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Read Dr. London's remarks