President Biden on Thursday paid tribute to former defense secretary Ashton B. Carter, who died Oct. 24 at the age of 68.
“Ash was a force. He was a force of nature,” Biden said. “His genius was evident, his integrity unfailing and his commitment to service before self was literally inspiring.”
Biden joked that Carter not only believed in getting things done but getting things done in record time, relishing in “busting through bureaucratic red tape” to transform whatever role he held — sometimes a challenge for his staffers. But Biden said that tenacity and sense of urgency saved troops’ lives, citing Carter’s push in the 2000s for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles, or “MRAPs,” for U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.
To this day, Biden keeps at his office at home a large photograph of MRAPs lined up, side by side, with a signed note from Carter.
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