And our logo was actually a giant peace sign in barbed wire. Warriors have repeated that motto since the 4th century Rome, including George Washington, the first leader of our War Department. And that's why We returned the name, restored the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. For clarity. Not because we want war, but because. Because we must be fully prepared to wage it. And since waging war is so costly, we owe our republic a military that can win any war we fight. (00:49–00:55)
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