The former Secretary of the Navy and current member of the Kean Commission investigating the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States (center) addressed the U.S. Naval Institute 130th Annual Meeting and Annapolis Naval History Symposium on 31 March. Following is an edited version of his remarks. Kean Commission members pictured include, from left, James R. Thompson, Bob Kerrey, Richard Ben-Veniste, and, with pen, Vice Chair Lee Hamilton.