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Secretary Hegseth Speaks Before a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, Jul. 18, 2025

July 18, 2025 · Department of War · 0:16:19

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What happened

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke before a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, which the Department of War’s description identifies as the oldest post of the Marine Corps, on July 18, 2025 (uploaded July 19, 2025). The department’s full-ceremony attendance feed of the same evening is recorded in this site’s index as an alternate source, not a separate page.

Why it matters

The Friday Evening Parade is the Marine Corps’ signature public ceremony, and the Secretary’s remarks opening it are his on-record address in that ceremonial role.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “LIVE: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks before a Friday Evening Parade,” uploaded July 19, 2025 (official upload, embedded above; the department’s description dates the remarks July 18, 2025). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.