History of Louisville Armed Forces Dinner
Keynote Speakers
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1919 -- General John J. Pershing, USA, Commander, American Expeditionary Forces
1923 -- Major General J. H. McRae, US Army, Spokesman Rhine Occupation
1925 -- Brigadier General Dwight C. Aultman, US Army, Commander, Sixth Corps
1926 -- The Honorable Hanford MacNider, Assistant Secretary of War
1927 -- Major General Malin Craig, US Army, Training in Military Establishment
1928 -- Major General Dennis E. Nolan, US Army, Washington, D.C.
1929 -- Colonel Patrick J. Hurley, US Army, First Assistant Secretary of War
1930 -- Major General William G. Elverson, US Army, Chief of Militia Bureau
1931 -- The Honorable Hamilton Fish, Jr., US Congressman
1932 -- Paul V. McNutt, Former National Commander of The American Legion
1933 -- Major General Benson W. Hough, USA, Commander, 37th Division
1934 -- Brigadier General Julian R. Lindsey, USA, Commanding General, Fort Knox
1935 -- Major General Albert J. Bowley, US Army, Commanding General, Fifth Corps
1936 -- Major General William E. Cole, US Army, Commanding General, Fifth Corps
1937 -- Brigadier General William K. Naylor, US Army, CO, Fort Benjamin Harrison
1938 -- Major General Allen W. Gullion, USA, Adjutant General of the US Army
1939 -- General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, US Army Air Corps, Chief of the Air Corps
1940 -- Major General David L. Stone, US Army, Commander, Fifth Corps
1941 -- Major General Adna R. Chaffee, US Army, Commander, Armored Forces
1942 -- Major General Jacobs L. Devers, US Army, Commander, Armored Forces
1948 -- Lieutenant General Elwood R. "Pete" Quesada, US Air Force
1949 -- The Honorable William C. Bullitt, Former Ambassador to the Soviet Union
1950 -- Major General A. C. McAuliffe, US Army, Chief of the Chemical Corps
1951 -- Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, US Navy, Chief of Naval Operations
1952 -- The Honorable Frank Pace, Jr., Secretary of the Army
1953 -- Lieutenant General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant, US Marine Corps
1954 -- The Honorable James H. Douglas, Undersecretary of the Air Force
1955 -- Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff
1956 -- Vice Admiral J. L. Holloway, Jr., US Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel
1957 -- General Randolph M. Pate, US Marine Corps, Commandant
1958 -- Robert B. Hotz, Editor, Aviation Week Magazine
1959 -- Commander William R. Anderson, US Navy, CO, the USS Nautilus
1960 -- The Honorable Wilbur M. Brucker, Secretary of the Army
1961 -- The Honorable Elvis J. Stahr, Secretary of the Army
1962 -- The Honorable Fred Korth, Secretary of the Army
1963 -- General Bernard A. Schriever, US Air Force, Air Force Systems Command
1964 -- The Honorable Stephen Ailes, Secretary of the Army
1965 -- General David M. Shoup, Commandant (Medal of Honor), US Marine Corps
1966 -- Lieutenant General Herbert B. Thatcher, US Air Force
1967 -- The Honorable L. Mendel Rivers, US Congressman
1968 -- Rear Admiral E. P. Aurand, USN, Director of Long Range Objectives Group
1969 -- Brigadier General S. L. A. "Slam" Marshall, US Army (Retired), Author
1970 -- The Honorable John H. Chafee, Secretary of the Navy
1971 -- Major General Hugh H. Milton, II, US Army (Retired)
1972 -- Lieutenant General Harris W. Hollis, US Army, Chief of Reserve
1973 -- Vice Admiral Damon W. Cooper, US Navy, Chief of Naval Reserve
1974 -- Major General James R. Allen, US Air Force
1975 -- The Honorable Howard H. "Bo" Calloway, Secretary of the Army
1976 -- The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States
1977 -- The Honorable R. James Woolsey, Undersecretary of the Navy
1978 -- Major General Donald S. Dawson, US Air Force Reserve
1979 -- General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, US Army (Retired)
1980 -- Major General George J. Keegan, Jr., US Air Force (Retired)
1981 -- General Russell E. Dougherty, US Air Force (Retired)
1982 -- Brigadier General James L. Dozier, US Army
1983 -- The Honorable Chapman B. Cox, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
1984 -- General Richard L. Lawson, US Army, Deputy Commander in Chief, USEC
1985 -- The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army
1986 -- Admiral Kinnard R. McKee, US Navy, Director of Navy Nuclear Propulsion
1987 -- Major General John B. Conaway, Director, Air National Guard
1988 -- The Honorable Robert B. Oakley, Career Minister, US Foreign Service
1989 -- General Robert T. Herres, US Air Force, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
1990 -- Lieutenant General Jimmy D. Ross, US Army, Deputy Chief of Staff
1991 -- The Honorable John W. Shannon, Undersecretary of the Army
1992 -- Admiral David Jeremiah, US Navy, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
1993 -- General James J. Lindsay, US Army (Ret.), US Special Operations
1994 -- The Honorable Sam Nunn, US Senator, Georgia
1995 -- The Honorable Wendell H. Ford, US Senator, Kentucky
1996 -- The Honorable Dr. John J. Hamre, Undersecretary of Defense - Comptroller
1997 -- General Lloyd R. "Fig" Newton, US Air Force, Commander, Air Training Command
1998 -- Brigadier General Billy Cooper, USA, Joint Rear Area Coordinator, US Central Command
1999 -- General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2000 -- General Anthony Zinni, USMC, Commander, US Central Command
2001 -- General John Abrams, Commander, US Army Training & Doctrine Command
2002 -- Vice Admiral James D. Hull, Commander Atlantic Area, US Coast Guard
2003 -- Major General Terry L. Tucker, Commanding General, US Army Armor Center
2004 -- The Honorable Ernie Fletcher, Governor, Kentucky
2005 -- The Honorable Mitch McConnell, US Senator, Kentucky
2006 -- Lieutenant General Joseph R. Inge, US Army, Deputy Commander, US Northern Command
2007 --Vice Admiral John G. Cotton, Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander Navy Reserve Force
2008 -- General William S. Wallace, Commander, US Army Training & Doctrine Command
2009 -- General Victor E. Renuart, Jr., Commander, NORAD and US Northern Command
2010 -- General David H. Petraeus, Commander, US Central Command
2011 -- Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., Commander, NORAD and US Northern Command
2012 -- Lieutenant General Harry M. Wyatt III, Director, Air National Guard
2013 -- General John F. Campbell, Vice Chief of Staff, US Army
2014 -- Lieutenant General Kevin W. Mangum, Deputy Commanding General, US Army Training & Doctrine Command
2015 -- Vice Admiral Robin R. Braun, Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander Navy Reserve Force
2016 -- Lieutenant General Rex C. McMillian, Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
2017 -- Major General Christopher Hughes, Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox
2018 -- Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
2019 --Major General John R. Evans, Jr., Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox
2020 and 2021 -- Postponed due to COVID concerns; intent to resume post-COVID (20 May 2022)
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