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With all the pageantry the city of New York and some I'm under the auspices of the mayor's committee the marrow the city of New York pays tribute through the offices of the committee and the people of the city of New York to a distinguished man who has devoted his services to the United States in the United States Navy for a period of forty six years and honored today is Admiral Thomas Cass and can Cade retired at ten thirty this morning and all the chairman Mr John Addicks to pay tribute to Admiral Thomas castle. U.S. Navy upon the occasion of his retirement from active service it is fitting that we who spend our lives in the pursuit of the comforts of this world should remember well one who has spent his life. The protection of property and the preservation of the American way. That he should be officially received and welcomed by the. Other person. Whom I now present to you the Honorable William out. Of the city of New York. Friends Admiral Thomas castle. As head of headquarters here in New York City. As commander. Here. In ninety four to six a very short time ago. And only a. Brief year and a non a career in the United States Navy but long before Admiral can. Enter the headquarters of a Commander New York it was. All of us. From nineteen to nineteen. Pacific or another. And which. On. The media. Officer was. The first American. To landings in the Solomons. Admiral can participate in the great battle of the Carl C. And later the Battle of Midway where the Japanese naval aviation Brissie this diary. From which it never recovered the role of his campaigns over the strange names of distant places and of events now long ago and far away but which once. Just cried as America's young men fought that. War again tonight for the first time in longer than a generation on this day. That retires from the Navy that he helped to make great we recall some of those names. You're lucky lady got. Lost or react to kiss. So big. Men. Corrected art and politics. Of the long step back for freedom in the Pacific in each of these then the many more Admiral Kincaid carried out with. His higher responsibility to his cot great to the Navy his wartime career. Was in the tradition of the great fighting of artistry. To the end of the war admiral contained a stab at headquarters here in New York City. Since he has never been ready to help in time of emergency with all the facilities of his. Friendship and for his wartime. History with him. And his family happiness and his retirement while we hope the great fighting other qualities of that. Will not again. We pray that this officer will continue to serve his nation. Needed doing his successor. Badger the new commander nice to see pronto. You'll be happy here this Admiral Kincaid. A personal note is not a goodbye. We rejoice in the friendship of both of you as something that has come into our lives as precious. Promises. Committee today. In the reception to have. The preview to the city it is now my crowd. To present. One of America's most this. Thomas. That's a Jamel. They didn't get on the. Happy ending. Very happy. For you to know you are in one of the many finding the Navy has given me. My rather favorites in the Navy my life and I've had a happiness beverage a great pleasure and at this I'm living in Constantinople. They are together. In Geneva. In each of these places we have sometimes seen history made. To see the point of view history being made in other places the Navy has given me a wonderful year. Which incidentally is longer than I have ever lived in any one place in my life. I have never lived anywhere longer than three years my father in the service ahead of me and then when I came in the sense that they. Didn't feel bad perhaps it has conditioned me. To make. My life and I thought a pretty good team with a good many interests to gather. We go in there with things that we ought to see the getting Monday morning when I sense a break. With a feeling that we can meet the challenge of the new light that is ahead of us a challenge but it. Will be a little bit on our part because as things that we want to do all the things that we intended path of the cat and on Monday morning when we get in the car to go. It will be rather a. Feeling to realize that nobody will have any claim on our time. For the first time in my life New York has meant much to us much more than I have a dream that could be and I came here. Can be of interest to anyone but it has given us a host of the kind that many many good friends we leave with no intention whatever. Staying away we are not going out of circulation and we very definitely intend to return to New York and to Reno friends and to see the people that we've learned a lot. By this wonderful reception and as I say it's a very happy ending to a very happy here. But in the minds of those who hear. My. Testimony. I know. I'm out of the city of New York oh well Mike presented hastens to add. Well America city in New York has another of those very beautiful scrolls to present Admiral Kincaid the camera man may hold up a few minutes but will probably the program and tell you what's happening while it's apparent silence from the speaker stand the mare's on tying the ribbon from the scrum and he's about to open up and deal with the content and. Privilege to make the following presentation. I think you all agree with me that. No matter what the rules say Mrs Kincaid participates in this presentation. For distinguished service. Or distinguished and exceptional public service office of the last Sunday New York. Then by these presents that I would have on why American city New York. Doing it for distinguished an exceptional public service or commerce Kassam can be a US and most public benefactions and defending his country in peace graciously attacking their enemies in war and it was one of the great leaders of the United States namely being tarred as an island by island to bring a return of freedom to peoples of the vastness of it and I listen to heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of the people of the city of New York this ladies and gentlemen. I have the honor to sign. The privilege to present. With every good wish that our city can express. With every good wish that we can express peace for happiness. Distinguished friend. And Mr. Kincaid join in the picture and I think the cameramen are very happy now because they're recording this incident for history. I think they are going to speak. I greatly appreciate. The great. And this presentation it brings to mind. Some of the present which took place a little over a year ago. When my great friend. Reception. Here at city hall. As morning. I received a telephone call. That. Number. It happened with him a few mornings with Latin things that Mrs Clinton made. For a lot about concludes the festivities here at city hall that I believe well the cameramen are still insisting on full bore pictures with marrow to wire an admiral can Kate and Mrs Kincaid certainly the military services around this great wonders of the New Yawk the Army the Navy Marines the United States Air Force their bands and their personnel have turned out to make this one of the finest military pageants honestly that is noted for just such. A boat in the Bronx is very very well represented here today because by a very interesting and happy coincidence Admiral Kincaid's a is a Lieutenant Commander James a lyons Jr and Miss Gertrude Lyons was always been a very industrious worker on the mayor's committee has been very much in evidence here this morning lending her support to this wonderful tribute by the mayor's committee under the direction sign instructions on there when you vote wire to bring everything to bear in honoring this great and wonderful man Admiral Kincaid It was appointed to the. Annapolis in the nineteen for by President Lee at all Rove wrote and is free ship was the old us first brusque and with that only beginning started forty six years of service in the United States Navy and that New York today recognizes the wonderful service which he rendered to his country the United States of America no man had a longer period of service in the tragic Pacific than our broken and is not there pointed out this morning. The Japanese were brought to feel the full impact of American organization an American technique in enforcing the idea that everyone has a right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness through the democratic principles and the actuation of those principles it took all this coverage all this valor and all this great sacrifice on the part of our whole contain On the one who fought under him and those who made the supreme sacrifice to finally effect this message of New York seems to feel today that this great man should be thoroughly rewarded as he has with the tremendous pageantry that is surrounded city all day and the local population which has taken part of this demonstration along with the servicemen and while we're paying tribute May we pay tribute to the new army uniforms because the band from Ford Jr wearing those wonderful uniforms that made us almost call the Marines the American air. America just announced it will be a review and all this beautiful parade will pass out in the Park Row and again in front of City Hall this historic building that has been serving the thirty thousand nine hundred eighty nine eleven I beg your pardon started in eighty three in completed and into service and safety the leaven a little previous to Admiral Kincaid but we feel equally as the hours of service.