Gates, Mullen Attend Stand Up for Heroes Dinner

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Bob Woodruff Foundation's Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Bob Woodruff, standing beside his wife, Lee, speaks at the Bob Woodruff Foundation's Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Bob and Lee Woodruff address audience members during the Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses audience members at the Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sits with service members previously wounded in action during the Bob Woodruff Foundation's Stand Up for Heroes event at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. The event raised funds to support injured service members, veterans and their families. DOD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
  • Patrick Monahan and Jimmy Stafford from the Grammy award-winning rock band, Train, perform at the Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" performs at the Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" at the Stand Up for Heroes dinner in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley