My honor and my privilege to welcome Admiral Daryl Caudle, US Chief of Naval Operations, to the training floor of the big board and onto today's broadcast.
Sir, what an honor.
Thank you for taking some time for us here today.
It is my pleasure.
What an honor.
What a great day.
I mean, there's so much to ask you about.
First and foremost, the opportunity to ring the closing bell ahead of such an incredible weekend, not just the 4th of July, which is always a reason to celebrate, but America 250.
What did the moment mean for you here, sir?
Well, I mean this is such a foundational and iconic.
Spot in New York and the Navy has such a relationship with New York.
It's great to be back and I just cannot be more proud, you know, we've got over 50 countries represented in this International Naval Review to celebrate with us and to honor our birthday, and you're going to get 30 warships, 44 tall ships, so it's just an incredible way to celebrate the 4th.
Yes, this may be a really tough answer for you.
Do you have a favorite part of the upcoming weekend you're looking forward to?
The Class B tall ships will have flyovers.
We've got the East River, the Hudson River.
It is jam packed for New Yorkers over the next 72 hours.
Plus something in particular you're looking forward to?
I'm looking forward to hosting the Vice President of the United States on board the USS Kearsarge with the Acting Secretary of the Navy and allowing him to see all these countries in a parade and review in the Hudson pass honors to the United States Navy.
It's going to be a special day, moments before you and I.
Came back for the broadcast.
You and I noticed we have a gentleman behind us, a World War II veteran.
This trade floor right now is packed with men and women in uniform.
Many of them are veterans.
What goes through your heart and mind, sir, on a day like today when you look out and see so many of your colleagues that you've served alongside?
Well, I think, you know, I can't lose sight of the fact that it is our Navy that protects our sea lines of communication, ensures a free flow of commerce, and enables this market, this incredible place, the New York Stock Exchange.
To do what it does every day, we enable that.
And with all the things that are done here, you enable us to have a navy.
So it's this great circle that's just such a magical thing here in our country.
What would you want more Americans to be aware of about what it takes to honor men and women in uniform, their sacrifice, especially the Navy, not just the 4th of July weekend, not just for America's 250, but every day of the year as Americans?
We're talking less than 1%.
To join our armed forces.
A smaller percentage join the navy because that's across the whole joint force.
I want them to be thankful that they do this voluntarily.
They donned the cloth of the nation.
It's service.
They do something that's bigger than themselves, and they decided to actually serve in our armed forces.
That's special.
It's deserving of their things.
And when you reach out and you see a veteran, you see somebody in active duty, I think it's a tribute to come out and thank them.
For it, you talk to me a bit about the significance of shipbuilding both today as well as for the future of the US Navy.
Admiral, I'm in a great period of time being the Chief of Naval Operations in 40 year career.
I've never seen the administration, Congress, and the American people all behind getting a bigger fleet for our Navy and shipbuilding being such a priority.
Lots of money flowing into that industry.
Lots of work with foreign partners to help us with that as well.
And so it's just a generational time for us to get behind the shipbuilding industry, really the whole defense industrial base.
So it's really a pleasure to be part of something so special.
It's really an honor and a pleasure to welcome you down here, not only onto the broadcast.
I am lucky enough to host every day down here on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, but here a part of our NYSC community, Admiral Darryl Caudle, US Chief of Naval Operations.
Sir, what an honor taking care of yourself.
Happy birthday, USA.
Hey, happy birthday, USA.
