***image1***Three years have passed since enemies attacked our country.
We’ve seen the images so many times they are seared to our souls, such that when they are again shown the time since then vanishes, and it is as if it happened just yesterday.
Remembering the horror, reliving the anguish, re-imagining the terror, is hard – and painful.
We as a nation made a sacred promise to ourselves and to the world, one from which we will not relax until justice is done, and our nation is secure.
What our enemies began, we will finish.
Our KMC warriors have persevered in the battle to preserve the ideals that make us a free nation.
Our deepest conviction is that every life is precious, so we honor our brethren who have fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Today, we remember the victims of September 11, 2001, but also our heroes since that time — the men and women who sacrifice every day to maintain peace in the world.
They form the foundation under the core ideas of America, supported by their families who simultaneously serve and represent the reasons we serve.
We celebrate the lives and commitment of our heroes and their families, and pledge to honor the legacies of their service.
The Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner said, “I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.”
The nobility of spirit displayed daily by those who serve – whether in uniform, a family member, or a dedicated Department of Defense civilian — proves Faulkner’s thesis. September 11 will forever be known as Patriot Day – a perfect name to each year refresh our dedication to this cause.
We love our nation, prize its principles and cherish its creed.
We have put our arsenal of talent and skill into the defense of democracy as surely as patriots have done throughout American history — whether for our benefit at home, or for the benefit of those who have never known the meaning of freedom.
I am honored to serve with each of you. Thank you for your dedicated service.
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***image1***Three years have passed since enemies attacked our country.
We’ve seen the images so many times they are seared to our souls, such that when they are again shown the time since then vanishes, and it is as if it happened just yesterday.
Remembering the horror, reliving the anguish, re-imagining the terror, is hard – and painful.
We as a nation made a sacred promise to ourselves and to the world, one from which we will not relax until justice is done, and our nation is secure.
What our enemies began, we will finish.
Our KMC warriors have persevered in the battle to preserve the ideals that make us a free nation.
Our deepest conviction is that every life is precious, so we honor our brethren who have fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Today, we remember the victims of September 11, 2001, but also our heroes since that time — the men and women who sacrifice every day to maintain peace in the world.
They form the foundation under the core ideas of America, supported by their families who simultaneously serve and represent the reasons we serve.
We celebrate the lives and commitment of our heroes and their families, and pledge to honor the legacies of their service.
The Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner said, “I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.”
The nobility of spirit displayed daily by those who serve – whether in uniform, a family member, or a dedicated Department of Defense civilian — proves Faulkner’s thesis. September 11 will forever be known as Patriot Day – a perfect name to each year refresh our dedication to this cause.
We love our nation, prize its principles and cherish its creed.
We have put our arsenal of talent and skill into the defense of democracy as surely as patriots have done throughout American history — whether for our benefit at home, or for the benefit of those who have never known the meaning of freedom.
I am honored to serve with each of you. Thank you for your dedicated service.