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250 years
ago in the fight for independence,
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Ordinary people stood up
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and became
the first veterans of a new nation.
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They were followed
by those who carried our union
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through its darkest hour.
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Brothers and sisters
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who sacrificed so that the United States
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might remain whole.
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From the trenches of France,
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“3000 miles from home
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An American army is fighting for you.”
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to the beaches of Normandy.
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“You are about to embark upon
the great crusade toward
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which we have driven the many months.”
to the skies over the Pacific.
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I think I know the American soldier
and sailor.
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He does not want gratitude or sympathy.
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He had a job to do.
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Each generation answered the call.
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Through the frozen hills of Korea.
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And the jungles of Vietnam.
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They bore the weight of service
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when our nation needed them most.
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And in the sands of the Middle East,
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the mountains of Afghanistan,
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and in humanitarian missions
around the world,
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America's
veterans have continued to defend
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not only our freedom,
but the hope of freedom
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for others.
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Across 250 years,
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their uniforms
and battlefields have changed.
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But their courage, their sacrifice
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and their devotion to one another
and to us
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have never wavered.
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We remember them all.
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Those who came home.
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Those who did not.
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And those who continue to serve today.
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Because America's story is their story.
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And it's a written in every generation.
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By her veterans.
“On this night of total victory,
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we salute you
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of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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Wherever you may be.