EVERY DAY YOU SACRIFICED
SOMETHING--SOMETIMES THOSE
SACRIFICES WERE SMALL AND
SOMETIMES LARGE
YOU SACRIFICED FOR EACH OTHER,
FOR YOUR FAMILIES AND FOR YOUR NATION.
BUT MOST OF ALL, YOU SACRIFICED FOR YOURSELF
BECAUSE DEEP WITHIN YOU BURNS THE FIRE THAT
DEFINES OUR NATION- THE FIRE OF FREEDOM.
AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR DAILY LIFE, AS YOU LOOK
ABOUT YOU, AND AS YOU REFLECT ON YOUR
SERVICE,REMEMBER THAT THE SACRIFICES YOU
MADE, AND ARE STILL MAKING, IS A BIG PARTY OF
WHAT WE ARE TODAY------
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO CURRENTLY SERVE OUR NATION--
WE THANK YOU
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SERVICE--
WE THANK YOU