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Ladies and gentlemen , we gather here

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to honor the memory of the young heroes

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that gave their lives over 103 years

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ago . While the events of the last

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century have transformed our nation's ,

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their deeds still resonate their

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devotion to duty . Their sacrifice ,

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the courage to continue serves as a

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stark reminder that freedom must be

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paid for . It must be protected to walk

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laws in the nine mar today and look out

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at the headstones of those brave

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marines , sailors and soldiers , how

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can you not be humbled ? Humanity has

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never seen such destruction . It was

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rocked by the First World War . Yet

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here on this ground they faced the

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worst of it . I find it quite fitting

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that in the same place , it is so

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peaceful . The alliance between France

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the United States is and will remain

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strong And it served as a bedrock for a

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greater reliance built on nations that

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once fought his enemies for the first

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time . In the 99th , we brought the

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Germans in there and there's a lot of

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skepticism just because they were on

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the other side of the line during that

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time . But now there is a great ally of

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ours and I think it helps us learn from

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our past , move forward to our future

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and celebrate the alliance's . We do

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have with all of our key allies and

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partners and just seeing that shared

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history bonds us together even greater

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as we go towards the future , as we

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reflect upon the sacrifices of our men

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and women in uniform . The true

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testament to their valor is not only in

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monuments and peaceful cemeteries we

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have erected in their honor , it is in

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the security , the freedom that

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followed our way of life is worth

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defending . It's worth defending

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forward . Just never forget ,

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