My heartfelt thanks to all of the nation's fighting men and women. I deeply appreciate your dedication to the safety of this country and our allies around the world.
John Stuart Mills once wrote "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
You, the Warrior class, are the "better men" Mills describes. I pray that you will forget that tiny minority who fail to value your sacrifice and remember only that "We the People" are in your court.
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