Episode 4918： WarRoom Veterans Day Special 2015 Cont.
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Summary
On November 11th, the guns fall silent on the Western Front. What was Armistice Day and why was it so important in the minds of those who served in World War I and why did it transition to Veterans Day?
Transcript
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Pray for our enemies, because we're going medieval on these people.
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I got a free shot at all these networks lying about the people.
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I know you try to do everything in the world to stop that,
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And where do people like that go to share the big lie?
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I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a conscience.
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Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose?
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If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved.
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It's Tuesday, 11 November, in the year of our Lord, 2025.
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What heretofore, up until after World War II, was called Armistice Day,
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because it was brought together by the living to honor the armistice
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that was supposed to end the war, because they fought to end all future wars.
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Interestingly, the law of unintended consequences was that the treaty that they put together,
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particularly the economic consequences of the peace,
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was the foundation for actually what drove a greater and more destructive war,
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Based upon German rearmament and all the anger and suppression,
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Tej talked about himself and his own personal journey,
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So we went to a more destructive, even more destructive phase
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in what I call the short 20th century from 1914 to 1989.
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I guess when he gets there, it must be some security reason
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that we're not showing that, but I don't see it right now.
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My crack staff will get it to us as soon as we can find something.
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Why was it such a, not just a commemoration of the dead of World War I,
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Remember, that was the pitch of the globalists of Wilson,
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these guys that we now realize was completely gun-decked, right,
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But if we hadn't gotten into the war at the end,
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World War I could have dragged on for a long time.
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We were kind of the hammer blow at the end they couldn't take.
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And why was it seared in the memories of our grandfathers
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And why did it transition to Veterans Day, sir?
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Steve, World War I is where the United States becomes a superpower,
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a financial superpower, an economic superpower.
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And it's the American expeditionary force in 1918 that smashes the Hindenburg line
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I mean, it's an amazing – it's a slaughter – the front was a slaughterhouse of machine guns and gas and poison gas.
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And then as the final months of the war dragged down,
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it's a pandemic that just kills tens of millions of people.
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So it is seared in the minds of those that participated in the Great War.
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And Armistice Day comes about on November 11th, the 11th hour, the 11th minute,
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And they're searching for a way to sort of commemorate those who have served in the Great War with Armistice Day.
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And then after World War II, President Eisenhower,
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because he had the moral authority of being the supreme allied commander in the European theater
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and overseeing not just North Africa, Sicily, Italy, but also Normandy and the drive to Berlin,
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a drive, I might add, that we stop, I don't know, 50 miles short or 100 miles short
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We shifted in June 1st, 1954, to Veterans Day to honor, you know, it's 1954.
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So there's a passing of World War I in its memory.
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And now it's to commemorate all veterans who have served.
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And the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where we're visiting now,
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is sort of the ultimate recognition of that service for all veterans.
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So this became a big thing for us to have this.
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Talk about, I think it was Memorial Day of 1957, 1958, I think.
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I was a very small boy and actually went to this on the internment of,
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But the whole situation in Arlington and actually doing a Tomb of the Unknown.
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This is because the French, I guess the French and the British had done it before us.
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The French are the first to commemorate the service of veterans.
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And they choose one soldier that is unidentified in their remains.
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And then there were about 2,100 American soldiers that were not,
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And there was a movement here in the United States to bring the boys home.
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There were tens of thousands of American bodies in Europe.
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And there was a groundswell of a movement within the United States to bring the boys home.
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And the Army initially said, well, they'll be able to identify the 2,100 unknowns.
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And then there became a movement after seeing the French and the British recognize an unknown soldier within the United States.
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And a woman editor with a paper called The Delineator, Marie Maloney, was a key proponent to bring home the boys along with Congressman Hamilton Fish from New York City.
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And he was an officer within the, an all-black unit that fought on the Western Front.
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He wanted to recognize his men as well as the unknowns.
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And there becomes this kind of groundswell to bring home an unknown soldier.
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And the process begins in September 1921, where they look at the major cemeteries,
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which also mirror the major killing grounds in World War I, where the American Expeditionary Force fought,
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like the cemetery at Bellawood, for instance, the cemetery at the Meuse-Argonne.
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They sent teams there to identify the remains of unknown soldiers.
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And they specifically wanted an individual that had no identification whatsoever,
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no diaries or letters that were on their uniforms, specifically spreened them.
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And then they brought several of those men back to a French town or city.
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And they lay several caskets with their flag draped in this room to identify an unknown soldier to bring home within the group.
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And that honor fell upon a young enlisted man, Younger was his name, who fought with the 2nd Infantry Division.
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The 4th Brigade of the Marines were part of the 2nd Division.
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This was an elite unit within the American Expeditionary Force that fought in most of the major battles.
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And they were just in a decisive sort of a super division, if you will.
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And Younger is chosen because he's one of the most decorated and actually the most combat experienced soldier.
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They initially decided they were going to have a German or an American officer, a general officer selected.
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But the last minute, the French said, why don't you have an enlisted man because they do the fighting?
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And I tell the story in my book, The Unknowns, Younger's story, as well as the 2nd Infantry Division, but more specifically the Marine Corps, which they have eight men that are body bearers that bring back the remains.
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And they're the most decorated men in the AEF that Pershing hand selects because they want to tell the story of what the Americans did in the AEF.
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In the Marine Corps, there's an army individual, the Navy's represented.
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The AEF, by the way, for Blackjack Pershing, who was our senior general, was the American Expeditionary Force.
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And that was the hammer blow that the Germans couldn't take on the Western Front.
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And quite frankly, MacArthur drove all the way across France to Metz to a city at the time that had never been taken.
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From medieval times, it was kind of a fortress castle or fortress town.
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And MacArthur drove all the way through there and they got to the – I think it's the Meuse River.
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Yeah, Steve, they press into Metz and also Sudan where there's the main rail lines.
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And this is – this severs the main rail lines on the Western Front for the Germans.
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But it pierces the formidable Hindenburg line, which just was laced with machine guns.
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But this is a 08-16 Maxim machine gun that served on the Western Front.
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I mean it's camouflaged by the German Army, even has a bullet hole in it.
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But, I mean, this is what these guys faced on a daily basis.
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But it could send down range 400 to 500 rounds a minute.
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By the way, so the Americans – remember, they put that army together.
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Post-Civil War, it was really a police force out on the – for the Indian Wars.
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Everything had been stood down as soon as the war was over.
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You had to really get this up and train it and get it over there.
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Right there on the screen, you see the Secret Service.
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And now it looks like they're deployed at Arlington momentarily.
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We're going to blow brakes and cover this wall-to-wall as we always do.
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Tej Gill, what is the – Patrick, hang right there.
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What is the fighting spirit of the American forces today?
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On the last 600 meters, one of the tensions in there – and I got a lot of comments from people last night coming back to me –
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was how political involvement – you know, you had your Marines, you had your Army Special Forces.
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Every time they're about to win, the politicians step in and take victory from them.
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And when we had the premier last week in D.C., the Marines – this is 17 or 19, almost 20 years after the battle.
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I guess it is 20 years after the battle – actually said, if you let us off the chain, we will win every time.
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What's the spirit of your colleagues, the veterans, on Veterans Day about political involvement in some of these decisions, sir?
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I mean, a lot of the guys are disappointed with the politicians.
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And then some of the guys I know, they don't even care.
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But look, we win every battle on the battlefield.
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The politicians take the victory away from the American people, not from the soldiers.
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We win all the – even if you look back at Vietnam –
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The President of the United States right there.
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That is the Custis Mansion that's now turned into the focal point of Arlington National Cemetery.
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Tell our audience about that, the history of the unit that does all the commemorations and guards the Tomb of the Unknown.
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It really guards Arlington National Cemetery, which one would argue is the most sacred soil in this country, Patrick.
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Absolutely. The old guard is one of our oldest units.
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And the guarding of the tomb dates back to the mid to late 1920s because the tomb was created on November 11, 1921 with President Harding presiding.
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And what happened, though, there was a tremendous amount of disrespect to the tomb.
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People would actually have picnics on and near the tomb.
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And then they brought in the old guard and the ceremonies and the, you know, the honor that they bring.
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remain standing for the invocation given by Chaplain Kimberly Willis, Executive Director
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of Chaplain Service for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Good morning.
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Let us pray. Eternal and ever faithful God, on this sacred morning beneath the quiet majesty
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of these marble arches, we gather in this hollow place to pay tribute, to reflect, and to recommit.
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We come before you as a grateful nation, mindful of those who have donned the uniform, answered
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the call, and stood in the breach on behalf of freedom. You, who chart the course of every
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life, know each one who answered to the distant horizon, to the storm-tossed sea, to the far-off
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watch. You have seen the quiet courage and the visible sacrifice, the sleepless nights,
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the lonely return, the unspoken burdens. You have carried the tears of family, the prayers
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of caregivers, and the hope of a grateful people. We remember those who fell, whose names rest
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beneath these stones, silent sentinels of our nation's promise. We remember those who yet
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bear in body or spirit the cost of service. Grant them your healing, your strength, and
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your peace. And to families who waited, who worried, who bore the weight of absence, extend
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your sustaining grace, O comforter. We give thanks for the Department of Veteran Affairs,
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who daily honor our nation's sacred trust. And we bless the veteran service organizations
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whose devotion ensures that no veteran stands alone. In honor of those who served, renew our
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covenant to tend the garden of democracy with vigilance and care. To serve with humility,
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to lead with integrity, to walk together as one people under your guiding hand. Underpin our
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labors with hope, our words with true, our action with compassion. Let freedom ring not
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only on the battlefield, but in the everyday lives of your people. God bless the United States
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of America, that we may be true to the promise entrusted to us, vigilant in peace, resolute in
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service, defender of justice, and steadfast in gratitude. It is in your holy name we pray. Amen.
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I am honored to introduce the 2025 National Veterans Day Observance co-host organization,
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the American Veterans, better known as AMVETS. The organization began in 1944,
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when 18 World War II veterans met in Kansas City, Missouri, to form the American Veterans of World War II.
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Just three years later, President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 216, making AMVETS the first World
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War II veterans group chartered by Congress. Over the decades, its charter expanded to include those who
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served in every era from World War II to today, including members of the National Guard and Reserves.
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Today, AMVETS focuses on critical veterans' issues such as mental health, suicide prevention,
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and ensuring women veterans receive equal recognition and opportunities. Representing AMVETS today is National
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Commander Paul Shipley, a U.S. Army combat veteran who served from 2004 to 2014, including a deployment to Iraq.
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Commander Shipley is the first post-9-11 veteran and one of the youngest leaders in AMVETS 80-year history.
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Please join me in welcoming National Commander of AMVETS and co-host of today's ceremony,
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Mr. Paul Shipley, who will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and deliver remarks. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands,
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one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Good morning, Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Secretary Collins, and distinguished leaders
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of the Veterans Service Organizations of the United States of America.
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Good morning and happy Veterans Day. Today, as we gather at this hallowed ground at Arlington
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National Cemetery, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation with unwavering courage
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and sacrifice. It is a solemn moment of remembrance, unity, and a renewal of our commitment to those that
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have served. Today is also a special celebration of all who put their lives on the line for the United
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States of America. AMVETS has a proud history spanning over 80 years. Today, our top priorities remain clear.
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We work tirelessly to prevent veteran suicide and veteran homelessness, because no veteran
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should be alone in facing these struggles. We promote awareness, prisoners of war,
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and missing in action issues, ensuring that no hero is ever forgotten. And we are committed to supporting
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veterans' families, help keeping them united through life's toughest challenges.
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As the host of this year's Veterans Day National Committee, AMVETS is honored to participate
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alongside dedicated Department of Veterans Affairs staff and our fellow veteran service organizations.
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Together, we organize this event to honor our fallen and to reaffirm our duty to those who have served.
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In the spirit of veterans serving veterans, I challenge each of us, whether here today
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or watching from home, to find ways to support our veterans. Whether through a simple act of kindness,
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volunteering, or advocating for policies that make a difference, your efforts matter.
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Because supporting our veterans is not just a duty, it's a reflection of our gratitude and respect.
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Let us remember today that their sacrifices have made the freedoms we enjoy possible.
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And let us pledge to continue serving, protecting, and honoring all who have served our nation.
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Thank you. God bless our veterans. And God bless America.
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It is now my humble honor to introduce the 12th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Secretary Doug Collins is an accomplished attorney with more than a decade of legislative experience,
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representing the people of Georgia in the state legislature and later the U.S. House of Representatives.
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As a U.S. Air Force Reserve Chaplain, Secretary Collins has ministered to our country's military since 2002.
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He completed a 2008 and 2009 deployment to Iraq while stationed at Balad Air Base.
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Collins remains a colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve,
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and he previously served in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
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Please join me in warmly welcoming VA Secretary Doug Collins.
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Good morning, everyone, Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, all the VSOs, all of our veteran staff here today,
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and welcome you to a place in which we honor our veterans, those who have served.
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I tell you, it was an honor to be here, but it was an even bigger honor, just over a year ago,
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when President asked me to take this job. And I asked him a simple question. I said,
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Mr. President, what would you like me to do? And he looked at me with a simple phrase. He said,
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take care of our veterans. I tell all the rest of the cabinet, I've got the best job in the world
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because I get to take care of the best people in the world, the veterans of the United States of America.
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And this president is firmly committed to making sure this happens. The VA is a different place
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today than it was just nine months ago. Nine months ago, there was more of an inner reflection.
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Now it is an outer reflection. The only thing that matters at the VA is that the veteran comes first.
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All we do is not about a bureaucracy or where we're from. It's about the veteran who walks
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through our door. Without the veteran, we have no job. The VA now understands that we do nothing else
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except take care of the veteran and do things for them. And under that direction from the president,
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we have lowered backlogs. We have increased wait times. And yes, Mr. President, we get them to
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community when they want to go to the community to see those doctors. And that's all in just in
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the first nine months. But the best part of this is that there is something to understand.
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Is it Veterans Day, unlike the others we celebrate, is about everyday people doing extraordinary things.
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Veterans Day is about men and women who come from small towns, hamlets, villages, and big towns. And they
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make a decision in their life to raise their right hand and say, I'm committing to something bigger than
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myself. I am stepping forward where many will not. I am raising my right hand and committing myself
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to service to a country, as I said just the other day, to make and ensure that our military is the
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biggest and baddest in the world. Our veterans make that possible.
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It comes from people all over, as I served with in Iraq. What I love about Veterans Day is it tells the
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story of a young girl. She was in her early 20s. I met her on the fields in a wind just like this in
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the desert of Iraq. She had showed up late and I was on the night chaplain run. And I'd always saw
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everybody else, but I didn't recognize her. And I walked up to the gate and she said, I said,
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where have you been? I said, I haven't seen you here. She said, sir, I'm a little bit late deploying
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with my troops. I said, well, what was the reason? And I figured, I said, you could, you know,
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I figured, why are you coming in three or four weeks later? She said, well, sir, just about two
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months ago, I had my daughter. And I looked at her and I said, and you came anyway. I said,
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you know, you could probably got a deferment of that. She said, no, sir. She said, I'd go where my
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troops go. I go where they go. And she, that for the rest of the time I was there, we shared pictures
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of one growing up, a little one taking first crawls and moves and sharing it in the night sky over Iraq.
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That is a veteran who serves because they want to serve others. I remember an A1C who was on
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deployment. He came back and he said, I am now making big money. He said, I can actually help my
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family and I can buy Christmas presents for those that didn't get any last year. It's about the
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stories of those as a young man and just a little bit young because he's in his eighties at one of our
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VA hospitals and hospice who I walked in on him just the other day and he was playing on a keyboard
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just a closer walk with me. Veterans Day is about veterans that were not special necessarily when
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they came up, but they saw a vision and a calling and they said, I want to be a part of our armed
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services. So when they raised their hand, they made a choice to become one of our favorite in the world.
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And that is a veteran who serves this country. So as we come to this day of service, this day of
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happy Thanksgiving for people who are willing to serve, I would just have one word from the half of this
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administration. And I want everyone to hear it clearly, whether you're in the media, Congress or anywhere else.
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I'm a little bit tired of people saying that veterans keep getting stuff.
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No, veterans do not get anything from this country. They have earned everything that they are getting.
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And I am committed to making sure they will always have that from this administration and this VA.
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And that is my promise and this president's promise to you.
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And with that, it is my honor to introduce to you a father, a husband,
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and yes, for those in the audience, a Marine. Oh, come on Marines.
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There we go. My Marines, they let me down on this one because now I get to introduce the great vice
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president of the United States. It is his honor. It is his Marine. And I'm making him wait just a minute.
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It is Mr. Vice President. He is ready to use it.
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Well, thank you, Doug. You're doing a great job at the VA. And I want to say just a couple of things.
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I've learned a couple of things from working so closely with the president of the United States.
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The first thing is that he loves our nation's veterans and has committed our nation's administration
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to putting our veterans first every single day. And the second thing I've learned about the
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president United States is that he really hates when somebody who's speaking before him goes on
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for too long. And so with that in mind, I have prepared prepared a very brief and very inspiring
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one hour and 45 minute speech on this beautiful Veterans Day out here in the cold. But let me just
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give three very brief messages first to our nation's veterans. Thank you. Thank you for serving and
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sacrificing. We've all got so many good stories of people that we served with over the years.
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During my four years of the Marine Corps, I met the very best of America,
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people who are willing to put on a uniform and risk their lives for their entire country. Just yesterday
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morning, I met people who lost limbs, who lost very, very important family members who lost
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their psychological health going out there and serving the United States of America. So whether
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you gave a little bit or whether you gave a lot, every single person who put on the uniform of this
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nation deserves our gratitude on this day, especially, but every day. And so from the vice president
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and the entire administration to our nation's veterans, thank you for your service. Thank you
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for your sacrifice. And thank you for making us proud every single day.
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The second message is to the nation's political leaders. I happen to believe that the most valuable
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resource that we have isn't the incredible wealth of natural resources of this country. As amazing as it
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is, the most important natural resource that we have is that we have hundreds of thousands of young
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people every single month who sign up to put on the uniform and risk their lives for their fellow
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citizens. That is a resource we cannot squander. That is a resource we must protect. And so to every
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elected official who's here today, our obligation, our sacred responsibility to our veterans is to make sure
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that the American military is the bravest and best fighting force anywhere in the world. And to make
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sure that every time we ask our nation's military to go off to war, we give them the training, we give them
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the resources, and we give them what they need to kick the enemy's rear end and to come back home safely
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And my third and final message to the American people, I'm asked all the time how to best honor
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our veterans. And this day in particular gives you an opportunity and it doesn't have to be difficult
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and it doesn't have to be complicated. If you find yourself at a restaurant this evening and you see
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somebody wearing a uniform, buy them a meal if you're able or buy them a beer. If you see a veteran
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of our nation's armed forces, if you know somebody in your family, give them a call and say thank you.
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I heard already this morning from my mother-in-law who sent me a message early California time
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and it touched my heart just knowing that we have loved ones who recognize our surface, who care about
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it, and who care enough to go out and say thank you. So to the American people, if we want to keep on
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ensuring that the very best and brightest sign up for our military, the very best way to do it
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is to make sure that the veterans know that we are grateful to them. And so it's with great pride
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