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Ladies and gentlemen , on behalf of the 

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United States Department of Defense , 

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we welcome you to our annual observance 

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ceremony where we honor and remember 

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the 184 lives lost 22 years ago on 

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American Airlines flight 77 and at the 

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Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. on September 

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11 2001 . 

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Please stand for the arrival of the 

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official party . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , the Secretary of 

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Defense Lloyd J . Austin , the chairman 

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of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , General 

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Mark A Milley and Colonel Tim miracle 

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chaplain military district of 

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Washington . 

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Please remain standing for the national 

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anthem performed by the United States 

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Navy band directed by Captain Kenneth 

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Collins and the joint armed forces 

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chorus directed by Captain Bonnie Alger . 

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Oh , 

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what ? Yeah 

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and God , 

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come on . 

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I , oh , 

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please be seated . 

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Doctor Paul W Ambrose 

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specialist Craig Sson . United States 

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army 

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petty officer , third class Melissa 

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Rose Barnes , United States Navy 

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master sergeant , Max J Belke . United 

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doctor Yo 

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petty officer , second class Chris 

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Carrie R . Blackburn , 

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Colonel Canfield D Boone . United 

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Mary Jane Booth , 

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Donna M Bowen 

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Alan P Boyle 

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Bernard C Brown 

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petty officer , third class Christopher 

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L Burford United States Navy 

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Captain Charles F Berling game . The 

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third United States Navy reserve 

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retired 

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petty officer , third class Daniel M 

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Caballero United States Navy 

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sergeant , first class Jose O Calderon , 

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Odo United States Army , 

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Suzanne M Kelly 

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Angeline C Carter 

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Sharon A carver , 

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William E Caswell 

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sergeant , first class John J Chata 

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United States Army retired 

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Rosa Maria chopper 

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David M Charlie Boy , 

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Sarah M Clark 

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Julian T Cooper 

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Asia S Kadam . 

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Lieutenant commander Eric A Cranford 

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United States Navy , 

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Ada M Davis 

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James D Deer . 

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Captain Gerald F de conto United States 

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Rodney Dickens . 

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Lieutenant Colonel Jerry D Dickerson , 

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Eddie A Dillard 

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petty officer , first class Johnny , 

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Doctor Jur United States Navy 

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captain Robert E Dolan Junior , United 

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Commander William H Donovan United 

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States Navy 

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lieutenant commander Charles A draws 

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the third United States Navy , retired 

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commander Patrick Dunn United States 

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petty officer , first class Edward T 

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Earhart , United States Navy , 

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Barbara G Edwards , 

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lieutenant commander Robert Rs United 

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States Navy Reserve , 

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Charles S Falkenberg 

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and his wife Leslie A Whittington . 

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And their two Children , Donna 

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Falkenberg and Zoe 

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Falkenberg 

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petty officer . Third class Jamie L 

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fallen United States Navy 

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and her husband , rear admiral Wilson F 

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Flagg . United States Navy Reserve , 

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petty officer , second class Matthew M 

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Flacco United States Navy 

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first lieutenant Richard P . Gabriel of 

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the United States Marine Corps , 

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retired 

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Captain Lawrence B gets Fred United 

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Cortez Ge 

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Brenda C Gibson . 

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Colonel Ronald F Galinsky , United 

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I and J Gray 

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Diane Hall mckenzie 

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Sheila MS Hen 

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petty officer , first class Ronald J 

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Hemingway , United States Navy 

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staff sergeant , Jimmy I Hawley . 

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Angela M Houtz 

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Brady Kay Howell 

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Peggy M Hart . 

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Jr United States army 

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lieutenant Colonel Robert J Heimer 

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sergeant major Lacy B , Ivory . United 

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Judith L Jones 

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and see Judge 

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and her husband Kenneth E Lewis , 

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Major Steven V long , the United States 

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Petty Officer , second class Naman 

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Lions , the fourth United States Navy , 

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lieutenant Colonel Dean E Matson , 

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Major , Ronald DM . United States Army , 

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petty officer . Second class Michael A 

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no United States Navy . 

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Lieutenant Jonas Mick United States 

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Major Clifford L . Patterson Junior , 

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Captain Jack D Punches United States 

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petty officer , first class Joseph J . 

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Pior Junior , United States Navy , 

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sergeant major Robert E Russell , 

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Chief warrant officer , William R . 

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Colonel David M Scales . United States 

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commander Robert A Schlegel United 

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lieutenant Colonel Michael L . Selves . 

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commander Dan F Shano United States 

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and her husband George W Simmons 

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chief Greg H . Smallwood United States 

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lieutenant Colonel Gary F . Smith . 

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United States army retired 

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Mary Ray sufferer , 

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Robert spies , 

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Norma Lang Sterling , 

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sergeant major Larry L . Strickland , 

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lieutenant colonel Kip P Taylor , 

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Leonard E Taylor 

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Sandra C Taylor , 

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Sandra DT . 

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Lieutenant Carl W Tape United States 

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army retired 

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sergeant , Tamara C Thurman . United 

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lieutenant commander Otis V . Talbert , 

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the United States Navy 

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staff sergeant , Willie Q Troy , the 

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United States army retired 

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lieutenant commander Ronald J , the 

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United States Navy Reserve 

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lieutenant Colonel Karen J Wagner , 

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specialist Chin Suk Pack Wells . United 

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staff sergeant Madeleine A White United 

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Sandra L White , 

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Ernest M Wilshire 

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lieutenant commander David L . Williams . 

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major , Dwayne Williams United States 

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chief Marvin Roger Woods , United 

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States Navy , retired 

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captain John D Yamani , senior United 

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Vicky Yancy 

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petty officer , second class , Kevin W 

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Yoakam United States Navy 

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chief Donald M Young United States Navy , 

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Yang 

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Serious though that 

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is small . Yeah . 

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Yes , 

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this 

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it's not 

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street 

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so . 

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Mhm 

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You 

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Mhm 

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This 

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yes . 

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I 

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mhm 

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Much . 

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Um 

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ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 

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the invocation . 

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Would you help me pray this morning ? 

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We thank you first for the many 

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blessings you have bestowed upon this 

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amazing country , the freedoms that 

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we appreciate , the leaders that we 

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have and the amazing support that we 

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see this morning . We pause this 

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morning to remember the 184 lives lost 

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here as well as those in New York and 

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Pennsylvania from the deadliest attack 

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on American soil in our history . We 

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remember their names . They were just 

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read . We remember their dreams . We 

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remember the families , some that are 

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here today that represent them . 

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Remember the emergency responders , the 

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more than 400 police , over 344 

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firefighters and nearly 7000 military 

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service members . They gave of 

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themselves in service to our country to 

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rescue , to protect fellow Americans . 

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Remember our country's leadership and 

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all that they did to ensure that this 

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would never happen again from our 

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presidents . In 2001 stated , a great 

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people have been moved to defend a 

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great nation . These acts shattered 

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steel but they cannot dent the steel of 

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American resolve . In 2010 , he said 

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we stand with one another . We fight 

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alongside one another . We do not allow 

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ourselves to be defined by fear , but 

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by the hopes we have for our families , 

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for our nation , for a brighter future . 

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And in 2020 in the memory of the lives 

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lost , we resolve to stand united one 

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American nation , to defend our 

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freedoms , to uphold our values , to 

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love our neighbors , to cherish our 

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country , to care for our communities , 

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to honor our heroes . And to never 

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ever forget . As we enter the 

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23rd year after that fateful day , we 

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always recall the 23rd Psalm . And even 

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though I walk through the valley of the 

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shadow of death , I will fear no evil 

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for you are with me , God , whatever 

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valley that we might face as a nation . 

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May we remember this day ? Those that 

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were here , those that served across 

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this great country and those that stood 

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for a cause greater than themselves . 

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Those that stood up to serve their 

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fellow American May , we always 

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remember that day live our lives in 

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reflection to cherish the freedoms , 

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the many blessings , the amazing 

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liberties the United States of America 

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forgotten country . Amen . Please 

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remain standing for a moment of silence 

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in remembrance of the lives lost in 

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September 11 th 2001 . 

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Please be seated . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , General Mark A 

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Milley , chairman of the joint Chiefs 

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of Staff 

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Secretary , Austin Sting is gas . 

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Most importantly , the survivors and 

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the families of the fallen . Thank you 

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all for participating in this morning's 

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ceremony . Today 

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we pay tribute to the 2000 

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977 innocent men , 

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women and Children who lost their lives 

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22 years ago . Today , at this very 

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minute , the incomprehensible acts of 

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September 11th created a void in our 

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nation left by the thousands who never 

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returned home . Their families 

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feel the absence of fathers and mothers 

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and sons and daughters at birthdays and 

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holidays and graduations and weddings 

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on ordinary days of the week when their 

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loss suddenly moves them yet again . 

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Today , today we honor 

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those who perished . And today we 

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uphold our enduring promise to never 

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forget . At 

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9:37 a.m. right 

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now , 22 years ago 

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on September 11th , 2001 

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American Airlines flight 77 

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crashed into the Pentagon right about 

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where we are . And 184 

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souls were murdered as 

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terrorism battered America's shores . 

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The hijackers were driven by a twisted 

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ideology rooted in hatred and 

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oppression and they took the lives of 

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the 59 passengers and crew and 125 

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of our Pentagon colleagues , those 

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terrorists hated America . They hated 

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our constitution and the values that 

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bind us together as a nation . They 

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hated freedom and democracy and the 

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idea that we are all equal , those 

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terrorists wanted to destroy our 

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country . But on that day 

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and every day since the United States 

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has demonstrated that we would never 

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bow to fear and hatred 

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momentarily shaken . The United States 

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rose from the ashes of the World Trade 

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Center , the Pentagon in a field in 

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Pennsylvania to show the world that we 

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were still standing , that we could not 

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be toppled . That terror would never 

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destroy us . The New York City Fire 

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Department arrived at the World Trade 

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Center within six minutes of the plane 

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colliding into the building . 

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Firefighters first responders and 

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everyday heroes led thousands of 

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survivors down dozens of flights of 

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stairs , making repeated trips back 

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into the building sacrificing their 

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lives so that others may live for 

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people . They had never met the 40 

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passengers and crew on United Flight . 

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93 fought back against the hijackers , 

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the terrorists and saving perhaps 

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thousands on the ground at the Pentagon . 

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Many survivors were rescued by their co 

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workers who were themselves reeling 

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from the explosive force of the impact 

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in nearly Impenetrable fire and smoke 

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to share will in their own knowledge of 

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the building . They plunged into the 

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smoke and debris , fearless without 

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regard to their own life . They plunged 

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into that horror that litter the 

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corridors to seek out the bloodied and 

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the burned survivors and deliver them 

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from the inferno . Amidst the 

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explosions , the fire and the terror , 

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ordinary Americans demonstrated 

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extraordinary valor and courage 

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despite the loss of 125 of our 

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colleagues in a gaping smoking hole 

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between corridors four and five in the 

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Pentagon , it did not close . 

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And the leaders of the day assured the 

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American public that the world that the 

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doors of the Pentagon will be open 

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again on September 12th . And indeed 

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the next day , thousands of military , 

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civilian and contractors showed up for 

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work some before sunrise , filled with 

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renewed purpose and determination . As 

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the American flag unfolded over the 

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gaping hole , the building was still on 

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fire . Yet these incredible men and 

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women continued to defend our democracy 

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and our nation . And over the past 22 

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years , many more have chosen to step 

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forward and serve the cause of freedom 

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every single day , the men and women 

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who have worn the cloth of our nation 

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have protected and defended the 

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principles that were under attack that 

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day . So today we honor and remember 

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those we lost on that fateful morning . 

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We continue to stand watch on freedoms 

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frontier around the world to ensure 

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that those fallen did not die in vain . 

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Today , we reaffirm our resolve to 

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ensure that our experiment and liberty . 

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This ep unum continues for future 

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generations . 22 years ago , hatred and 

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terror did not win . It did not destroy 

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America , freedom and democracy in the 

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very pillars of this great nation 

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continue to endure . Ladies and 

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gentlemen , it's my honor to introduce 

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our Secretary of Defense , the 

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honorable Lloyd J . Austin the third . 

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Thank you and may God bless the fallen 

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their families and may God bless the 

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United States of America . 

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Well , thank you , General Milley . 

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Good morning , everyone . I am 

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absolutely honored to be here with all 

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of you on this day of remembrance 

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and resolve . I'm especially moved to 

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be here with the family members of 

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those . We lost the survivors of 

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the attacks with the first responders 

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who raced to save innocent lives , 

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to the families and the loved ones of 

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the 184 people who lost their lives on 

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9 11 here at the Pentagon and on 

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flight 77 let me 

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extend my deepest condolences on behalf 

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of the Department of Defense . 

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I know that being here is hard 

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I know that it takes to remember this 

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milestone year after year 

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and I know that nothing 

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can make it right . And 

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as the years go by , it may feel that 

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the world is moving on or even even 

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forgetting what happened here on 

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September 11th , 2001 . 

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But please know this . The 

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men and women of the department of 

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Defense will always remember 

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and we will always honor the memory of 

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our fallen teammates and we will always 

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strive to be worthy of the memory of 

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those we lost . 

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September 11th reminds us that 

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the American spirit still shines in 

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times of testing 

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after the attacks amid the horror and 

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the grief , many Americans felt a 

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deeper sense of duty to their 

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communities and to their country 

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and all around the country with hearts 

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breaking for the slain and the 

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suffering Americans look within 

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themselves and felt called to give 

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back in those 

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terrible first hours and days . People 

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rushed to give blood to volunteer in 

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hospitals or to hand out food and 

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water to exhausted first responders . 

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And here at the Pentagon , an 

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outstanding group of employees and 

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volunteers got a family assistance 

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center up and running in less than a 

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day . And over the next month , 

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over 2500 people volunteered 

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there . And so they worked long hours 

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to serve hot meals and provide 

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counseling and offer medical care and 

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help families through their grief . 

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You know , not every act of service , 

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it was monumental . We remember a 

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hug for a soldier on the streets of 

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Manhattan or a child's 

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handwritten , thank you card for a 

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firefighter . But every 

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act of grace changed us , 

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drawing out a strength and a sense of 

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common purpose that became part of the 

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story of that day and part 

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of the story of our country . 

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As the months and years went by , many 

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Americans chose to help those in need 

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or to fortify our security in a newly 

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uncertain world . 

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September 11 th made America a 

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nation at war and hundreds of 

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thousands stepped up to serve our 

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country in uniform . 

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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have 

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come to a close , but we remain 

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relentless , relentlessly focused on 

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combating terrorist threats to America . 

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And I want to thank all of my fellow 

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veterans who served in combat during 

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two hard decades of war after 9 11 , 

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as well as their families for all that , 

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they gave the 

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courage and the compassion that we 

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witnessed after September 11 

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were even more extraordinary when they 

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came from Americans who lost loved ones . 

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I'm thinking today of King went , 

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who was born in South Vietnam in a time 

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of chaos . He finally made it to 

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America with his family and he 

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eventually graduated from the 

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University of Maryland with a degree in 

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electrical engineering . On 9 

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11 , he was working as a systems 

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administrator at the Navy Command 

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Center right here in the Pentagon . 

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He left behind a beloved wife too . 

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And their four year old son 

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who also worked for the department was 

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devastated by her husband's death , 

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but she resolved to be strong to 

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support their son . And so 

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22 years later to and 

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on are incredibly close 

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and their tie has only grown stronger 

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from the loss that they've endured . 

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They talk every day and she is so 

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proud of the young man that too has 

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become , that , that has become , 

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still tries to make his dad proud and 

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to honor his legacy in ways big and 

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small . And that can mean , echoing 

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K's love of learning or taking up the 

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guitar or simply staying engaged with 

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this community and finding ways to help 

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others just as his dad did . 

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So in September 2021 

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on the 20 th anniversary anniversary of 

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9 11 , two , visited this 

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memorial to place flowers on the bench 

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with her husband's name on it . 

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And she felt a wave of sadness looking 

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at the benches , honoring other victims 

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that were bare . So she called up a 

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friend and they came back here together 

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and they laid a rose on each of the 184 

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benches around us . And 

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so now thanks to Tu's Simple Act of 

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Kindness every year on this day , the 

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00:52:50,820 --> 00:52:52,764
Department of Defense upholds that 

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trend that tradition laying a rose 

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00:52:56,760 --> 00:52:59,429
on every bench to honor the memory of 

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00:52:59,439 --> 00:53:02,800
every soul taken from us . Here on 9 11 , 

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ladies and gentlemen , we are honored 

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to have two and on here with us today . 

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And I want to thank them in all of the 

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00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:17,649
families of the fallen 

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September 11 changed you forever , 

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but you changed us forever . 

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In so many ways , you turn grief into 

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00:53:38,899 --> 00:53:42,530
grit and sorrow into strength 

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and you helped us to see beyond 

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ourselves and give back to our fellow 

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Americans and to deepen our democracy 

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and to work towards a stronger , safer 

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00:53:54,030 --> 00:53:58,020
future . So it 

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00:53:58,030 --> 00:54:01,810
is our duty to carry out the missions 

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00:54:01,820 --> 00:54:03,469
that your loved ones chose . 

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00:54:05,830 --> 00:54:07,608
It's our duty to live up to the 

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goodness that they embody . 

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And it's our duty to defend the 

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democracy that they love so much . 

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So we will always seek to meet that 

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challenge . We will always strive to 

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live up to their example in their 

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memory . We will always work to 

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keep America safe and we will 

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always always 

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remember . May God bless you all 

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and may God continue to bless the 

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United States of America . Thank you 

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00:54:49,386 --> 00:54:50,386
very much . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 

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the singing of God bless America 

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uh to his side and my 

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right a 

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from the world . 

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Bye . 

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Yeah . Yeah . 

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Not married 

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with . 

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Oh , 

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that stand 

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beside her and I 

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to get from 

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around . 

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Oh , no . 

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Yeah . 

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And now receive the benediction . God , 

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we thank you for this time that we 

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could pause to hear the names . Do you 

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remember the lives the Americans lost ? 

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I thank you for the comfort given to 

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those who have lost friends or loved 

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ones on that fateful day and how you 

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00:57:17,860 --> 00:57:19,860
continue to give peace to those who 

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00:57:19,860 --> 00:57:21,971
seek it . I thank you for the courage 

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displayed by those who thought of a 

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00:57:23,971 --> 00:57:26,138
purpose greater than their own rushing 

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00:57:26,138 --> 00:57:28,360
in to help other Americans in need . As 

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we have remembered this day , I pray 

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that we few will be the source of life , 

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a source of hope for many so that we 

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can live our lives in such a way to 

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00:57:38,669 --> 00:57:40,669
reflect the goodness in our world , 

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00:57:41,239 --> 00:57:43,580
help us to be bringers of hope , help 

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00:57:43,590 --> 00:57:46,110
us to exemplify the dedication to 

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courage and honor and even the periods 

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of peace and moments of terror . May 

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00:57:51,096 --> 00:57:53,207
our commitment to love and compassion 

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be felt by others around us . Find the 

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Lord . I pray that as we leave this 

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solemn place of remembrance , that you 

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will continue to bless us as bearers of 

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00:58:01,979 --> 00:58:04,257
goodwill , bless all that serve others , 

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civilians , military law enforcement 

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00:58:06,770 --> 00:58:08,830
and firefighters . May we remember 

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those that serve others ? We honor the 

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memory of those that have gone before 

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00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:15,853
us and those that gave their very lives , 

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00:58:15,853 --> 00:58:17,909
bless each person assembled here and 

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00:58:17,909 --> 00:58:20,020
for those who could not make it . May 

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00:58:20,020 --> 00:58:22,187
God bless the United States of America 

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00:58:22,187 --> 00:58:23,909
for God and country . Amen . 

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes 

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today's ceremony . Thank you for 

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00:58:31,750 --> 00:58:34,209
joining us this morning . The Pentagon 

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Memorial , the Pentagon Memorial Chapel 

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and the Navy Reflection Room are open 

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until 12 p.m.