Ladies and gentlemen , we gather here
to honor the memory of the young heroes
that gave their lives over 103 years
ago . While the events of the last
century have transformed our nation's ,
their deeds still resonate their
devotion to duty . Their sacrifice ,
the courage to continue serves as a
stark reminder that freedom must be
paid for . It must be protected to walk
laws in the nine mar today and look out
at the headstones of those brave
marines , sailors and soldiers , how
can you not be humbled ? Humanity has
never seen such destruction . It was
rocked by the First World War . Yet
here on this ground they faced the
worst of it . I find it quite fitting
that in the same place , it is so
peaceful . The alliance between France
the United States is and will remain
strong And it served as a bedrock for a
greater reliance built on nations that
once fought his enemies for the first
time . In the 99th , we brought the
Germans in there and there's a lot of
skepticism just because they were on
the other side of the line during that
time . But now there is a great ally of
ours and I think it helps us learn from
our past , move forward to our future
and celebrate the alliance's . We do
have with all of our key allies and
partners and just seeing that shared
history bonds us together even greater
as we go towards the future , as we
reflect upon the sacrifices of our men
and women in uniform . The true
testament to their valor is not only in
monuments and peaceful cemeteries we
have erected in their honor , it is in
the security , the freedom that
followed our way of life is worth
defending . It's worth defending
forward . Just never forget ,
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