>> especially the first five miles that are all downhill. that's what i heard. but you go with our prayers and you go with our thanks. all the sponsors of project hero and all that's brought all of you here today. let me say to all of you, it's the greatest privilege of my life to be vice president, to a president who cares so deeply about the men and women of our armed forces and the veterans of the united states, president donald trump. [applause] you know, the president just returned from an extraordinary trip in europe where he met with world leaders, but he punctuated that trip meeting with troops in italy and he said it now falls to us the prove worthy of their sacrifice. and that's our ongoing challenge as americans, isn't