the whole family has to step up. the whole family makes sacrifices. there s a family poet that said they only serve and wait. i watched beau in kosovo and that year he was in iraq. she would stand at that sink leaving for sink drinking the coffee and see the lips move hoping you never got that phone call. and that s even more true this past year in the lockdowns and saferty precautions. to curb the spread of covid-19. everyone in this room knows that the military families are essential, essential to our strength. it s the key reason jill relaunched joining forces to make sure we are doing everything with ek to support the military spouses and children and their mothers and fathers, as well. just like they support all of