inchon, to caisson, baghdad to helmand and in jungles, deserts and city streets around the world. what bonds this chain together across the generations, this chain of honor and sacrifice, is not only a common cause, our country s cause but also a spirit captured in a book of isaiah. a familiar verse mailed to me by the gold star parents of second lieutenant mike magaen. when i heard the voice of the lord saying, whom shall i send and who will go for us? and i said, here i am, send me. that s what we memorialize