invoked our article 5 collective defense goals. allies send awacs planes to help patrol american skies. and we launched nato s biggest military operation ever in afghanistan. hundreds of thousands of europeans and canadian soldiers have served shoulder to shoulder with american troops. more than 1,000 have paid the ultimate price. earlier today, i laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery in tribute to the fallen. it was a deeply moving experience. we owe it to our service men and women to preserve the hard-earned gains we have made together in afghanistan.
we saw that after the 9/11 attacks on the united states. that was the first time nato invoked our article 5 collective defense cost. allies sent planes to help patrol american skies and we launched nato s biggest military operation ever in afghanistan. hundreds of thousands of europeans and canadian soldiers have served shoulder to shoulder with american troops. more than 1,000 have paid the ultimate price. earlier today, i laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery in tribute to the fallen. it was a deeply moving experience. we owe it to our servicemen and
attacks on the united states. that was the first time nato invoked our article 5, the collective defense clause. allies sent awacs surveillance planes to help patrol american skies. and we launched nato owes biggest military operation ever in afghanistan. hundreds of thousands of europeans and canadian soldiers have served shoulder to shoulder with american troops. more than 11,000 have paid the ultimate price. earlier today i laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery in tribute to the fallen. it was a deeply moving experience. we owe it to our service men and women to preserve the