President trump thank you. I stand before you before this fortress to pay tribute to the immortal souls that died to keep us free. Earlier today the first lady and i laid a wreath in their sacred honor at Arlington National cemetery. Now we come together to salute the flag they gave their lives to so boldly and bravely defined. We pledge in their Cherished Memories that this majestic flag will proudly live forever. We are joined for todays ceremony by secretary of defense mark esper, secretary of the interior david bernhard. Congressman andy harris and a number of Service Members and veterans of the armed forces. The dignity, daring, and devotion of the American Military is unrivaled. In recent months of our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. Once more the men and women of the United States military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger. Tens of thousands of Service Members and National Guardsmen are on the front li