uniform whos have served in iraq. far more than any conflict since vietnam. these men and women from across our country have done more than meet the challenges of this young sentry. these troops and veterans have proven themselves as a new generation of american leaders, and while our country has sometimes been divide, they have fought together as one. while other individuals and institutions have shirked responsibility, they have welcomed responsibility. while it was easy to be daunted by overwhelming challenges, the generation serving in iraq has overcome every test before them. they took to the skies and sped across decemberer ises in the initial charge boo baghdad, and today weers's joined by an infantryman who was there as part of the 101st division,