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Please remain standing for the posting of the colors and the playing of the National Anthems of the french republic and the United States of america. [ applause ] president hollande, president obama, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. It is our privilege to welcome all the distinguished visitors joining us today. We extend a special welcome to the dday and world war ii veterans and their family members in attendance who honor us all with their presence. Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the dday landings which began on the morning of june 6th, 1944. Todays ceremony will honor our military men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the liberation of europe, including among those we honor are the 9,387 of our fallen veterans inturned at this sacred ground and 1,557 missing in action endescribed on the wall of the missing. [ speaking ....
It is my privilege to welcome you all to this celebration of all inspiring courage and resilience today we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor the congressional gold medal on nearly 3,000 american heroes, meryl marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors and educated for the recognition they deserve thank you to the Us Army Leaders joining us today including secretary of the Army Christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator Johnny Isaacson who showed his great respe and congressman sandy. Bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice for our natio ....
Gold medal on nearly 3,000 american heroes, meryl marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors and educated for the recognition they deserve thank you to the Us Army Leaders joining us today including secretary of the Army Christine mormon and army chief of staff general james mcconville. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible including the late senator Johnny Isaacson who showed his Great Respect for our veterans. There was leadership on the Veterans Affairs committee and congressman sandy. Bishop has long champion the marauders legacy and former congressman peter king always a reliable voice f ....
Courage and resilience. Today, we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor, the congressional gold medal on nearly 3000 american heroes, merrills marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these bright for years and advocated for the recognition they deserved. Thank you to the u. S. Army leaders joining us today including secretary of the army, christine mormon, and army chief of staff general james mcconnell. Let us recognize the members of congress who work to make this momentous of impossible, including the late senator Johnny Isakson, who should has Great Respect for our veterans. Through his leadership on the Veterans Affairs committee. And congressman sandy bishop, who has long championed the marauders legacy. Former congressman peter king, always a reliable v ....
And welcome. I am the executive director of the womens Foreign Policy group. On behalf of our board and our staff, and importantly, our value coorganizers, as i call your name, please stand. Composed of 68 afghan women trained by the military embarked on dangerous, highprofile missions and pursuits against the taliban. With the distinct ability to contribute tactical strength and communication expertise, these women exercised relentless spirit and unmatched strength during hardship. The ftp worked ade the Cultural Support Team consisting of highly trained american female soldiers to interact with women and children during u. S. Special operations missions. Over the harrowing first days after the fall of kabul in 2021, 41 members of the female tactical platoon were evacuated to the u. S. Now, following their service and their sacrifice, they face a new set of challenges ....