President John F. Kennedy remarked that “a nation reveals itself not only by the people that it produces but also by the people that it honors, the people it remembers.” It is a privilege to honor and remember a very special group of people this week – America’s veterans. Each year Americans are asked to pause and reflect on the service and the sacrifice of all who have worn the uniform of the United States of America, both in peace and in war, and to remember their courage, honor and loyalty to the nation. Whenever the nation has called – […]

Veterans Day Speech at the George C. Marshall International Center, Leesburg, VA, November 11, 2014 President John F. Kennedy remarked that “a nation reveals itself not only by the people that it produces but also by the people that it honors, the people it remembers.” It is a privilege for me to honor and remember a very special group of people today – America’s veterans. As a fellow veteran I can think of no other place I would rather be today than at this ceremony.   Each year on this day Americans are asked to pause and reflect on the service […]