patriots like a man named jim nor noreen. his story is his own, but in it we see the larger story of all who served. he is a child of the depression that grew up to join that greats generation. a paratrooper in the 502nd parachute infantry regimen of the 101st airborne. jumping in a daring daylight raid into holland to liberate captive people. rushing at the battle of the bulge, where his commanding general surrounded by the germans and asked to surrender declared famously, none. for his braver, jim was awarded the bronze star. but like so many others, he rarely spoke of what he did or what he saw, reminding us that true love of country is not boisterous or loud, but rather, the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. jim returned home and built a life. he went to school on the gi bill. he got married. he raised a family in a small oregon farming town. and every veterans day, year after year, he visited schoolchildren to speak about the meaning of service. and he did it all as a proud member of the veterans of foreign w

patriots like a man named jim noreen. his story is his own, but it is a story of something that we have all seen. he grew up in the great depression. a paratrooper with the 502nd parachute regiment of the 101st airborne. at the battle of the ball, his commanding general, on the brink of being taken never did not. he rarely spoke about what he did or what he saw. he reminded us that true love of country was not boisterous or lown, but rather the tranquil dedication to one's life. he returned, and tell their life. he went to school on the gi bill. he got married and raise a family in a small working family town. every veterans day year after year he visited school children to talk about the meaning of service, and he did it all as a proud member of the vfw. [applause] then this spring jim made a decision, he would return to europe once more. 85 years old, frail, gravely ill, he knew he might not make it back home. but like a pair trooper he always was, he was determined. he returned to the places he knew so well. school chi

. -- but the analyst to that day that they are led to rest, patriots like a man named jim noreen. he was a child of the depression who grew up to join the greatest generation, a paratrooper in the 502nd infantry regiment of the 101st airborne. jumping in a bare light -- in a daylight raid, rushing to the battle of the balls whereas -- where his commanding general asked to surrender declared famously, nuts. for his bravery, he was awarded the bronze star. but like so many others he rarely spoke of what he did or what he saw, reminding us that true love of country is not boisterous or allowed, but rather tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. jim returned home and went to school on the g.i. bill. he got married, he raised a family in his small oregon farming town, and every veteran day he spoke about the meaning of service at schools and he did it all was a proud member of the veterans of foreign wars. [applause] then this spring, he made a decision that. he would return to your points more -- return to europe once more, 84 years old, gravely ill, knowing he may not make it b

patriots like a man named jim noreen. his story is his own, but in it, we see the larger story of those who served. he is a child of the depression who grew up to join the greatest generation. a paratrooper in the 502nd parachute infantry regiment of the 101st airborne. jumping in a daring daylight raid in holland to the great captured people. rushing to pass down at the battle of the bulge, where the commanding general, surrounded by the germans and asked to surrender, declared famously, "nuts." for his bravery, and jim was awarded bronze star. like some others, he rarely spoke about what he did and what he saw. he reminds us that true love of country is not a oysters or loud -- not boisterous or the outcome of the tribal and steady dedication of a lifetime. he went to school on the gi bill got married. year after year, he visited school children to speak about the meaning of service, and he did it all as a proud member of the veterans of foreign wars. [applause] then this spring, he made a decision that. he would return

and then, back where he had served 65 years before, jim noreen passed away at night in his sleep, quietly, peacefully, the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. the next day, i was privileged to join the commemoration at normandy to mark the day when the beaches were storm and a continent was freed. there were presidents and prime ministers and veterans from the far corners of the earth. but long after the band stopped playing and the crowd stopped sharing, it was the story of a departed in vfw member that echoed in our hearts. the veterans of foreign wars, their fallen comrades in your communities and country -- they always fulfilled its responsibilities to america, and as long as i'm president of the united states, america will always fulfill its responsibilities to you. god bless you, god bless all our veterans, and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. [applause] we have other distinguished guests with a sudden sure you'll want to hear and we look forward to that as soon as the president is through with the rope line. >> out tomorrow morning, and update