those early patriots may have backgroundsfferent and different walks of life but they were united by a belief in simple truth, that we are all created equal, that we are all withed by our creator certain inalienable rights and among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. over the years, that belief has war andd us through depression, peace and prosperity. the helped us build strongest democracy, the greatest middle class and the military the world has ever known and today there isn't a nation on earth that gladly trade places with the united states of onlyca but our success is possible because we've never treated those self-evident truths as self executing. generations of americans have marched, organized, petitioned, fought and even died to extend rights to others, to widen the circle of opportunity for to perfect this union we love so much. that's why i want to say a special thanks to the men and of our armed forces and the families who serve with them, especially those service spent this most american of holidays serving your country far from home. us safe a