medal of honor recipient first lieutenant brian thacker.on owes a debt to our veterans, and it is it a debt we can't fully repay. but on this veterans day, we rededicate ourselves to accomplishing just that. since the outset of this administration president trump has foxed tirelessly to fulfill the words of our 16th president, to care for him who shed in the -- who shall have borne the battle. working with secretary shulkin we have made the department of veterans affairs or efficient, effective and accountable. let me be clear. veterans benefits are not entitlements. they aren't. -- they are earned. they are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] under president donald trump keeping the promises we have made to the men and women who have served in our armed forces. this president has already expanded the veteran's choice program by more than $2 billion, to give our heroes access to real-time, high-quality health care. and because not all wounds of war are visible, we have im

medal of honor recipient first lieutenant brian thacker.on owes a debt to our veterans, and it is it a debt we can't fully repay. but on this veterans day, we rededicate ourselves to accomplishing just that. since the outset of this administration president trump has foxed tirelessly to fulfill the words of our 16th president, to care for him who shed in the -- who shall have borne the battle. working with secretary shulkin we have made the department of veterans affairs or efficient, effective and accountable. let me be clear. veterans benefits are not entitlements. they aren't. -- they are earned. they are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] under president donald trump keeping the promises we have made to the men and women who have served in our armed forces. this president has already expanded the veteran's choice program by more than $2 billion, to give our heroes access to real-time, high-quality health care. and because not all wounds of war are visible, we have im

would you join me today in thanking a true american hero, medal of honor recipient, 1st lieutenant brian thacker. [applause] [applause]. [applause] >> our nation owes a debt to our veterans. as i said, it's a debt we can never fully repay. but on this veterans day, we rededicate ourselves to accomplishing just that. now, i can assure you since the outset of this administration, president trump has fought tirelessly to fulfill the words of our nation's 16th president, to care for him who shall have born the battle. working with secretary shulkin we've made the department of veterinary affairs more accountable. let me be clear. veterans benefits are not entitlements, they are earned. they are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] and under president donald trump, we're keeping the promises that we've made to men and women who served in our armed forces. this president has already expanded the veterans choice program by more than $2 billion to give our heroes access to real-time, high quality health care and because not all wounds

brian thacker, washington d.c. agent, congressional medal honor society of the usa. president, military officers association of america. jeff ladue, president, air force sergeant's association. dean coppola, board chair, united states public health services. mr. robert swan, national commander, polish legion of american veterans usa. not with us today is paul warner, national commander from the jewish war veterans, as they do not attend a cemetery on the chabot. they'll celebrate veterans day at the vietnam wall and world war ii memorial. the associate members of the committee are located in the boxes to my left. i'd like to ask the presidents and the national commanders that comprise our associate membership to stand and be recognized. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing our national leadership with your applause. [applaus [applause] >> it is now my pleasure to introduce our veterans service organization host for 2017. the korean war veterans association of the usa. the korean war veterans association of the united states of america or kwva is honore

would you join me today in thanking a true american hero medal of honor recipient 1st lieutenant brian thacker. >> our nation owes a debt to our veterans. as i said, it's a debt we can never fully repay. on this veterans day, we redictate ourselves to accomplishing just that. i can assure you since the outset of this administration, president trump has fought tirelessly to fulfill the words of our nation's 16th president. to care for him who shall have borne the battle. working with secretary shulkin, we've made the department of veterans affairs already more efficient and accountable. let me be clear, veterans benefits are not entitlements, they are earned, they are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform of the united states of america. we're keeping the promises we made to men and women who served in our armed forces. this president has already expanded the veterans choice program by more than $2 billion to give our heroes access to real-time, high-quality health care. and because not all wounds of war are visible, we've improved veterans access to urgent mental health