to mothers, like sarah shay who joins us today. 93 years old, who has honored her son, major donald shay jrs. sarah, thank you for your courage. god bless you. [ applause ] the promise we're fulfilling today to the maroney family of fayetteville, arkansas. 43 years after he went missing, we can announce that army captain virgil maroney iii is coming home, and he will finally rest in peace. [ applause ] you know, some have called this war era a scar on our country, but here's what i say. as any wound heals, the tissue around it becomes tougher. becomes stronger than before. and in this sense, finally, we might begin to see the true legacy of vietnam. because of vietnam and our veterans, we now use american power smarter, we honor our military more, we take care of our veterans better. because of the hard lessons of vietnam, because of you, america is stronger than before. [ applause ] and finally, on this anniversary, and all the years to come, let us remember what binds us as one people. this is important for all of us, whether you taugfought in the vietnam war, fought against it, whether y

to mothers, like sarah shay who joins us today. 93 years old, who has honored her son, major donald shay jrs. sarah, thank you for your courage. god bless you. [ applause ] the promise we're fulfilling today to the maroney family of fayetteville, arkansas. 43 years after he went missing, we can announce that army captain virgil maroney iii is coming home, and he will finally rest in peace. [ applause ] you know, some have called this war era a scar on our country, but here's what i say. as any wound heals, the tissue around it becomes tougher. becomes stronger than before. and in this sense, finally, we might begin to see the true legacy of vietnam. because of vietnam and our veterans, we now use american power smarter, we honor our military more, we take care of our veterans better. because of the hard lessons of vietnam, because of you, america is stronger than before. [ applause ] and finally, on this anniversary, and all the years to come, let us remember what binds us as one people. this is important for all of us, whether you taugfought in the vietnam war, fought against it, whether y

sarah francis shay, the mother of donald emerson shay jr.onorable ken salazar, secretary of the interior are grady renville, the brother of travis and nephew of specialist arvin renville. joining the honorable eric shinseki, secretary of veterans affairs, frank neary jr. christopher neary. in honor of all veteran who is bear the wounds of war. joining general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is dave clinker, brother of captain mary clinker, in honor of all women warrior who is served. joining genere, chief of staff united states army, is jeanette early. in honor of every soldier who served. joining major general timothy hanifan, united states marine corps, is george janne carter crow, mother of private first class bruce carter in honor of every marine who served. joining admiral mark ferguson, vice chief of naval operations is stephanie, niece of richard hunt in honor of every sailor who served. joining general philip breedlove, vice chief of staff, united states air force is colleen, daughter of lieutenant colonel camer