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dr. biden, general dempsey, ladies and gentlemen, first i want to acknowledge and add my welcome to the familiesr military men and women who are here today and who are watching this all over the world. i want to particularly welcome the families of the fallen who are here with us this morning. we admire you and are grateful. we will never forget your sacrifices and the sacrifices of your loved ones. i very much appreciate the opportunity to be here. to be here this morning, in this place, as we observe this very sacred day in america, memorial day. we remember people who sacrificed everything in defense of our nation. next week marks the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings at normandy. that was the bloodiest day in all of world war ii. a day with more than 10,000 allied casualties. such a staggering toll is difficult to comprehend. as we commemorate the fallen, i think of the wisdom and the humility of our allied commander, general dwight david eisenhower. not long after, he said that any battlefield commander would face that his honors cannot hide in his memories. they cannot soothe the angu

dr. biden, secretary shinseki, general dempsey, major general buchanan, ladies and gentlemen, first i wantof our military men and women who are here today and who are watching this all over the world. i want to particularly welcome the families of the fallen who are here with us this morning. we admire you. we are grateful. we will never forget your sacrifices and the sacrifices of your loved ones. ladies and gentlemen, i very much appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning in this place as we observe this very sacred, very sacred day in america, memorial day. we gather to remember those who sacrificed everything in defense of our nation. this memorial day has special meaning given that next week marks the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings at normandy. a day that was perhaps america's bloodiest day in all of world war ii. a day with more than 10,000 allied casualties. such a staggering toll is difficult to comprehend. as we commemorate the fallen, i think of the wisdom and humility of general dwight david eisenhower. he said that any battlefield commander, no matter how accomp

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dr. biden, s secretary shinseki, general dempsey, major general buchanon, ladies and gentlemen, first, ire you. we are grateful. we will never forget your sacrifice sacrifices and the sacrifices of your loved ones. ladies and gentlemen, i very much appreciate the opportunity to be here sh, to be here this morning in this place, as we observe this very sacred, very sacred day in america, memorial day. we gather to remember those who sacrificed everything in defense of our nation. this memorial day has a special meaning, given that next week marks the 70th anniversary of the d-day landings at normandy, and a day that perhaps was america's bloodiest day in all of world war ii. a day with more than 10,000 allied casualties. such a staggering toll is difficult to comprehend. as we commemorate the fallen, i think of the wisdom and the humility of our then supreme allied commander dwight d. eisenhower. not long after the first anniversary of d-day, he said that any battlefield commander, no matter how accomplish ed or celebrated he might be would sadly face the fact that his honors cannot hide