the honorable sally jewell, secretary of the department of interior. a great american, gary sinise, national spokesman of the disabled veterans light memorial foundation. robert vogel, superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. michael mccoy, acting director of the national vh chaplain center. representing the disabled veterans life memorial foundation, are its passionate, hard-working board of directors who have been charged with erecting this memorial and they spent the last 16 years working on this and have given countless hours of time to ensure its successful completion. mrs. lois pope, co-founder and chairman of disabled veterans' life memorial. thank you. co-founder and president, arthur wilson. secretary dennis joyner. treasurer gene murphy. mrs. diane mussleman. roberto bobby barea. we owe all of them a deep debt of gratitude. another round of applause for all of their hard work. thank you for your work. and sadly, there are three men who made enormous contributions to the memorial who did not live to celebrate this special day. t

robert vo lk er and the honorable sally jewell.ited states, barack obama. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the disabled veterans life memorial foundation, it is our honor to present to america's citizens the american veterans disabled for life memorial. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor and privilege to introduce to you the president of the united states, barack obama. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. good afternoon. please be seated. to all our disabled veterans, our extraordinary wounded warriors, we gather here today on this gorgeous autumn day in america because each of you endured a moment that shaped the arc of your lives and that speaks to our debt as a nation. maybe it was there on the battlefield as the bullets and shrapnel rained down around you. maybe it was as you lay there, the medics tending to your wounds. perhaps it was days or months later in that hospital room when you finally came to. perhaps it was years later as you went about your day or in the midnight hours when the m

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sally jewell has shown great leadership since arriving at the department of interior, the departmentas nearly 20% of america's public land, national wildlife refuge, national parks, including the very spot on which we stand today. please give a warm welcome to the secretary of the interior, secretary sally jewell. >> thank you for coming out of this spectacular data. i can't think of a better day to honor a better cause than what we are here for today. thank you lois, art, volunteers and the million donors and board members for what you have done for all american people through this spectacular memorial and everything it stands for. one of the great privileges of being secretary of the interior and the honor of overseeing the national park system, 401 special places that tell the story of america. among those are more than 50 national parks which include monuments and battlefields that serve as memorials to the men and women who fought for our freedom across the country and around the world. collectively these sites underscore the cost of war. the burdens and sacrifices that you make

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the honorable sally jewell, secretary of the department of interior. a great american, gary sinise, national spokesman of the disabled veterans light memorial foundation. robert vogel, superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. michael mccoy, acting director of the national vh chaplain center. representing the disabled veterans life memorial foundation, are its passionate, hard-working board of directors who have been charged with erecting this memorial and they spent the last 16 years working on this and have given countless hours of time to ensure its successful completion. mrs. lois pope,