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1、OnthisMemorialDay,asournationhonorsitsunbrokenlineoffallenheroes,oursenseofpatriotismisparticularlystrong.Becausewhilewegatherhereunderopenskies,weknowthatfarbeyondtheOrganMountains–inthestreetsofBaghdad,andtheoutskirtsofKabul–America'ssonsanddaughtersaresacrificingon
2、ourbehalf.Andourthoughtsandprayersarewiththem.Ispeaktoyoutodaywithdeephumility.MygrandfathermarchedinPatton'sArmy,butIcannotknowwhatitistowalkintobattlelikesomanyofyou.Mygrandmotherworkedonabomberassemblyline,butIcannotknowwhatitisforafamilytosacrificelikesomanyofyour
3、shave.Iamthefatheroftwoyounggirls,andIcannotimaginewhatitistoloseachild.Myheartbreaksforthefamilieswho'velostalovedone.ThesearethingsIcannotknow.ButtherearealsosomethingsIdoknow.Iknowthatoursadnesstodayismixedwithpride;thatthosewe'velostwillberememberedbyagratefulnati
4、on;andthatourpresenceheretodayisonlypossiblebecauseyourlovedones,America'spatriots,werewillingtogivetheirlivestodefendournation.Iknowthatwhilewemaycomefromdifferentplaces,cherishdifferenttraditions,andhavedifferentpoliticalbeliefs,weall–everyoneofus–holdinreverencetho
5、sewho'vegiventhiscountrythefullmeasureoftheirdevotion.AndIknowthatchildreninNewMexicoandacrossthiscountrylooktoyourchildren,toyourbrothersandsisters,mothersandfathers,andfriends–tothosewehonortoday–asashiningexampleofwhat'sbestaboutAmerica.Theirlivesareamodelforusall.
6、Whatledthesemenandwomentoweartheircountry'suniform?Whatisitthatleadsanyonetoputasidetheirownpursuitoflife'scomforts;tosubordinatetheirownsenseofsurvival,forsomethingbigger–somethinggreater?Manyofthosewehonortodayweresoyoungwhentheywerekilled.Theyhadawholelifeaheadofth
7、em–birthdaysandweddings,holidayswithchildrenandgrandchildren,homesandjobsandhappinessoftheirown.Andyet,atonemomentoranother,theyfeltthetug,justasgenerationsofAmericansdidbeforethem.MaybeitwasamassacreinaBostonsquare;oraPresident'scalltosavetheUnionandfreetheslaves.May
8、beitwasthedayofinfamythatawakenedanationtoastorminthePacificandamadman'sdeathmarchacrossEurope.Ormaybeitwasthemorningtheywok