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1、RemarksbytheFirstLadyatJoiningForcesVeteransHiringEventMayportNavalStationMayport,Florida1:35P.M.EDTMRS.OBAMA: Thankyouallsomuch. Pleasebeseated. Forgotyoualltakeordersreallywell. (Laughter.) IambeyondthrilledtobeherewithallofyoutodayatNavalStationMayport. AndIwanttostartbythankingPaulfort
2、hatverykindand,forme,movingintroduction. AndIalsowanttothankViceAdmiralVanBuskirkforhisremarksaswelltodayandforhisstrongleadershipinAmerica’sNavy.AndIalsowanttorecognizeacoupleofpeoplewhoarehere--RepresentativeBrownforherservice. IunderstandtheMayorishereaswell. ButIalsowanttothankRearAdmi
3、ralSinclairHarrisandhiswife,Cora;CaptainDouglasCochraneandhiswife,Anne;aswellasCommandMasterChiefRobertWhiteandhiswife,Lesley. Thankyouforhostingusheretoday.Butmostofall,Iwanttothankallofyou,ourextraordinarymenandwomeninuniformandveterans,andyourextraordinaryfamilies. Iknowthatwe’rebeingbr
4、oadcastliveintoeveryU.S.militarybase–-hereinAmericaandaroundtheworld–-andwe’vegotfolkstuninginfromasclosebyasTampaandPensacola,andasfarawayasKabulandSeoul. Andonbehalfofmyselfandmyhusband,Iwanttostartoffbysayingthatwearesoproudofyourserviceandsogratefulforyoursacrifice. Youall--andIsaythis
5、timeandtimeagain,andImeaniteverytimeIsayit--youallaretheverybestofAmerica. Youallhavegivensomuchtothiscountry. AndI’mheretodaybecauseIwanttotalkwithyouaboutwhatthiscountryisdoingtogivebacktoallofyou. Asyouallmayknow,lastAugust--Ithinkyousawavideo--myhusbandissuedachallengetoAmericanbusines
6、ses. Hechallengedthemtohireortrain100,000veteransandmilitaryspousesbytheendof2013. AndsinceJillBidenandIlaunchedJoiningForces,heaskedthetwoofustotaketheleadonworkingwithcompaniestofulfillthischallenge. AndIhavetoadmit,whenyougetanorderfromthePresident,it’salittledaunting,evenifheisyourhusb
7、and. (Laughter.) SoIwasalittlenervous,andIthoughtthischallengewasprettyambitious. Andwhenwefirststartedout,weonlyhadtwocompaniesasourpartners,andIwonderedtomyselfhowweweregoingtogetfromthereto100,000newjobsintwoyears.But,fortunately,Ididn’thavemuchtimetositaro