Monument we celebrate today designed by susan entitled passage of random brans the grounds on which this moment stands up have a history over the years veterans groups held ceremonies to commiserate america wars they turned the soil if key battle zones into the battle war conflict right here in 1936 soil from world war i was addressed and soil green from world war ii in 1935 and vietnamese soil was added in 19988 before the memorial was built the soil was removed and kept safe as charlotte shurts says its r sacred soil today, its final resting place within the walls of passage of remember braps weve paid e wait many days so i want to thank the committee i want to thank the steve beck he will fund and family and all who have attributed to make that moment possible but more anything the men and women of this great country that wear the uniform with pride, with a sense of services a willingness to give their life for the values we treasure as americans thank you clapping . Nov greven is g
Do not speak nevertheless they are he heard in the still houses who is not heard them they have a silence that speaks for them at night when the clock counts they say we were young we have died remember us they say we have done what we could but until it is finished it is not done they say we have given our lives but until it is finished no one can know what our lives gave they say our dedicates are not ours they are yourselves they will mean what you make them and a they say whether our lives and our deaths were for peace and a new hope or for nothing we cant say it is you who must say this we leave you our deaths give them their meaning we were i did not know they say we have died remember us. clapping. thank you noah id like to introduce a i dont know veteran of the girlfriend war and leader of veterans at San Francisco State University roanoke illinois clapping i want to thank and welcome general mississippi i do not and secretary shurlt and Senate Feinstein and our honored guests
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Please be seated today is dedication marks the culmination of nearly 5 years of effort and 82 years of waiting with completion of that memorial we have kept the promise to outoftowner our innovations mill veterans made to some many, many years ago i thank Charles Kendrick is smiling down on us today charles was a world war i veteran a hero that led the efforts to build this memorial complex with the developers building and this Memorial Court there was never enough money to build a Veterans Memorial charles had a son charles junior he was a ace a marine ace in world war ii on gaffe a channel shot bun 5 japanese airplanes but he himself was shot down charles junior had two sisters barbara 1915 k Community First option direct calendar and katherine mcnaturally both of whom are with us mrs. Calendaring and miss mcneill we welcome you today clapping. this memorial is entitled a package of delivers surveyors is here today susan id like to recognize a few people first mayor ed lee we welcome
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