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Americans and service members who fought them. like the original bloody 100th and those raf pilots and shared mission in world war ii flying, fighting, winning, its done together. these bonds of history and shared sacrifice run deep and are strong based on values and they endure, the connections and camaraderie between our troops, this community of american citizens stationed in the uk, u.s. visiting forces and families, 20,000 strong are not only warriors, youre diplomats and youre bridge build...

Hardened in the fire of war and generations of service members that fought them. like the original bloody 100. those rfa pilots and their shared mission in world war ii. flying, fighting, winning. its done together. these bonds of history, shared sacrifice run deep and are strong based on values. they endure the connections and comradery between our troops, this community of american citizens in the u.k., the u.s. visiting forces and families, 20,000 strong, youre not only warriors but diplomats...

And also stand and wait. i washed all those months but was in kosovo and all the years he was in, sir or the year he was in iraq. she was standing at the sink drinking her coffee i could see her lips sing that prayer hope you never got that phone call. and its even more true this past year during the lockdowns with safety precautions, to curb the spread of number 119. everyone in this room knows our military families are essential, essential to our strength. as the key reasonjill relaunched join...

We have to help you carry this weight by improving access to mental health services, ensuring everyone can put food on the table and supporting caregiving families and survivors. joining forces will expect every government agency to step up and be a part of this effort. we are going to make sure that the families of our service members and veterans, caregives and survivors have what they need to survive. to thrive. our military is a community bound together by love. love for our country, love fo...

And the colonel is right, you are heroes. and your commander in chief and i believe that as well. and thats why supporting you is so personal to us, and one of my top priorities. through our white house initiative to support military families called joining forces, were going to work on military spouse employment and entrepreneurship, make sure you can get quality child care when you need it, and provide the education that your children deserve. [ applause ] finally, no one has more strength and...

Wanted it to overtake the agenda. because of all that, because of all the reluctance to do that, we saw vice president harris, she was flippant at one point, she was like, ive not visited europe as well, ive not visited the border, and then she said she would. inside the white house, there is very much -- its a two-person shop. this is not one unit, necessarily. the west wing has been really planning and preparing for president bidens trip here and a separate group have been working on vice pres...

And those raf pilots and their shared mission in world war ii flying, fighting, winning was done together. these bonds of history and shared sacrifice run deep and are strong. based on values. and they endure the connections and camaraderie between our troops. this community of american citizens stationed in the uk, us visiting forces and families, 20,000 strong are not only warriors, you are diplomats and you are bridge builders. you are the essential part of what makes up this special relation...

The whole family makes sacrifices. they also serve only stand and wait. i watched all those months beau was in kosovo then i watched all those that year he was in iraq. she would stand at that sink drinking her coffee. i could see her lips moving saying that prayer hoping that car never drove up in front of the house, hoping you never got that phone call. thats even more true this past year during the lockdowns and safety precautions to curb the spread of covid-19. everyone in this room knows ou...

(via United States Embassy in Manila website) Law said both the US and Philippine sides spent weeks of “productive and very good conversations” aimed to close the gap over certain provisions of the agreement. “There have been specific proposals related to how we can clarify and strengthen the implementation of the VFA. As the Ambassador (Jose Romualdez) mentioned, (VFA) is currently awaiting the decision of President Duterte. So the status is we are awaiting the Philippine government’...

Duterte still thinking if VFA may help Philippines if sea dispute worsens By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published May 24, 2021 6:30pm "Ang huling sinabi niya sa akin, wala pa talaga siyang desisyon sa VFA, pinag-iisipan pa rin niya," Roque said at a news briefing. President Rodrigo Duterte is still considering whether the Visiting Forces of the Philippines would be of any good to the country if the situation with China in the West Philippine Sea deteriorates, his spokesman said on Monda...