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Ultimate sacrifice in that deployment. kyle's friends, lance corporal timothy jackson of kentucky and lance corporal dakota r. hughes of greenwood, louisiana. our thoughts are also with the marine who kyle saved that day. his brother, nick. hi the opportunity to meet nick as well nearly two years after the blast on one of my visits to walter reed. nickels suffered grievous wounds. as a result of traumatic brain injury he couldn't speak for more than a year. he also endured multiple surgeries. today his recovery continues. he lives at home with his family in plymouth, massachusetts, where he's ...

If any of our wounded warriors seek an example -- let me amend that. if any american seeks a model of the strength and resilience to define us as a people, including this newest 9/11 generation, i want to you consider kyle. after everything he has been through, he skis, he snowboards, he jumped from a plane with a parachute thankfully, he treads through a six-mile mud run, completed the marine corps marathon, says he wants to do a triathlon and he's a motivational speaker and an advocate for his fellow wounded warriors. he is thinking about majoring in psychology so he can use his own experien...

Early in my presidency. their mission was to drive the taliban out of their strongholds, protect the afghan people and give them a chance to reclaim their communities. kyle and his platoon were pushing their way across open fields and muddy can'tals, bearing their heavy packs, even as it could heat up to 115 degrees. in one small village, they turned a dusty compound into their base and the insurgents nearby gave their answer with sniper fire and automatic weapon fire and rocket-propelled grenades. that morning, kyle said our alarm clock was ak-47. some were heat their meals, some were plannin...

Old. and he says "i'm just getting started." in other words, kyle is a shining example of what our nation needs to encourage. his veterans that come home and use incredible skills and talents to keep our country strong. we can all learn from kyle's example. as we prepare for the reading of the citation i would like to close with his own words -- a message i think for every american. it took a life-changing event to get me to truly appreciate the precious, amazing life i have been blessed with. please take it from me, enjoy every day to the fullest and don't take life too seriously. always rye ...

Nearly 40 surgeries to repair a collapsed lung, shattered right arm, broken in more than 30 places, he has a new prosthetic eye, a new jaw, new teeth. and one hell of a smile. kyle is the first to give credit elsewhere. his doctors at bethesda, he says, put me back together well. today is also a reminder that somebody with injuries as severe as kyle's probably wouldn't have survived. so many of our wounded warriors from today's wars are alive not just because of a remarkable advances in technology but primarily because of the extraordinary dedication and skill of our military and our v.a. medi...