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Thank you, jane. we are also joined today by david and rose beyers, the parents of major andrew beyers. as a boy, andrew dreamed of the chance to attend the united states military academy at west point. he worked hard, he earned that chance and he graduated at the top of his class. he became the commander of a special halo team, leading his fellow soldiers out of aircraft, hurdling into dangers and unknown territory. about this time last year, andrew was sent on his third combat deployment. this time he went to afghanistan. on november 3rd, he was one of

Gateway and get his men to safety risking his life to save theirs. and he did it. unbelievably, he did it. but in saving those lives, andrew was killed right then and there by enemy fire. andrew has since been awarded the silver star for gallantry in battle. to his parents, david and rose, we stand in awe of your son and his courageous sacrifice. on behalf of the american people, i express to you our everlasting gratitude for what your son did for his country, for his comrades and for all of us. andrew's father has said that he holds onto the promise of joshua

The campaign. but that seems to have been washed over and now he's meeting the roles of the president adequately in this particular case. and i'm very glad that he you know, came to this ceremony and stuck to the script. >> colonel jake jacobs, i'd like to get your reactions and comments on the president's speech as we see them there. i think he's meeting there with both the family of chris horton, i believe that's his wife as well as others that may have been gold star families. we know that as i was mentioning the parents of andrew buyers, david and rose, were also in attendance. >> i thin...