well resent yes and reeducate us of the country's thousands of soldiers who died serving the cause of freedom and the numerous was that america has witnessed entry my the salt of the field the struggles that continue to bring us liberty we must remember the price pray for our freedoms we will not let those who die forgotten and day since the beginning of the revolutionary war over one point six million americans have laid down their lives in service to our country as a nation we often seem to take for granted the freedom we enjoy but freedom and peace does not come easily it is in these memories of those who gave their all that we dedicate to stay let us on at him with addicted to the respect you actually i'm from dublin was a long way to come during my career in the army i've always planned and attended many ceremonies all over the world and i am truly touched by this ceremony and how many people of belmont have come here today thank you for all coming i appreciate it as a retired soldier thank you today but still you can hear it on the more it did not appreciate that as all the veterans do i especially touched by the by the placing the flowers that's going to take place on the graves of our fallen soldiers and sailors by the girl scouts of brownies i want to thank you ahead of time for placing these flowers so revel reverently as you do every year the memorial day we honor the men and women who defend who died defending our country and our  freedom and the way we can see and all that we consider sacred you know when you would list in the armed forces especially during war time you don't expect to die but you know it's possible the realization that you may not come back to your family is in the back of your mind the greater expectation as you go to war to defend your country and get back home safely soldiers sailors marines and airmen don't choose were they when they go where they and where and whom they fight in the military you don't get many choices as a soldier you know that you're defending american ideals freedom and liberty servicemen who joined up to nine eleven plus to protect the united states to make sure we're not attacked again when you get into combat or is up front and very personal you fight to keep your salt and your buddies alive hoping that you will survive and that you not expecting rewards not accepting defeat not leaving a fallen comrade behind and if called upon willingly places his or her life in danger knowing full well he or she may be killed or wounded today we are this is not the day to debate whether we should be interactive to have a stand right now this minute there are american soldiers sailors and marines in harm's way in combat several may killed in combat were one more want to vietnam private herby we have heard the smith hundred first infantry twenty six division us army was killed in that use are gone on seventeen october nineteen eighteen sergeant carlton patrick with company a hundred second machine gun battalion twenty six division u s army was wounded in combat in france in one thousand nine hundred then died of disease have a personal connection with him now they rest here and out of glory these are some of the men who gave their lives so we could live ours to them i say you'll never be forgotten i want to close my remarks with a portion of a poem that is appropriate for more money a moral day valor proudly sleeps thank you all for attending today's ceremony make god bless the united states of america this not forget the individuals who over the years have fallen in war they died defending the ideals on which this nation was founded civil war william  robin and randy dana re rich it s right joseph result donald t robinson