Sentence:  Freedom depends upon them ; Now , therefore , do i , John A. Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , proclaim Saturday , May 20 th , 1961 , as Armed Forces Day , reminding our citizens that we should rededicate ourselves to our Nation , <WSD>respecting</WSD> the uniforms as the guardians of our precious liberty . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  show respect towards