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With malice toward none, with charity for all,
with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right,
let us strive on to finish the work we are in,
to bind up the nation’s wounds,
to care for him who shall have borne the battle
and for his widow, and his orphan,
to do all which may achieve and cherish
a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
--Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1865
According to Marine Corps tradition, the youngest
Marine in the room, 19-year-old Derek Hopkins of Milford, Michigan,
slices cake for the oldest Marine present, Tom Miller.
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice
Day
will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those
who died in the country’s service,
and with gratitude for the victory
both because of the thing from which it has freed us,
and because of the opportunity it has given America
to show her sympathy with peace and justice
in the councils of the nations.
--Woodrow Wilson
November 11, 1919
Flanked by local VFW members, Steve Matthews
(left) and President Appleby march toward Tomb of the Unknowns
to present BVA wreath. The Non Commissioned Officers Association
hosted the ceremony at Arlington and an afternoon reception.
Like those who wore the uniform before them,
today’s Armed Forces continue this proud legacy.
At this very moment, American servicemen and women
—active and reserve—from every walk of life
and from every ethnic, religious, and racial background,
serve in harm’s way.
From the mountains in Afghanistan to the sands of Iraq,
from the jungles of Colombia to the shores of the Philippines,
they are giving hope to millions that
liberty, justice, and a lasting peace are within their reach.
--Richard B. Myers
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
November 11, 2004
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