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![Click to see hi-res image: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- (Clockwise from lower left) 1st Lt. Alison, Capts. Heather and Waynetta and, Senior Airman Lyndi, all from the 376th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flew an all-female KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission over Afghanistan on Jan. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Elizabeth Ortiz)](/peth04/20041112064024im_/http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Veterans_Day/images/2a.jpg) ![U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Kelley, from Sanford, Maine stands watch at a guard post at Camp Patriot. Mosher is a member of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines which are forward deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson (VIRIN: 030224-N-5362A-016).](/peth04/20041112064024im_/http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Veterans_Day/images/3a.jpg) ![Click for hi-res image: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor G. Thuman, 22, and Lance Cpl. Philip E. Thuman, 20, smile after Philip pinned on Trevor's lance corporal chevrons during a promotion ceremony at Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq, May 5. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Veronika Tuskowski](/peth04/20041112064024im_/http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Veterans_Day/images/5a.jpg) ![Chief Signalman Nelfreed McCay, from Pageland, South Carolina, salutes as the bugler plays "TAPS" during a sunset interment service in honor of former President Ronald Reagan in Simi Valley, Calif., June 11, 2004. The observance concluded weeklong state funeral services for Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States who passed away on June 5, 2004. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson) VIRIN: 040611-N-5362A-050](/peth04/20041112064024im_/http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Veterans_Day/images/4a.jpg) ![Midshipman First Class Maia Molina-Schaefer. On hi-res photo linked: from the left, are Cadet First Class Jessica C. Tomazic, U.S. Military Academy; Cadet First Class Cindy Nieves, U.S. Air Force Academy; and Cadet First Class Lily Zepeda, U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Photo by Rudi Williams](/peth04/20041112064024im_/http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Veterans_Day/images/6a.jpg) |
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“Americans live in freedom because of our veterans' courage, dedication to duty, and love of country. |
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“To those on guard today, and to the veterans of every war on whose shoulders they stand -- the living, the departed, and the missing -- you have our deepest gratitude for your service and your sacrifice. ” |
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“Today, the proud men and women of our Armed Forces are once again engaged in a global struggle against those who threaten our way of life. At every turn, they demonstrate our firm resolve and serve notice to terrorists that we will succeed. ” |
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