There is a place in our Nation's Capitol where silence does the speaking, where a single post is kept without pause, in heat, in cold, in storm, by sentinels who march not for applause, but for honor. Beneath that sacred stone rests not one man, nor one battle, but every warrior whose life was given in defense of liberty, yet whose name history could not record. No rank. No medals. Only a Nation's eternal promise, "you will not be forgotten."

On this Veterans Day Weekend, that promise extends to all who have ever worn the uniform, those known and unknown, those who returned home and those who rest forever on distant soil, those whose names we read aloud and those carried only in the hearts of their families.

It reminds us that the worth of a Soldier is not measured by the praise he receives, but by the sacrifice he renders. For liberty is not secured by proclamations or public display, but by those steadfast souls who laid down their own tomorrows, that their fellow citizens might yet inherit the blessings of a free and sovereign people.

As citizens of the Republic they died to defend, our duty is clear to ensure that the Nation they served remains one worthy of defending.

God bless our Veterans and the families who stood beside them.