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From YouTube: Puerto Rican Veterans Day Celebration 2022
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At the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial in the South End, Mayor Wu joined with Governor Baker, Veterans' Services Commissioner Robert Santiago, and local residents in celebration of Veterans Day. This memorial pays tribute to Puerto Rican men and women who have served this country, and is the only Puerto Rican Veterans memorial in the country.
A
Congratulations
to
all
the
veterans
who
are
here
with
us
today:
men
and
women
who
have
served
this
great
nations
are.
My
name
is
Tony
Molina
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Puerto
Rican
Association
monuments
for
association
with
first
and
only
Monument
dedicated
to
Puerto
Rican
vessels
in
our
great
nation.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
Tony
I,
just
very,
very
grateful
to
be
here
with
you
and
addressing
you
and
giving
you
all
thanks
to
be
here
at
this
kind
of
ceremony,
you're
going
to
be
seen
in
a
lot
of
many
towns,
Across
America
today,
because
this
day
we
cross
barriers
from
political
barriers,
religious
barriers,
every
very
barrier
to
honor
the
veterans,
the
ones
that
are
given
their
best
to
defend
our
country
and
to
keep
America
as
it
is
today.
I
want
to
recognize
all
the
veterans.
B
B
Come
from
all
types
of
places
and
we
have
to
get
a
day-to-day
November
11th
since
1954
President,
Eisenhower
declared
this
a
holiday
and
is
celebrated
today,
November,
11th
and
I.
Thank
you
again
to
all
of
you
to
be
here
and
Let's,
be
sure
that
our
presence
here
also
think
about
the
ones
that
are
not
we
lost
today.
A
A
C
C
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
As
you
Puerto
Rican
veteran
I,
take
great
pride
in
the
Square.
Why
is
it
important
to
recognize
and
honor
our
Puerto
Rican
veterans?
A
couple
of
days
ago,
I
was
here
with
Tony
Molina
and
he
was
telling
me
a
story
about
a
a
woman
who
lived
not
too
far
from
here,
and
she
asked
him
just
that
question
so
the
next
time
that
she
met
up
with
Tony
Molina.
She
shook
his
hand
and
told
him
I'm.
Sorry
I
know
why
this
Monument
is
here.
D
D
D
Sadly,
more
than
750
Puerto
Ricans
lost
their
lives
in
Korea.
By
the
time
the
Korean
War
had
ended.
Soldiers
from
the
65th
Infantry
Regiment
had
earned
10.
distinguished
service
crosses
256,
silver
stars,
606,
bronze
Stars
and
over
2771
purple.
Hearts
to
the
right
of
this.
Dedication
is
honors
Puerto
Rican
service
members
who
were
awarded
the
Purple
Heart
right
behind
the
governor
over
there
to
earn
the
Purple
Heart
or
to
receive
the
Purple
Heart.
D
That
requires
a
service
member
to
be
injured
or
killed
by
enemy.
Action
puts
on
the
uniform,
ever
dreams
of
earning
that
proper
heart
and
as
an
individual
behind
me.
Who
could
tell
you
that
for
sure
and
that's
Tony
Molina
today
we
will
unveil
yet
another
Monument
dedicated
to
honoring
eight
Puerto
Ricans,
who
received
the
Medal
of
Honor,
the
United
States
highest
Military
Award.
D
This
award
is
given
for
Valor
and
gallantry
in
action
and,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
is
why
it's
important
to
recognize
and
honor
Puerto
Rican
veterans
who
have
sacrificed
their
lives
for
this
nation,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
people
are
educated,
especially
our
young,
to
never
forget
so,
as
you
can
see,
Puerto
Ricans
continue
to
serve
with
pride
and
distinction
in
our
armed
forces
and
continue
and
continue
that
service
after
wearing
the
uniform
in
our
communities.
Thank
you.
D
Right
now,
I'm
going
to
introduce
our
governor
Governor
Charlie
Baker,
he's
been
here
every
single
year.
I've
also
seen
him
in
many
other
events
that
are
dedicated
to
our
veterans
throughout
the
years,
and
it's
going
to
be
weird
coming
here
next
year
and
not
having
you
here,
governor,
oh
you're,
not
speaking
yet
you
ain't
speaking
yet
we're
going
to
hold
you
back
now.
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
So
he
who
dwells
in
the
shelter
of
the
most
high
will
abide
in
the
shadow
of
the
Almighty
I
will
say
to
the
Lord
my
refuge
and
my
Fortress,
my
God,
in
whom
I
trust
for
he
will
deliver
You
From,
The
Snare
of
the
Fowler
and
from
the
deadly
pestilence.
He
will
cover
you
with
his
pinions
and
under
his
wings
you
will
find
Refuge.
E
E
Because
you
have
made
the
Lord
your
Dwelling
Place,
the
most
high,
who
is
my
refuge?
No
evil
will
be
allowed
to
be
for
you,
no
plague
come
near
your
tent,
for
he
will
command
his
angels.
Concerning
you
to
guard
you
in
all
your
ways
on
your
hands,
they
will
bear
you
up.
Lest
you
strike
your
foot
against
the
stone
you
will
Tread
On,
The
Lion
and
the
adder,
the
Young
Lion
and
the
serpent
you
will
trample
for
foot
Dios
foreign.
E
So
Eternal
God
and
heavenly
father
in
front
of
this
Monument
of
man
and
woman
who
has
served
this
nation.
We
thank
you
for
everyone
who
has
responded
to
the
call
to
defend
the
principles
of
this
government
and
without
hesitation
gave
of
themselves
demonstrated
their
true
love
for
greater
love.
Has
no
man
than
this
that
a
man
lay
down
his
life
for
his
friends
community.
E
F
G
G
A
A
A
A
A
G
A
A
H
E
I
D
A
D
At
this
time,
I
am
going
to
read
the
names
on
the
black
all
these
Puerto
Ricans
received
or
were
recipients
of
the
Medal
of
Honor,
the
highest
Military
Award
in
the
United
States
for
conspicuous,
conspicuous
gallantry
and
intrepidy
in
action
at
the
risk
of
his
life.
Above
and
beyond
the
Call
of
Duty.
A
A
I
want
to
thank
again
all
the
sponsors
who
made
this
possible
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
especially
to
a
dear
friend,
who
has
been
incredibly
friendly
and
servicing
to
us.
I
want
to
thank
and
I,
want
a
big
big
round
of
applause
for
Skylight
Studios
Bob
Shore
Bob,
it's
responsible
for
all
this
beautiful
monuments
that
we
have
here,
the
black
and
everything
else.
Thank
you,
Bob
my
regards
to
you
and
Kathy
and,
of
course,
to
your
granddaughter.
D
D
J
His
service
to
his
country
is
something
many
people
know
about
right.
What
most
people
don't
know
is
how
Roberto
Clemente
passed
away.
He
passed
away,
leading
a
relief
effort,
small
plane
filled
with
supplies.
It
was
on
its
way
to
Nicaragua
to
help
the
people
there
who
were
dealing
with
an
earthquake
that
went
down
in
a
storm
and
that,
in
my
opinion,
he
did
this
all
the
time
all
over
the
Western
Hemisphere.
He
was
a
hero
and
a
really
special
special
person,
and
everyone
needs
to
know
that.
Thank
you.
That's!
Okay!
That's
perfect!
J
Your
commitment
to
your
country
and
your
community
is
unparalleled
and,
as
I
listen
to
those
names,
get
read.
Every
single
one
of
them
receive
the
Medal
of
Honor
posthumously.
It
means
they
died
in
the
line
of
duty
and
it's
a
beautiful
thing
to
have
those
names
forever
here
to
be
seen
and
appreciated,
not
just
by
folks
who
are
here
today,
but
by
anybody
who
comes
to
visit
this
very
hallowed
site,
and
so
I
was
going
to
do
this.
But
I
have
a.
J
They
just
have
a
I
was
I
got
to
know
a
man
named
Paul
Monte,
who
passed
away
a
few
months
ago
and
I
got
to
know
him,
because
his
son,
Jared
Monty,
is
also
a
Medal
of
Honor
recipient
who
died
on
the
field
of
combat
in
the
war
in
Iraq
and
I
actually
carry
Jared
Monty's
challenge
coin,
which
Paul
Monty
gave
me
with
me
everywhere.
I
go
every
day
to
remind
me
of
two
things
number
one.
J
J
After
Jared
died,
Paul
wanted
to
place
a
flag
on
his
Greystone
in
the
National
Veteran
Cemetery
in
Bourne
Massachusetts,
which
has
about
80
000
gravestones,
and
he
was
told
that
it
was
against
the
regulations
to
put
a
flag
on
a
gravestone
there.
It's
too
hard
to
clean
up
and
pay
attention
to
and
all
the
rest.
J
It's
the
soldier,
not
the
minister
who's,
given
us
freedom
of
religion,
it's
the
soldier,
not
the
reporter,
who
has
given
us
freedom
of
the
press.
It
is
the
soldier,
not
the
poet
who
has
given
us
freedom
of
speech.
It
is
the
soldier,
not
the
campaign,
campus
organizer
who's,
given
us
freedom
to
protest.
J
It's
the
soldier,
not
the
lawyer,
who
has
given
us
the
right
to
a
fair
trial.
It
is
the
soldier,
not
the
politician
who
has
given
us
the
right
to
vote.
It
is
the
soldier
who
salutes
the
flag
who
serves
beneath
the
flag
and
whose
coffin
is
draped
by
the
flag
who
allows
the
protester
to
burn
the
flag.
J
J
D
D
So
next
I
want
to
call
up
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston.
She
played
a
pivotal
role
in
in
this
in
this
park.
She
was
on
the
committee
back
with
Jaime
and
and
Tony,
so
she
knows
and
has
been
a
part
of
the
creation
of
this
sacred
ground
that
we
call
the
Puerto
Rican
veterans,
Monument
Plaza,
our
honorable
mayor
mayor,
Michelle,.
K
K
K
And
so
we
really
look
to
Emily
to
Sebastian
to
all
those
here
who
represent
our
future
and
that
they
can
come
by
here
every
single
day
and
feel
and
touch
and
see
a
monument
names
and
very
often
people
leaders
from
the
association
who
are
here
maintaining
cleaning
putting
in
so
many
hours.
In
between
the
events
when
we
all
come.
They
are
still
here
taking
care
of
this
space
and
taking
care
of
the
histories,
the
power,
the
values
that
that
we
need
to
ensure,
carry
on
and
so
I'm
incredibly
grateful
to
be
part
of
this
family.
K
As
you
heard,
I
count
myself
as
a
daughter
of
this
group
that
was
basically
raised
in
in
politics
by
Jaime
and
Tony
and
and
the
entire
organization
here,
just
a
little
over
a
year
ago,
in
the
delirium
of
having
gotten
through
election
day.
The
very
next
day
we
were
all
at
Jaime's
house
in
El
Bonker,
where
I
got
to
spend
my
it
really
first
set
in
that
I
had
the
chance
to
walk
on
this
path.
K
Alongside
people,
we
have
been
on
a
journey
with
for
a
very
long
time
and
to
celebrate
All
That
their
legacy
represents
and
that
we
have
the
chance
to
carry
on
in
this
very
important
moment.
I
am
so
grateful
and
will
always
always
ensure
that
this
Carries
On
there's
some
very
important
people
that
I
get
to
work
alongside
every
single
day
and
so
I
know
their
names
have
been
mentioned.
They
will
speak,
but
thank
you
so
much
Governor
Baker
for
your
service.
K
Thank
you
to
city
council
president
Ed
Flynn,
who
represents
this
area,
and
this
is
his
his
day
he's
running
all
around
the
city,
just
as
he
travels
to
DC,
to
advocate
for
our
veterans
and
military
families
and
ensures
that
that
work
carries
on
at
the
city
level
and
and
Beyond
City
councilor
Aaron
Murphy
City,
councilor,
Kenzie,
Bach,
City,
councilor,
Michael
Flaherty
was
here
earlier.
The
sheriff
of
Suffolk
County
Steve
Tompkins
is
here
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
Sarah
and
we
are.
K
K
Thank
you
for
always
being
there
Jose
Lopez
from
our
office
of
Labor
Relations
fights
for
our
communities
every
single
day
an
hour
commissioner
of
the
Boston
Police
Department,
commissioner
Michael
Cox.
Thank
you
for
always
being
a
community
and
ensuring
that
we
all
are
part
of
the
safety
and
health
of
our
communities.
So
thank
you
so
much
everyone.
It's
always
an
honor
to
see
you
and
God
bless
this.
This
important
area
of
the
city,
the
city
of
Boston
and
all
of
our
communities.
A
About
the
first
day,
Michelle
will
visit
there
supporting
us,
I'd
like
to
bring
before
this
volume
now
a
dear
friend,
not
only
him
but
I
want
to
say
hello
to
a
great
guy
who
was
there
with
us.
Also
mayor
Ray,
Flynn
now
I
would
like
to
have
his
son
president
of
the
city
council,
my
dear
friend,
Eddie
Flynn,.
L
Tony
I'm
honored,
to
be
with
you
to
be
with
my
colleagues
in
the
city,
government
and
state
government
mayor
will
mention
them.
I
I
won't
mention
them
again,
but
I
I
do
want
to
mention
one
gentleman,
that's
on
active
duty
right
now
and
that's
rep
John
Santiago
from
the
south
end.
So
let's
acknowledge
representative
Santiago
and
his
service
to
our
country.
L
I'm
also
wanted
to,
as
as
mayor
Wu
mentioned,
to
represent
this
Syria,
but
especially
the
Villa
Victoria,
neighborhood
and
I
see
my
friend
Vanessa
Calderon
here
Vanessa,
it's
good
to
be
with
you
being
with
the
residents
of
Villa
Victoria
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
Puerto
Rican
veterans
community,
this
wonderful
ceremony,
but
more
importantly,
for
you
service
and
contribution
that
you
have
made
for
our
country,
especially
during
difficult
times.
We
look
at
this
beautiful
Memorial
here.
L
We
also
see
woman,
a
woman
veteran
here
and
that's
exactly
what
governor
Baker
and
Maywood
are
doing
is
making
sure
every
veteran
across
the
city
and
state,
regardless
of
their
background
as
the
same
and
equal
access
to
Veterans
Services.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
leaders,
State
leaders,
my
colleagues
in
city
government,
for
always
being
there
for
our
veterans
and
for
our
military
families,
because
when
a
veteran
serves
so
doesn't
the
family
as
well
happy
Veterans,
Day
everybody.
Thank
you.
K
I
had
just
promised
we
had
received
a
message
from
congresswoman
Ayanna
Presley
before
she
is
here
every
year
always
and
she
she
couldn't
come
up.
Something
happened
at
the
last
second,
so
she
wanted
me
to
pass
along
her
message
on
behalf
of
of
the
congresswoman
happy
Veterans
Day
to
all
my
regrets
that
for
the
very
first
time
since
the
statue
was
the
first
unveiled
I'm
unable
to
attend
today's
Puerto
Rican,
Veterans
Memorial
event,
I
believe
her
liaison
Sophia
might
be
here
in
in
her
stead
and
is
attending
events
throughout
the
district.
K
D
When
we
first
met,
we
had
set
up
a
meeting
in
my
office,
where
I
was
going
to
go
over
what
veteran
services
does
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
ended
up
talking
for
almost
four
hours
that
day,
because
it
just
goes
to
show
you
how
really
committed
she
is
to
our
veterans
community
and
to
our
adventure
families
as
well.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
counselor
Aaron
Murphy.
M
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here,
happy,
Veterans,
Day
and
I
have
to
say
Governor
bakey,
you
reminded
me,
my
father
is
buried
down
at
National
Cemetery
and
my
son
went
to
Mass
Maritime,
so
they
always
went
over
those
two
times
a
year
to
plant
the
flags
and
go
back.
So
that
was
always
wonderful.
M
Unfortunately,
but
we
have
to
make
sure
that
any
time
a
soldier
has
to
leave
their
family
or
makes
that
ultimate
sacrifice
that
when
they
come
back
and
when
they
return
that
we're
here
for
them
and
it's
something
I'm
trying
to
do
as
an
advocate
for
all
of
our
veterans
and
their
families
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
D
Thank
you,
Council
Murphy.
Next
we
have
another
city.
Councilor
she's
also
been
very
active
in
the
veterans
community.
Just
the
other
day
we
had
the
city
council,
they
were
able
to
have
a
breakfast
for
veterans
and
a
city
council
president
was
there.
Councilman
was
there,
but
also
in
attendance
with
Wisconsin.
H
N
I
I'm
so
inspired
by
the
Puerto
Rican
community
that
came
together
to
create
this
Memorial
and
and
really
it
is
just
such
a
tangible
representation
of
your
service,
which
has
been
so
above
and
beyond
across
America's
many
wars
and
through
so
many
eras
in
which
the
contributions
of
Puerto
Ricans,
specifically
to
our
country
have
not
been
acknowledged,
as
they
should
and
so
I.
Just
think
that
you
know
I
think
so.
This
is
too
Untold
of
a
story.
N
The
fact
that
you
know
that
Puerto
Rico
has
some
of
the
highest
rates
of
service
membership
of
any,
where
anywhere
affiliated
with
the
United,
States
and
so
I.
Just
I
want
to
honor
that
and
acknowledge
that,
and
thank
the
many
leaders
who
are
behind
me
and
have
been
up
here
today.
Making
this
happen
and
it
just.
N
N
The
Charles
River-
and
it
just
reminds
me
sometimes
of
the
gap
between
all
of
us
who
get
to
live
our
lives
every
day
and
the
veterans
who
have
fought
to
make
sure
that
that
can
happen
for
us
and
all
the
heavy
weight
that
you've
carried
and
and
that's
true
of
every
veteran,
and
it
is
especially
true
of
our
Puerto
Rican
veteran
community.
So
thank
you
and
happy
Veterans
Day.
A
A
A
P
P
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
the
contributions
of
the
65th
infantry
is
actually
being
acknowledged.
I
I,
hope
it's
not
too
late
at
this
point,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
acknowledge
you
today
and
every
day
going
forward,
and
so
I
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
veterans,
but
in
particular
thank
you
for
all
the
Puerto
Rican
veterans
that
have
served
not
only
in
World
War,
One,
World,
War,
II,
Supreme
War,
but
even
our
current.
P
You
know
skirmishes
that
we
might
have
today,
whether
it's
armed
forces
or
in
our
law
enforcement
place.
It's
so
important
to
have
a
diverse
Workforce,
it's
so
important
to
recognize
people
for
this
service,
and
you
know
that's
what
makes
Boston
great
and
today's
you
know
ceremony
embodies
both
Community.
You
know
service
to
commitment
to
to
community
and
diversity,
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
be
here
today
and
again.
Q
You
know,
as
a
son
of
a
veteran
who
served
in
the
United
States
Army
as
an
individual.
They
grew
up
in
the
what's
called
Spanish
Harlem
on
the
east
side
of
New
York
City
standing
here
today
is
such
a
warm
feeling,
knowing
that
we
are
honoring
and
celebrating
those
who
stand
on
that
wall
to
take
care
of
us,
and
it's
a
warm
feeling
to
be
here
in
this
community
where
it
looks
like
the
Rainbow
Coalition.
Here
you
have
Latinos
Latinos,
blacks,
whites,
you
have
the
physically
challenged
lgbtq.
Q
Everyone
is
here
to
honor
and
respect
those
that
have
given
of
their
time
some
unfortunately
who've,
given
their
lives
to
make
sure
that
we
as
individuals
get
stronger
every
day,
and
if
we
as
individuals
are
strong,
then
we
should
have
stronger
families.
We
have
stronger
families,
we'll
have
stronger
communities.
Q
That's
what
today
is
about
recognizing
the
fact
that
this
country,
at
least
in
my
estimation,
is
the
greatest
country
on
the
planet
of
Earth
and
I,
say
that
sincerely,
because
even
in
the
tough
times
and
right
now,
the
globe
is
in
turmoil
how
politics
is
challenged,
but
we're
all
going
to
take
that
time
out
to
recognize.
What's
really
important.
Q
This
is
what's
really
important
as
I
looked
at
this
card
and
said
the
veterans
Creed,
it
is
not,
it
is
the
veteran
and
not
the
president
who
guarantees
Liberty,
who
guarantees
Liberty
I.
Think
two
of
the
most
important
things
right
now
is
Liberty
and
democracy,
and
we
have
to
continuously
fight
whether
it's
on
the
battlefield,
the
ball
field
or
just
in
our
neighborhoods,
to
make
sure
that
the
words
that
we
say
every
day
to
our
veterans
is
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
D
Okay,
next
I
am
going
to
kind
of
call
up
here,
janelli
and
Lydia
from
the
Red
Sox
Foundation,
the
Red
Sox
Foundation
is
a
can't,
say
many
good
great
things
about
it.
They
do
a
lot
of
great
work.
They
actually
have
a
program,
the
home-based
program,
I'm,
not
sure
if
anybody
has
many
people
here
has
heard
about
it.
But
that
program
is
a
great
program
where
they
they
work
on
healing
the
invisible
wounds
of
War
of
our
service
members
of
our
veterans,
their
families
of
all
eras
and
all
for
at
no
cost.
D
So
the
Red
Sox
Foundation.
They
do
a
lot
in
our
community
that
many
people
don't
hear
about,
and
they
also
came
here
today
and
they
donated
a
good
amount
of
money
to
the
Puerto
Rican
Monument
Association
by
way
of
of
honoring
our
veterans,
our
Puerto
Rican
veterans
with
the
bricks.
So
I
would
like
to
call
up
here.
Janelli
and
Lydia.
R
R
Thank
you.
Everybody,
we're
honored
to
be
here
today,
representing
the
Red
Sox
and
the
Red
Sox
Foundation
Lydia
and
I
work
very
closely
with
the
Latino
staff
in
the
front
office
as
some
of
the
leaders
in
our
organization.
So
it's
really
important
for
us
to
be
here
and
represent
not
only
those
of
us
who
work
in
the
front
office
but
to
be
part
of
the
community
here.
So
thank
you
for
having
us.
O
Hi
everyone
I,
am
Lydia
I'm,
gonna
needles.
Welcome
I
just
wanted
to
say,
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
today.
For
us
it
was
a
no-brainer
to
take
part
in
this.
We
run
a
lot
of
programs
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
One
of
them
is
the
Red
Sox
Scholars
Program
and
our
RBI
Youth
Baseball
Softball
program.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
programming
in
the
city,
so
it
makes
sense
that
we
would
join
forces
to
thank
our
veterans
today.
O
A
A
A
The
Mr
guy,
with
all
the
money,
the
treasure
who
couldn't
make
it
today
so
he
has
a
wife-
was
a
little
bit
sick,
Carmen
colombani
he's
over
here
and
our
Advisory
Board
Jaime
Rodriguez,
Pedro,
Santiago
and
Roberto
Santiago
I
want
to
thank
them
because
without
their
support,
without
a
special
thanks,
also
to
digna
herena
for
thank
you
thank
you,
she's
supporting
us
also.
So
thank
you
for
all
those
of
you
who
have
said
present
today
and
again.
A
E
E
E
Okay
in
English,
let
me
see
if
I
can
do
it
breathe,
so
we
we
I
so
I,
take
privileges,
Pastor
and
and
I
want
to
say
these
words
briefly.
Sometimes
we
don't
make
a
conscious
decision
to
thank
our
veterans
for
all
the
work
that
they
have
done.
The
consequences
of
War
are
have
been
devastating
in
our
community.
Our
men
come
back
with
PTSD,
they
come
some
of
them
come
back
disabled
memes.
E
If
it
wasn't
for
Joaquin
called
the
area,
my
son
would
probably
not
be
alive
today.
Thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Thank
you
for
your
service,
for
everything
that
you
do.
I
pray
that
God
will
bless.
You
I
pray
that
God
will
heal
you
and
to
all
the
other
veterans
who
are
here
who
have
done
all
this
amazing
work
in
our
community.
May
God
bless
you
may
God
grant
you
peace
may
God,
always
lift
you
up,
amen,
God
bless
you
thank
you.
A
I
I
There's
Hope
here
hope
for
our
country,
because
these
are
young
people,
and
these
are
people
that
decided
that
they
wanted
to
wear
the
uniform
and
they
took
it
upon
themselves
to
be
there,
and
so
I
slept
well
at
night.
While
I
was
there
and
even
had
the
waters
behind
I
said
all
right.
We're
gonna
do!
Okay.
I
In
these
times
now,
I
honestly
believed
that
this
country
is
going
to
be
okay,
it's
gonna
be
okay
and
it
has
to
do
with
those
men
and
women
who
have
served,
because,
let
me
tell
you
something
people
that
come
back
even
though
they
did
not
pay
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
They
served
and
wore
the
uniform
they're
here,
they're
in
every
community
and
across
the
United
States,
and
they
will
remember
and
so
I'm
very
optimistic
about
our
future
as
a
country.
So
thank
you.
God
bless.
A
A
A
A
Thank
you
for
honoring,
with
your
presence.
Thank
you
for
supporting
us
again.
My
dearest
regards
to
like
I'm,
going
to
miss
we're
gonna,
miss
Charlie
Baker,
but
he's
going
to
be
here
next
year,
he's
going
to
be
here
next
year.
Thank
you,
Michelle
Wu,
the
mayor.
We
missed
I
thought
that
our
governor
elect
Postman
will
be
here,
but
unfortunately
not
so
many
other
things.
That
happened,
but
thank
you
to
all
the
elected
officials
who
are
here
with
us
today,
I'd
like
to
thank
you,
commissioner.
Girls.
Thank
you.
So
much.