Goodmorning.Scripturetellsus,“Wecountasblessedthosewhohavepersevered.”SecretaryHagel,GeneralDempsey,membersofourArmedForces,and,mostofall,thesurvivorsofthatSeptemberdayandthefamiliesofthosewelost-MichelleandIarehumbledtobewithyouonceagain.Ithasnowbeen13years.ThirteenyearssincethepeaceofanAmericanmorningwasbroken.Thirteenyearssincenearly3,000beautifullivesweretakenfromus,including125menandwomenservinghereatthePentagon.Thirteenyearsofmomentstheywouldhavesharedwithus.Thirteenyearsofmemoriestheywouldhavemade.Here,oncemore,weprayforthesoulsofthoseweremember,foryou,theirfamilies,wholovethemforever,andforanationthathasbeeninspiredbyyourexample-yourdeterminationtocarryon,yourresolvetolivelivesworthyoftheirmemories.AsAmericans,wedrawstrengthfromyou.Foryourloveistheultimaterebuketothehatredofthosewhoattackedusthatbright,bluemorning.Theysoughttodomorethanbringdownbuildingsormurderourpeople.Theysoughttobreakourspiritandtoprovetotheworldthattheirpowertodestroywasgreaterthanourpowertopersevereandtobuild.Butyou,andAmerica,provedthemwrong.Americaenduresinthestrengthofyourfamilieswho,throughyouranguish,keptliving.Youhavekeptalivealovethatnoactofterrorcaneverextinguish.You,theirsonsanddaughters,aregrowingintoextraordinaryyoungmenandwomentheyknewyoucouldbe.Byyourshiningexample,yourfamilieshaveturnedthisdayintosomethingthatthosewhoattackeduscouldneverabide,andthatisatributeofhopeoverfear,andloveoverhate.Americaenduresinthetenacityofoursurvivors.Aftergrievouswounds,youlearnedtowalkagainandstandagain.Afterterribleburns,yousmiledoncemore.Foryou,forournation,thesehavebeendifficultyears.Butbyyourpresenceheretoday,inthelivesofservicethatyouhaveled,youembodythetruththatnomatterwhatcomesourway,Americawillalwayscomeoutstronger.Americaenduresinthededicationofthosewhokeepussafe.Thefirefighter,theofficer,theEMTwhocarriesthememoryofafallenpartnerastheyreporttoworkeachandeveryday,preparedtomakethesamesacrificeforusall.Becauseofthesemenandwomen,AmericansnowworkinagleamingFreedomTower.Wevisitourgreatcities,wefillourstadiumsandcheerforourteams.Wecarryon,because,asAmericans,wedonotgiveintofear-ever.Americaenduresinthecourageofthemenandwomenwhoserveunderourflag.Overmorethanadecadeofwar,this9/11Generationhasansweredourcountry'scall,andthreemonthsfromnow,ourcombatmissioninAfghanistanwillcometoanend.Today,wehonorallwhohavemadetheultimatesacrificethese13years,morethan6,800Americanpatriots.Andwegivethankstothosewhoserveinharm'swaytokeepourcountrysafeandmeetthethreatsofourtime.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---Americaenduresinthatperennialoptimismthatdefinesusasapeople.Beginningtomorrow,therewillbeteenagers-youngadults-whowerebornafter9/11.It'sremarkable.AndwhiletheseyoungAmericansdidnotknowthehorrorsofthatday,theirliveshavebeenshapedbyallthedayssince-atimethathasbroughtuspain,butalsotaughtusenduranceandstrength;atimeofrebuilding,ofresilience,andofrenewal.Whatgivesushope-whatgivesmehope-–isthatitistheseyoungAmericanswhowillshapeallthedaystocome.Thirteenyearsaftersmallandhatefulmindsconspiredtobreakus,AmericastandstallandAmericastandsproud.Andguidedbythevaluesthatsustainus,wewillonlygrowstronger.Generationsfromnow,Americanswillstillfillourparks,ourstadiums,ourcities.Generationsfromnow,Americanswillstillbuildtowersthatreachtowardtheheavens;stillserveinembassiesthatstandforfreedomaroundtheworld;stillweartheuniformandgivemeaningtothosewordswrittentwocenturiesago:Landofthefree.HomeoftheBrave.Generationsfromnow,nomatterthetrial,nomatterthechallenge,AmericawillalwaysbeAmerica.“Wecountasblessedthosewhohavepersevered.”MayGodblessyourfamilies,whocontinuetoinspireusall.MayGodblessourArmedForcesandallwhoservetokeepussafe.AndmayGodcontinuetoblesstheUnitedStatesofAmerica.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---