Tonight I will be considering my fallen brothers in arms, but as today is also my departed father's birthday I will also be celebrating his memory with the same first cigar he ever gave me.
May I offer a toast to our fallen comrades. May your sacrifice never be forgotten and your memory never fade. Our legacies are often only remembered through our children, sadly, many of these men and women who gave their lives didn't have any. Therefore, it's up to us veterans, survivors, citizens and brothers to give them thanks and to respect their memories. Semper Fidelis.