Chords for Armed Forces Medley: 2015 National Memorial Day Concert

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We would like to salute all the men and women who have served in every branch of our armed
services beginning with the National Guard Bureau.
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_ _ And now, _ as the [Bb] orchestra and chorus perform the Armed Forces Medley, we invite [G] those of
you in the audience who have served [N] or who are currently serving to please stand and
join in as your service song is presented.
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[Cm] [Bb] The United States Coast Guard!
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States [C] Marines!
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I am privileged to introduce Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral James
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Winifeld, Jr. _ _
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And [E] I am honored to introduce the distinguished Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. _
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There is nothing more profoundly American than Memorial Day.
Throughout our history, American sons and daughters have willingly laid down their lives
to strengthen our nation and preserve its freedoms.
Indeed, the greatest of this republic is founded in their selfless service.
They rest quietly now beneath chalk white headstones here at home or in battlefield
graves where they fell or in the depths of the oceans where they made the ultimate sacrifice.
This Memorial Day, let us take the time to come together as a nation and not only pay
tribute to those who have fallen, but to pay tribute to the idea that inspired them, to
the idea that there is something greater than oneself, to the idea that is America.
_ One mother of a fallen Marine told me that she embraces this day.
_ Grief shared is grief more easily born, she said.
There's comfort in the bonds that unite us with the past.
We can also find comfort in the bonds that make us Americans.
Today, as we honor the sacrifice of those souls who fought and died for us, let us affirm
their legacy by pressing on to secure the blessings of liberty for which they paid so dearly.
Let us stand strong by the men and women who defend that idea that America is bigger than
any one of us.
And let us stand strong by their families.
We ask all service members and their families here and at home to please stand and accept
our deepest gratitude for their service.
On behalf of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a grateful nation, we say thank you. _ _
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