1 00:00:02,540 --> 00:00:04,429 shipmates . I'm Vice Admiral john 2 00:00:04,429 --> 00:00:06,429 Marston , Chief of Navy Reserve and 3 00:00:06,429 --> 00:00:08,596 Commander , Navy Reserve Force . Today 4 00:00:08,596 --> 00:00:10,429 we pause and reflect on the 20th 5 00:00:10,429 --> 00:00:12,596 anniversary of the deadliest terrorist 6 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,262 attack in history . An attack 7 00:00:14,262 --> 00:00:16,151 perpetrated against our country . 8 00:00:16,151 --> 00:00:18,262 Innocent civilians , first responders 9 00:00:18,262 --> 00:00:20,373 and our way of life . We remember the 10 00:00:20,373 --> 00:00:22,940 2996 souls lost at the World Trade 11 00:00:22,940 --> 00:00:24,607 Center at the Pentagon and in 12 00:00:24,607 --> 00:00:26,829 Shanksville Pennsylvania . We celebrate 13 00:00:26,829 --> 00:00:29,460 their memory and mourn their loss . The 14 00:00:29,460 --> 00:00:31,516 cowardly acts of 9 11 catapulted our 15 00:00:31,516 --> 00:00:33,738 nation and our allies into a protracted 16 00:00:33,738 --> 00:00:35,682 global war on terrorism . And when 17 00:00:35,682 --> 00:00:37,738 America needed us , our Navy Reserve 18 00:00:37,738 --> 00:00:39,793 answered the call as it has in every 19 00:00:39,793 --> 00:00:41,904 major conflict since our founding 106 20 00:00:41,904 --> 00:00:44,420 years ago . Since september 11th , 2000 21 00:00:44,420 --> 00:00:46,420 and one , Navy Reserve sailors have 22 00:00:46,420 --> 00:00:48,587 mobilized over 93,000 times in support 23 00:00:48,587 --> 00:00:50,420 of the global war on terrorism , 24 00:00:50,420 --> 00:00:52,830 serving in Iraq , Afghanistan , kuwait 25 00:00:52,970 --> 00:00:55,150 syria and other important locations . 26 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,376 With many of you serving on multiple 27 00:00:57,376 --> 00:00:59,598 deployments over the last two decades . 28 00:00:59,598 --> 00:01:01,709 Our nation's reaction also included a 29 00:01:01,709 --> 00:01:03,709 surge of patriotic enlistments . In 30 00:01:03,709 --> 00:01:05,876 response to 9 11 and similar responses 31 00:01:05,876 --> 00:01:07,876 within our partner nations . We saw 32 00:01:07,876 --> 00:01:09,987 partners like Sam L . Holly and Iraqi 33 00:01:09,987 --> 00:01:12,209 national who courageously served on the 34 00:01:12,209 --> 00:01:14,320 front lines of his home country as an 35 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:16,542 interpreter for Marine forces , risking 36 00:01:16,542 --> 00:01:18,876 his own life in the lives of his family . 37 00:01:18,876 --> 00:01:18,320 SaM recently commissioned as a 38 00:01:18,320 --> 00:01:20,209 Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve to 39 00:01:20,209 --> 00:01:22,153 continue serving his newly adopted 40 00:01:22,153 --> 00:01:24,042 country . Welcome aboard shipmate 41 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:26,264 Regardless of where you are today as we 42 00:01:26,264 --> 00:01:28,376 support our national interests around 43 00:01:28,376 --> 00:01:30,542 the world . I ask you to remember what 44 00:01:30,542 --> 00:01:32,653 happened that day and how you felt as 45 00:01:32,653 --> 00:01:34,709 an American and never forget that we 46 00:01:34,709 --> 00:01:36,876 stand the watch to prevent events like 47 00:01:36,876 --> 00:01:38,876 9-11 from ever happening again . We 48 00:01:38,876 --> 00:01:41,209 must be ready . We must remain prepared . 49 00:01:41,209 --> 00:01:43,209 The nation is counting on you to be 50 00:01:43,209 --> 00:01:45,264 warfighting , ready to fight and win 51 00:01:45,264 --> 00:01:47,598 have called upon and I know you will be , 52 00:01:47,598 --> 00:01:49,820 I'm extremely proud of every one of you 53 00:01:49,820 --> 00:01:49,730 for your service , your commitment and 54 00:01:49,730 --> 00:01:51,952 your patriotism . I'm thankful for your 55 00:01:51,952 --> 00:01:53,786 families and employers for their 56 00:01:53,786 --> 00:01:55,730 devotion and support . During your 57 00:01:55,730 --> 00:01:57,952 absence is whether a drill weekend or a 58 00:01:57,952 --> 00:01:59,897 yearlong mobilized deployment as a 59 00:01:59,897 --> 00:02:02,450 military , a nation and as members of 60 00:02:02,450 --> 00:02:04,228 an international coalition , we 61 00:02:04,228 --> 00:02:06,339 continue to prove the american spirit 62 00:02:06,339 --> 00:02:08,394 cannot be broken . So on this somber 63 00:02:08,394 --> 00:02:10,506 anniversary , please take a moment to 64 00:02:10,506 --> 00:02:12,617 reflect on the events of that fateful 65 00:02:12,617 --> 00:02:14,672 morning two decades ago and how they 66 00:02:14,672 --> 00:02:17,006 altered the trajectory of human history . 67 00:02:17,006 --> 00:02:19,172 Remember the heroes and the lives lost 68 00:02:19,172 --> 00:02:21,339 on that day and during the two decades 69 00:02:21,339 --> 00:02:23,450 that followed . God bless the victims 70 00:02:23,450 --> 00:02:25,506 of 9 11 , their families and all who 71 00:02:25,506 --> 00:02:27,839 continue to protect our liberties today . 72 00:02:27,839 --> 00:02:29,783 God bless you ! The sailors of the 73 00:02:29,783 --> 00:02:31,728 United States Navy Reserve and God 74 00:02:31,728 --> 00:02:32,460 bless the United States of America