So here's the takeaway that I want you to get from me today. As veterans, and most of you here today, either served or family members of a veteran, In our eagerness to give our kids the things that we didn't have, those material things, we forget many times to give our kids the things that we do have, which is a love of country, a belief in God, and a desire to serve with a humble heart. to enable the persistence of this great nation, to project the strength and deter the violent and cold evils that still do persist. (12:03–12:21)
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Asserts that eagerness to give material things to kids often leads to forgetting to instill love of country, belief in God, and desire to serve.
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