It is an absolute honor and a privilege to be with you here today. I'm humbled to pilgrim, there's no other way to put it to this hallowed ground. Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here today. We revere their courage. Today we remember their valor and their sacrifice. Those who fought here, they had faith and they had belief. (00:50–00:59)
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