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Pete Hegseth: “The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe…”

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Beaches in Spain, in Italy, in Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not. The men who fought and died here restored freedom to Europe. That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and war fighters. or what they fought for was merely temporary. As our great President Ronald Reagan once said, freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. (11:00–11:09)

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Asserts that current leaders and military must maintain the freedom restored by World War II veterans.

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