You see, we talk about 1776 and 250 years, and that is rightfully fitting to do. But at the War Department, we're a bit of a 1775 department. We know that you can't have the freedoms of 1776 without the willingness to fight and defend it. And so in that cause we live the motto of our great In God we trust. The willingness to make sacrifices on behalf of one's country is born in one thing. (03:36–03:42)
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