Pete Hegseth: “We'll do everything we can in our department to continue to…”

“And so, on this day, I'm grateful for the VA for recognizing this, holding it up and honoring Vietnam veterans. We'll do everything we can in our department to continue to do the same, to ensure that we never forget what they did. and that that through line continues, that our country never commits the sins that it committed on that generation ever again.” (05:24–05:31)

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