Yesterday was the second of three Eagle Remembrance Ceremony events in which our fallen soldiers will be honored. I spent the day with the Wagstaff and McClellan families for a luncheon, the ceremony and a dinner reception following. Between the two families, there were over 50 people who traveled to Fort Campbell to place their loved one's name plate on the wall of fallen soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters building. It was incredible.
I was so privileged to speak with so many of the family members and friends of our fallen. Despite how very different these two men were, the same message was conveyed to me by Matt Wagstaff's dad, Ron, and Jonah McClellan's father-in-law, Dean. They both said that their soldiers loved our country and they loved what they did; and even if they had known that that flight would have been their last, neither would have hesitated when climbing behind the controls. That's the heart of an American soldier.
Happy Veteran's Day to all of the veterans who have made sacrifices for my freedom, I am far from worthy. Thank you.
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