Comrades as we gather around tables this season, warmed by fellowship and gratitude, we pause to honor those whose steady hands and unwavering hearts have safeguarded our freedoms. To our veterans – pillars of strength, guardians of liberty – we offer our deepest thanks.
Your service reflects the highest virtues: fortitude in adversity, prudence in action, and a brotherly love that binds communities together. Like the cornerstones of a well-laid foundation, your sacrifices uphold the structure of our nation, ensuring that future generations may build upon it with hope and purpose.
May this Thanksgiving bring you peace surrounded by those who cherish you. May the light of your example continue to guide us as the compasses of conscience and the square of integrity shape our shared love to our nation.

