Those we lost were last seen on duty. Their final act on this earth was to fight a great evil, and bring liberty to others. All of you–all in this generation of our military–have taken up the highest calling of history. You are defending your country, and protecting the innocent from harm. And wherever you go, you carry a message of hope–a message that is ancient, and ever new. In the words of the prophet Isaiah: “To the captives, ‘Come out,’–and to those in darkness, ‘Be free.’”