ወጣት ወንዶቻችንንና ሴቶችን አስጊ ሁኔታ ላይ ስንጥል, ቁጥራቸውን ለማባከን ወይም ደግሞ ለምን እንደሄዱ እንዳይታወቅ, ቤተሰቦቻቸውን በሚንከባከቡበት ጊዜ ለመንከባከብ, ወታደሮች ለመመለስ, እና ጦርነትን ለማሸነፍ, ሰላምን ለማስጠበቅ, እና የአለምን ክብር ለማግኘት በጦርነት ወደ ውጊያው ፈጽሞ አይሄድም.
When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they are going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return and to never, ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace and earn the respect of the world.