February 2, 2019
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jmramos87Ladies and gentlemen, to all the people of the United States of America, to all our remaining living veterans of the Second World War of 1939-1945 and of all conflicts past and present and their families, to our veterans, active servicemen and women, reservists and families of the entire United States Armed Forces, and to all the uniformed military and civil security services of the Allied combatants of this conflict, to all the immediate families, relatives, children and grandchildren of the deceased veterans, fallen service personnel and wounded personnel of our military services and civil uniformed security and civil defense services, to all our workers, farmers and intellectuals, to our youth and personnel serving in youth uniformed and cadet organizations and all our athletes, coaches, judges, sports trainers and sports officials, and to all our sports fans, to all our workers of culture, music, traditional arts and the theatrical arts, radio, television, digital media and social media, cinema, heavy and light industry, agriculture, business, tourism and the press, and to all our people of the free world:
On this very day as we remember the Catholic, Protestant Christian and Orthodox Solemnity of the Presentation of the Child Jesus to the Temple and join in celebrating Groundhog Day with great honor we celebrate the anniversary of the founding of New York City in 1653, the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the end of the Mexican War, and the 1876 foundation of the National League of Major League Baseball, as well as the anniversary of the 1987 Philippine Constitution. And so today, most of all, as we prepare for the official conclusion of the professional football season in the United States of America, we today mark 3 very important national and international events of even greater importance, especially in the military history of the world.
Today, we remember the 76th year anniversary since the historic Allied victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, which ended on this day in 1943 when the Soviet Army forced the surrender of the remaining German soldiers who had been surrounded by determined Soviet soldiers for many months. The victory over the Axis powers in this part of the world ended the eastward thrust of the German armies and their allies on their road to the dominance of evil ideals over parts of what are now today Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus and the Caucasian republics, at a cost of millions of lives lost.
Today, we honor the memory of the beginning of the long Battle of Manila in 1945, the long battle that at a cost of millions of lives lost and a city hugely devastated, finally led to the liberation of the capital city of the Philippines and the entire metropolitan area from the military forces of the Empire of Japan.
And today, as one people and country, we honor the memory of a former military veteran of the United States Navy SEALs, who 6 years ago perished while helping a fellow veteran of the armed forces. Today we remember the sad death of the late Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle, a retired serviceman of the Navy who was part of the victorious forces that liberated Iraq from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and brought freedom to this country. He, together with fellow veteran Chad Littefield, who were killed on this very day in a gun range located in Glen Rose, Texas, USA, just 6 years ago on this very day in a crime that shocked the whole country and her people on the eve of the Superbowl and their home state of Texas plunged into deep mourning is a sad and tragic event in the long history of this country. Their murders are just a few of the many crimes that have had been targeted towards veterans of the United States Armed Forces and their families. Today, as we mark as one people the 6th year anniversary of this tragedy that stunned the American people, we remember not just this very tragic moment, but also recall the lives of those two people, who were veterans of the armed forces of the United States of America, whose lives were ended at an instant on this very day, and of their years of service to this great nation as personnel of her armed forces.
Chris and Chad, whose deaths we remember today, were veterans of our Armed Forces who have been part of our military operations in Iraq in the mid-2000s and were rooted in the deepest traditions of our fighting men and women, having been born to patriotic families who raised them to live the values of patriotism and service to the country and people. These two were part of the hundreds of thousands of American soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen and coast guardsmen who were forward deployed to Iraq not just to overthrow a corrupt and cruel regime but also to prevent terrorism from spreading further into other parts of the Middle East. Even as this historic deployment has caused viable opposition from many sectors of society, the heroic actions made by these two and many others helped bring this country into the fold of the free and democratic world for the first time in many years. As the tides of change sweep once more into the world, as we recall the brave memory of these two American military heroes who served their country in times of war and peace we pause to honor their sacrifices not just for their country and for their families, but for the people they promised to serve with loyalty, obedience and discipline, and for being part of a generation of heroes in military service who are an inspiration to the millions of American youth as an example of true service to the country and her people. As America and her armed forces prepare to resound more to the louder calls of the people of Venezuela for the liberation of their country from the evil ideologies, as well as to the rising calls of oppression by millions in many other countries, the story of these two brave Americans and countless others serve as a reminder of the importance of service in the armed forces not just to assist in the defense of the homeland in war and in peace and in bringing relief to victims of natural and man-made calamities, but also as the vanguard of America’s thrust to defend international democracy and the social-capitalist way of life and business as lived by millions of Americans.
The people of our great nation today remember their tragic murders while having to help those who have been suffering in part by their service in the armed forces in fighting America’s international enemies in overseas deployments, especially in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, combatting terror and bringing the light of freedom to millions of people in these countries. These veterans too deserve all the help and assistance they need not just to overcome their trauma and depression, but also to make a successful transition to civilian life. They, who like Chris and Chad served their country at home and abroad and flew our glorious flag to glory in the battlefield, deserve all our love because of all they had risk just for the safety and security of their fellow Americans at home.
As per a 2015 declaration of the Texas state Governor Greg Abbott of the Republican Party, today is marked for the fifth consecutive year as Chris Kyle Day in memory of the man whose legacy to the nation of his birth will never be forgotten by every generation on the very day of his sudden demise. As we mark this day together and in solidarity with the people of the great state of Texas, in these changing times in our world of today we, the people of the free world, together with the people of the United States of America, in recalling the lives of these two great veterans of our armed forces who were part one of the biggest military deployments in the long history of this great country, bear in mind their determination, courage, patriotism, bravery, audacity and comradeship in the battlefield and at home, and the risks they took to fulfill the fundamental mission of the United States Armed Forces – the defense of the sovereignty, independence and the territorial integrity of the Union, the protection of overseas interests of the republic and American expats in danger and the defense of international democracy with our NATO allies around the world.
The valor and bravery shown by our great armed forces over the years since our armed forces were founded in 1775 during the early months of the Revolutionary War have served to help America prosper from its beginnings up to the superpower status it today enjoys, not just in its armed forces by in the economy, culture and the arts, and in sports. The valiant sacrifices of the millions of our fallen servicemen and women at home and abroad in patriotic and internationalist duties in the name of our country cannot be forgotten, for they gave to the homeland the ultimate sacrifice of their lives in the defense of their country, her people and her values. Nor will the contributions made by those who after their military service helped contribute to the growth and progress of our nation and our society in many ways cannot be counted out as well, for the values they learned during their service in our armed forces helped them make their mark in the making of prosperous and strong republic through the years and helped bring her culture and traditions as well as our strong sporting legacy to millions everywhere around the world.
Today, as we celebrate the 74th year anniversary since the beginning of the Battle of Manila and the 6th anniversary of the deaths of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, in our remembrance of all that our men and women have done in the defense of our liberties all over the world we will forever uphold the sacred memory of the millions of Americans who fell in battles in war and in peace for the sake of our beloved nation of billions of people, united under one flag, and together as one as we travel the road towards the 250th year of our independence, onwards the path to sustain our republic’s role in the changing world as the defender and protector of our liberties and freedoms and as the vanguard of a better tomorrow for our world for generations to come – a role played by the men and women who have served and are now serving in the ranks of our glorious Armed Forces over the past 244 years!
And to the peoples of the United States and the Philippines, let us hold firm towards our military and economic alliance of these two countries and the friendship these two countries share. No matter what will happen in the future, the friendship of these two countries will remain strong and will stand towards a better and brighter tomorrow for the people of the world, together in a shared destiny and in the same road onwards to a strong and powerful friendship together with the free peoples of the globe!
LONG LIVE THE 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE OF MANILA AND THE 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD!
LONG LIVE THE HEROES AND MARTYRS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC!
ETERNAL GLORY TO THE FALLEN, HEROES AND VETERANS OF TWO OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC!
ETERNAL GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT MILITARY HEROES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CHRIS KYLE AND CHAD LITTLEFIELD!
LONG LIVE THE UNITED STATES NAVY SEALS, THE ARMED FIST OF THE PROTECTORS OF OUR MARITIME TERRITORY, THE ELITE BRANCH OF OUR NAVY, AND DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE IN LAND, AIR AND SEA!
LONG LIVE THE VALIANT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, THE DEFENDERS OF OUR SEAS AND OCEANS, AND PROTECTORS OF THE OPEN WATERS OF OUR WORLD!
LONG LIVE OUR BELOVED VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND THE FAMILIES OF ALL WHO HAVE DIED IN FAITHFUL SERVICE AS PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
LONG LIVE THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES AND THEIR GLORIOUS ARMED FORCES, DEFENDERS OF OUR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE AND THE GUARRANTEE OF A BRIGHTER AND MORE PROSPERIOUS TOMORROW TO OUR FREE WORLD!
MAY GOD BLESS BOTH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPPINES!
GO NAVY! HOOYAH!
2300h, February 2, 2019,the 243st year of the United States of America, the 244rd year of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 125th of the International Olympic Committee, the 123rd of the Olympic Games, the 78th since the beginning of the Second World War in the Eastern Front and in the Pacific Theater, the 74rd since the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 7th since the attacks on Benghazi, the 14th of Operation Red Wings, and the 72nd of the United States Armed Forces.
Semper Fortis
John Emmanuel Ramos
Makati City, Philippines
Grandson of Philippine Navy veteran PO2 Paterno Cueno, PN (Ret.)
(The Funeral) (Rendering Honors)
