WEBVTT 00:02.040 --> 00:05.350 Mhm This is a very emotional day 00:06.240 --> 00:09.510 For all of us . It's 20 years ago , one 00:09.510 --> 00:11.910 of the most tragic events happened in 00:11.910 --> 00:14.890 our history . So on that day 11 00:14.890 --> 00:17.168 September 2001 . You remember that day ? 00:17.168 --> 00:19.057 You remember it very well and you 00:19.057 --> 00:21.112 probably remember it better than any 00:21.112 --> 00:23.223 other day of your life . So I grew up 00:23.223 --> 00:25.390 in New Jersey and on a clear day I can 00:25.390 --> 00:27.830 stand up on a hill and look across and 00:27.830 --> 00:30.490 see the new york skyline And you can 00:30.490 --> 00:32.720 see the towers . So I grew up with this 00:33.120 --> 00:35.340 nearly 100 years later there I am in 00:35.340 --> 00:38.530 Glendale Arizona in my living room . My 00:38.530 --> 00:41.120 mom calls , she says doug , what is 00:41.120 --> 00:43.231 going on ? What's going on ? I said , 00:43.231 --> 00:45.453 what's the matter mom ? Just to turn on 00:45.453 --> 00:47.890 the tv and there right there in front 00:47.890 --> 00:49.946 of me , I could see one of the world 00:49.946 --> 00:52.320 trade centers was on fire and he said , 00:52.320 --> 00:54.940 wow , what a tragic mistake . Someone 00:54.940 --> 00:57.770 missed the mark . It's happened before . 00:58.030 --> 01:00.141 But always in the back of your mind , 01:00.141 --> 01:02.474 you thought someone did this on purpose . 01:02.474 --> 01:04.880 And there was only moments later we 01:04.880 --> 01:07.990 knew and we knew who did it and we knew 01:07.990 --> 01:10.280 why they did it . And that rage built 01:10.280 --> 01:13.050 up and I felt like we awoke as a nation 01:13.050 --> 01:16.550 that day , But it resulted in the 01:16.560 --> 01:20.160 deaths of 2,977 innocent people . 01:20.540 --> 01:23.020 We can take this many ways . But the 01:23.020 --> 01:25.131 lesson that I take is this nation can 01:25.131 --> 01:27.187 never sleep . You can never take for 01:27.187 --> 01:29.409 granted . We can never rest because the 01:29.409 --> 01:31.464 Constitution of the United States is 01:31.464 --> 01:33.687 always under attack . This is the thing 01:33.687 --> 01:36.160 that we fight for is that constitution , 01:36.640 --> 01:38.751 The world didn't change that day . We 01:38.751 --> 01:41.020 just awoke . The wolf is always at the 01:41.030 --> 01:43.700 door and our job is never done . And 01:43.700 --> 01:45.900 here we are , 20 years later . Our job 01:45.910 --> 01:49.220 is not done , not terrorism , pure 01:49.220 --> 01:51.550 threats , etc . So it's a journey . 01:52.440 --> 01:54.440 It's a crusade which is continually 01:54.440 --> 01:56.740 evolving . And just when you think the 01:56.740 --> 02:00.680 enemy is receding , he shows up where 02:00.680 --> 02:04.350 you least expect them in calm in space , 02:04.360 --> 02:07.960 cyber air , sea land , 02:08.840 --> 02:11.007 Places that we haven't fought before . 02:11.007 --> 02:13.250 So we have to adjust . Our freedom is 02:13.250 --> 02:15.528 always a whisper away from being taken . 02:15.528 --> 02:18.110 So I remember this day 02:18.110 --> 02:21.920 11 September 2001 . The greatest honor 02:21.920 --> 02:24.100 we can bestow on the loss is to 02:24.100 --> 02:26.070 continue this journey . And our 02:26.070 --> 02:28.126 adversaries , they're not gonna wait 02:28.126 --> 02:30.550 for us . We gotta be ready to move . 02:30.550 --> 02:32.494 And we are this time because we're 02:32.494 --> 02:34.550 going to transition to the F- 35 and 02:34.550 --> 02:36.717 think about that strategic competition 02:36.717 --> 02:38.661 here in a very few short years and 02:38.661 --> 02:40.439 we're going to develop the most 02:40.439 --> 02:42.772 innovative and best airmen in the world . 02:42.772 --> 02:45.160 And that's you , our nation can't 02:45.160 --> 02:47.216 afford to sleep again . We've got to 02:47.216 --> 02:49.216 stay away and we got to be ready to 02:49.216 --> 02:53.160 deliver anytime anywhere is red tails . 02:53.540 --> 02:56.590 God bless the souls of the lost in that 02:56.590 --> 02:58.720 tragedy . And the thousands of others 02:58.720 --> 03:00.831 that were lost . Fighting for freedom 03:00.831 --> 03:02.942 where you guys did it too . Thank you 03:02.942 --> 03:05.090 for what you do . Thank you for the 03:05.090 --> 03:07.360 sacrifices of your family and thank you 03:07.360 --> 03:09.193 for what you're gonna do and the 03:09.193 --> 03:11.249 country doesn't really fully realize 03:11.249 --> 03:13.304 what's coming , but I think you do , 03:13.340 --> 03:15.562 and I thank you for what we're gonna do 03:15.562 --> 03:17.673 and letting me be here . I'm honoured 03:17.673 --> 03:21.540 every day . Yeah . 03:22.740 --> 03:23.740 Mhm . 03:26.140 --> 03:27.360 Yeah .