Most of all, you proved to the Nation that you are a strong and an independent person who will give me your best legal judgment whether or not it's what I want to hear.

The American people have placed their faith in you, and you have placed your life at the service of your country.

Blinders never provide security.

You commit your daily energies and even your lives to benefit your fellow Americans.

I'm honored to join you on Armed Forces Radio.

Our armed services stand as one of history's great successes.

I thank you for your service to the country, and I look forward to the remainder of my stay here.

As Commander in Chief it's immensely reassuring to me to know that the United States is served by people of such high quality and such great dedication.

I am immensely proud of who you are, what you stand for, and what you are doing.

Our values must remain unchanged, our purposes clear.

You'll help to guide the Federal Government to assist State and local law enforcement in ways that really count.

As these bases close, we must not close our eyes and our hearts to the need for new investments.

Your work is often dangerous, even when times are quiet.

Our Armed Forces today stand as one of modern history's great success stories.

We believe that was a conservative estimate.

You can tell who the best politician is.

If we don't do that, we will pay for that neglect tomorrow, just like we're paying for yesterday's neglect today.

The choice we face is between bold action to build a stronger and safer and smarter America, or continuing to cut defense with no appropriate response.