I ask tonight that all of us, each in our own way, express our gratitude to the men and women of our Armed Forces who are overseas in this Christmas season.

We've come together today to have a little fun but also to express our gratitude in this Thanksgiving season for God's many blessings.

We are thankful for them.

I want to thank you for the work you do and for the support that you gave to me last year when I was attempting to become President.

I thank you for lending your dignity to this occasion and for your service to this country.

I am personally very, very grateful to you for doing this.

Your work has helped give this wonderful country a chance for what we take for granted in the United States.

God bless you and thank you for the warm welcome.

Memory is the first measure of gratitude.

And, of course, let us remember with grateful prayers those fire fighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

Our Nation is deeply indebted to you for your long and distinguished public service.

We have a lot to be grateful for in our country.

Join Barbara and me in counting our blessings for this, the greatest country on the face of the Earth.

I'm grateful to both Rudy and Dave on that one.

Let me first thank my friend of long standing, Wayne Newton, who flew all the way from Las Vegas here for this.

And this is a good chance to say thank you, sir.

I call upon the American people to gather together in homes and places of worship on that day of thanks to affirm by their prayers and their gratitude the many blessings God has bestowed upon us and our Nation.

Today, we continue to offer thanks and praise to our Creator, that 'Great Author of every public and private good,' for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us.