Our freedoms are dependent on an incredible group of men and women in uniform and their families who look out for us every single day.

It's important to remember what a miracle this country is.

We celebrate, we have fun, we marvel at everything that's been done before, but we also have to recommit ourselves to making sure that everybody in this country is free.

We remain united with the Iraqi people and government in our combined efforts to destroy ISIL.

On this day and every day, we thank you.

Take a look at joiningforces.gov to find out how you can serve the troops, veterans, and military families in your community.

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.

We must never be bystanders to injustice or indifferent to suffering.

In the face of cruelty, we must live with empathy and compassion.

We're going to fill it with hundreds of our troops, our veterans, and their families.

Elie Wiesel was one of the great moral voices of our time and, in many ways, the conscience of the world.

This is a big step forward, but we're not done yet.