John Thune: “the month of May is dedicated to America's finest. We observed Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day last week…”

“the month of May is dedicated to America's finest. We observed Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day last week, and the entire month of May is Military Appreciation Month. Armed Forces Day was Saturday, and next week, we will observe Memorial Day and remember all those who have laid down their lives in America's service. It is an extraordinary thing they do, the men and women who sign up to join our military. They don't simply choose service; they choose a kind of service that may require them to sacrifice everything. And they do it willingly, proudly, for love of their country, for love of their fellow soldiers, and for love of their fellow man. We live in a country of unmatched blessing, and it can be easy to take that for granted, to take our prosperity, our freedom, our peace, and safety as a given. But they are not a given; they are secured for us and have been secured for us by the men and women of the U.S. military. That is not patriotic rhetoric; that is a fact. None of the blessings we enjoy as citizens of the United States would last long in the absence of the men and women who commit their lives to defending them.”