Current Generation Ready to be Next ‘Greatest Generation’

“We are a nation at war,” Cartwright said. “We made a commitment to this conflict, and we’ve put our national treasure -- our youth -- into this fray. Today’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are prepared to be tomorrow’s leaders -- These citizen-soldiers, as you watch them, are going to be our nation’s future,” Cartwright said. “When you look at them, you can only be proud.”

The vice chairman said part of the reason for being proud is their commitment to serving the nation.

“They’re going to carry this idea of service through the rest of their lives,” -- “The one thing you can see in their eyes every time you meet with them is they are, in fact, going to be this nation’s next ‘greatest generation.’ They are incredible. What they do day in and day out, the pain they bare, the strength they have, should make every mother and father proud.”

The general said the faces he sees when he travels to Iraq and Afghanistan are reflective of the American population, and they’ve learned to be a part of something greater than themselves.

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