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Friends of Herman Cain

"Veterans Day Tribute" +
  1:04 web video from Nov. 11, 2011.

[Music] Cain: One of the reasons that the United States of America is the greatest nation on Earth is because of the strength of its military and its men and women in uniform.  At this special time we want to say thank you for your sacrifice and your service.

Col. Michael Steele (ret.): On this Veterans Day, on behalf of a grateful nation, Mr. Cain and I would like to thank all you veterans and we'd like to thank your families as well.  The citizens of the United States owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude for your honorable service to the nation under the most difficult of circumstances.

Cain: Because of you the United States will continue to be the leader of the free world.

Steele: Thank you for all you have done and for all you continue to do to keep America free and keep our children's future bright.

Notes: The press release provides some context:

Paying tribute to America's veterans, Presidential hopeful Herman Cain teams up with highly decorated Colonel Michael Steele to offer a powerful and moving message to the men, women, and families of our armed services.

Colonel Steele was the company commander of the Third Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, during Operation Gothic Serpent, the basis for the book and subsequent movie, "Blackhawk Down."

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

From the Berlin Wall to Mogadishu to Iraq, Colonel Steele has served his country well, and Herman Cain is honored to have a friendship with a man so respected and decorated as the Colonel. Please join us in honoring our proud and heroic Veterans on this and every day.

Thank-you and God bless all our servicemen and women, and God bless America.