1 00:00:01,640 --> 00:00:03,640 I'm Lloyd Austin , the Secretary of 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,850 Defense , I'm speaking to you today 3 00:00:06,850 --> 00:00:10,820 from the pentagon Where 20 years 4 00:00:10,820 --> 00:00:13,830 ago Al Qaeda terrorists killed 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,960 184 innocent people 6 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,450 in the building And on Flight 77 . 7 00:00:22,540 --> 00:00:24,370 And as we approach the 20 year 8 00:00:24,370 --> 00:00:27,720 commemoration of the attacks . Our 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,080 hearts are with the families of those 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,990 who are taken from us , with the first 11 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:36,220 responders who raced to the scene and 12 00:00:36,220 --> 00:00:39,130 with our teammates who were wounded and 13 00:00:39,130 --> 00:00:42,830 body and in spirit . So on behalf 14 00:00:42,830 --> 00:00:45,630 of the Department of Defense let me 15 00:00:45,630 --> 00:00:47,820 renew our deepest condolences to the 16 00:00:47,820 --> 00:00:50,590 families and loved ones of all those 17 00:00:50,590 --> 00:00:54,150 that we lost on 9 11 on the 18 00:00:54,150 --> 00:00:57,350 hijacked planes here at the pentagon 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,680 in new york city and in shanksville 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,570 pennsylvania . And I'm thinking today 21 00:01:04,570 --> 00:01:08,330 of the 13 Brave men and women just 22 00:01:08,330 --> 00:01:10,980 days ago gave their lives to save 23 00:01:10,980 --> 00:01:14,940 others in Afghanistan , Many of whom 24 00:01:14,940 --> 00:01:17,760 were babies back in September 2001 25 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,910 as time marches forward . It's all of 26 00:01:21,910 --> 00:01:25,010 our responsibility to remember and to 27 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:28,070 teach And to listen to the stories of 28 00:01:28,070 --> 00:01:30,750 our teammates who were here on 9 11 . 29 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:36,280 Now we can't know what Challenges the 30 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,336 next 20 years will bring . But we do 31 00:01:38,336 --> 00:01:41,660 know that America will always lead 32 00:01:42,740 --> 00:01:45,690 and we do know the North Star that will 33 00:01:45,690 --> 00:01:47,912 guide us forward . It's the core values 34 00:01:47,912 --> 00:01:50,140 of our democracy and the principles of 35 00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:53,950 our constitution . 20 years later 36 00:01:55,340 --> 00:01:57,770 we still defend the nation from this 37 00:01:57,770 --> 00:01:59,770 building and from places around the 38 00:01:59,770 --> 00:02:03,650 world and it will be our solemn duty to 39 00:02:03,650 --> 00:02:05,960 live up to the memory of all those who 40 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,350 are taken from us to stand guard over 41 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:11,490 the republic that our teammates gave 42 00:02:11,490 --> 00:02:14,280 their lives to defend and to continue 43 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,050 to care for and support their families . 44 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:22,340 Thank you and may God protect the 45 00:02:22,340 --> 00:02:23,650 United States of America .