"I want to mention that today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Today, I laid a wreath at Hampton National Cemetery in Virginia.

"Every year, on the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, I stop to think about the sacrifices of the people who wore the uniform before me. It was on the shoulders of those soldiers and sailors that I stood during my 34 years of service. The whole country is eternally indebted to them for the legacy of freedom they left behind.

"That's why we must never neglect our veterans or our soldiers. No veteran should be forced to wait for medical attention. And our fighting men and women deserve fair and prompt pay, the best health care and the best base schools for their families."