Vice President of the United States
Joined on 27 February, 2009
And looking out at all of you, and remembering the countless heroes we have met along the way these past four years, and the grace of Him who has ever guided the destiny of this Nation, I have faith that the day will come when we put these challenging times in the past...
and emerge stronger and better than ever before. We will heal our Land, renew our strength, and the best days for the greatest Nation on earth are yet to come, for this one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
My fellow Americans, we’ve been through a lot this past year, but through it all, I have seen the strength and resilience of the American people shine forth.
I’m proud to report with just a few days left in our Administration, our Administration is the first in decades that did not get America into a new war. That’s Peace through Strength.
From this very Fort, selfless patriots like you have been at the heart of the war on terror from the very beginning. And it’s because of you that we reached the 19th anniversary of that terrible day having had no major terrorist attack on American soil since.
Since 9/11 the 10th Mountain has been the most deployed division of the US Army. 10th Mountain brigades have served a combined 46 deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan and one of the first conventional units to deploy to Afghanistan after 9/11 came from Fort Drum.
Thank you to the men and women of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, you are the strength and the pride of the American people. America is the freest and strongest Nation in the history of the world and you secure that freedom and you are that strength. 🇺🇸
Pences makes final official appearance at upstate Army base
Heading to New York with @SecondLady to visit our incredible men and women serving in uniform at Fort Drum! 🇺🇸
Replying to @SecondLady: “You are the backbone of military families and I want you to know that we see you, we thank you and we stand with you.” htt…
“You are the backbone of military families and I want you to know that we see you, we thank you and we stand with you.”
I couldn't be more proud to report, we’ve rebuilt our military, restored the arsenal of democracy, and enacted the largest increases in our National Defense since the days of Ronald Reagan.
Four years ago, we inherited a military that had been hollowed out by devastating budget cuts. Our troops hadn’t seen a significant pay raise in nearly 10 years, Iran was resurgent across the Middle East & ISIS controlled a land mass larger than Pennsylvania.
I urge the incoming administration to stay the course, do what we’ve done, stand up to Chinese aggression and trade abuses, stand strong for a free and open Indo-Pacific and put America and our freedom loving allies first.
After generations where America & our allies defended the freedom of navigation & the interest of freedom loving nations across the Asia Pacific, today, China is determined to expand Beijing’s influence across the region through military provocations & debt diplomacy.
Thank you to all of the men & women serving our Country in uniform at Naval Air Station Lemoore! The American people are more grateful for your service than you will ever know. You come from the rest of us, but make no mistake about it: You Are The Best Of Us. 🇺🇸
Replying to @SecondLady: Great to speak with military spouses at @Lemoore_nas and to pay a debt of gratitude to our home front heroes! Thank you for…
Great to speak with military spouses at @Lemoore_nas and to pay a debt of gratitude to our home front heroes! Thank you for your invaluable contributions to our nation! 🇺🇸❤️
Replying to @EytanWallace: .@VP Mike Pence and @SecondLady Karen Pence just arrived to Naval Air Station Lemoore to meet with and speak to roughly 1…
.@VP Mike Pence and @SecondLady Karen Pence just arrived to Naval Air Station Lemoore to meet with and speak to roughly 100 sailors and military families. “We’ve rebuilt our military,” the vice president said.
And we will always be grateful for the men and women who stayed at their post to defend this historic place. To those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the People's House.
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