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Joe Biden, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Military Personnel

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04/19/2022 Tweet - "Yesterday I received a briefing on the work of US Space Force and US Space Command and their work advancing our national security. We will continue to invest in our military space capabilities so they are able to protect our interests in space."
03/28/2022 Tweet - "The budget provides the resources we need to keep Americans safe -- ensuring that our military remains the best-prepared, best-trained, best-equipped military in the world."
03/28/2022 Tweet - "The budget provides the resources we need to keep Americans safe -- ensuring that our military remains the best-prepared, best-trained, best-equipped military in the world."
02/23/2022 Tweet - "President Putin's actions demand a firm response. That's why we're imposing full blocking sanctions on VEB and Russia's military bank, cutting off Russia from western financing, imposing sanctions on elites, and more. We will continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates."
12/25/2021 Tweet - "Jill and I know how hard it is for our troops and their families to be apart during this season of togetherness. So today, we wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you. We're grateful for all they do to make our freedom, security, and prosperity possible."
12/20/2021 Tweet - "Last week, I awarded the Medal of Honor to three outstanding soldiers. Their actions embody the highest ideals of selfless service."
09/26/2021 Tweet - "The families of our fallen men and women in uniform understand the true and painful price of freedom -- coping with loss and unspeakable grief. Today, on Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, we recognize their enduring pain and honor their resilience."
09/20/2021 Tweet - "Ten years ago today, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell helped move our nation closer to its foundational promise of equality, dignity, and opportunity for all. I am thankful for all of the LGBTQ+ service members and veterans who strengthen our military and our nation."
09/01/2021 Tweet - "The U.S. military, our diplomatic corps, and intelligence professionals did their job throughout this airlift -- and did it well -- risking their lives to serve others in a mission of mercy."
08/30/2021 Tweet - "The past 17 days have seen our troops execute the largest airlift in US history. They have done it with unmatched courage, professionalism, and resolve. Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended. My full statement: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/30/statement-by-president-joe-biden/"
08/26/2021 Tweet - "The American service members who gave their lives were heroes. Heroes who have been engaged in a dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others. We have a continuing obligation -- a sacred obligation -- to their families that will last forever."
08/23/2021 Tweet - "Nothing about this effort in Afghanistan is easy, but the women and men of the U.S. Armed Forces are acting with bravery and professionalism and with basic human compassion."
08/17/2021 Tweet - "Four presidents have presided over an American troop presence in Afghanistan--two Republicans and two Democrats. We will not pass this war onto a fifth."
08/17/2021 Tweet - "I made a commitment to the brave men and women who serve this nation -- that I wasn't going to ask them to continue to risk their lives in a military action that should have ended long ago."
08/16/2021 Tweet - "I know my decision on Afghanistan will be criticized. But I would rather take all that criticism than pass this responsibility on to yet another president. It's the right one for our people, for the brave servicemembers who risk their lives serving our nation, and for America."
08/16/2021 Tweet - "Our current military mission in Afghanistan will be short in time and focused in its objectives: Get our people and our allies to safety as quickly as possible."
08/16/2021 Tweet - "I have authorized 6,000 U.S. troops to deploy to Afghanistan to assist in the departure of U.S. and Allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan -- and to evacuate our Afghan allies and vulnerable Afghans to safety outside the country."
08/16/2021 Tweet - "American troops cannot -- and should not -- be fighting and dying in a war that Afghan forces are by and large not willing to fight and die in themselves."
08/16/2021 Tweet - "The events we are seeing now are sadly the proof that no amount of American military force would ever deliver a stable, united, secure Afghanistan. What is happening now could just as easily have happened five years ago -- or fifteen years in the future."
08/07/2021 Tweet - "This Purple Heart Day, we remember and honor the sacrifice, valor, and grace of all those who were wounded or paid the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield."
07/02/2021 Statement of President Joe Biden on the Results of the Independent Review Commission on Military Sexual Assault
06/09/2021 Tweet - "Less than 1% of Americans make the choice to serve our nation in uniform. The rest of us -- the other 99 percent of us -- we owe them."
05/31/2021 Tweet - "Each year, Memorial Day offers us a chance to reflect on the enormity of the sacrifices that generation after generation of Americans has made."
05/31/2021 Tweet - "On Memorial Day, we honor and reflect upon the courage, integrity, and selfless dedication of the members of our Armed Forces who have made the greatest sacrifice in service to our nation."
05/31/2021 Tweet - "We have a sacred obligation as a nation to always honor the memory of those we've lost -- and to support their families. That is the vow we make each year on Memorial Day."
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