Chattanooga today continues its fine tradition of honoring the men and women who are serving and have served in the armed forces of our nation.
We fervently wish that there were no necessity today for American troops to be facing great dangers in hot wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and standing guard on land, in the air and on the sea throughout the world. But reality imposes upon us a great necessity. We give thanks for our men and women in military service who do challenging duty to protect our interests throughout the world.
Chattanooga’s Armed Forces Day observance, of which National Guard Brig. Gen. Carl Levi is the volunteer chairman, will feature Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West of Rising Fawn, Ga., as the speaker at the Armed Forces luncheon at the Convention Center.
We salute all of our men and women who honor us by serving us throughout the world in the military forces of our great nation.