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“I to have a toast; as you entered this banquet hall, you
should have noticed that before us tonight stands an empty chair and a single lone
table draped in white, signifying all of our fallen comrades who are not with us
this evening, because they have given the full measure of devotion to our Country
and to our beloved Corps. The single lighted candle reminds us of the flame of
eternal life. That the memory of our fallen comrades will be with us always. The
Purple Heart Medal displayed to reflect the shedding of blood and the ebb of life
in battle. The identification tags, blank, yet they could bear the name of any of
us here tonight. The dinner setting, inverted, they break bread with us in spirit
only. Ladies and Gentlemen a toast, To our fallen comrades.”