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President: These men laid down their lives for all of us

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    President remembers Americans killed at Benghazi Consulate

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Scripture teaches us.

Greater love.

Have no man than this.

The man lay down his life.

For his friends.

Glenn ordered never shied.

From adventure.

He believed that in his life he could make a difference.

We're calling you fulfilled as a navy seal.

He served with distinction.

In Iraq.

And worked in Afghanistan and there.

And -- -- -- he tended to others.

He laid down his life.

Or was always.

Protecting.

His friends.

Today.

-- -- -- -- our own words devoted twenty years of his life to the seals.

The consummate.

Quiet professional.

At the Salter fraud bar -- Might not unknown but -- also served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And there and -- Gaza.

He was far from -- -- Tyrone junior.

Putter and little car.

And he laid -- his life.

As he would have for them.

Protecting his friends.

And today.

-- -- Sean Smith it seems -- to serve.

First in the air force -- Review of the State Department.

He knew the barrels of this -- and from his time in Baghdad.

And there have been Ghazi far from home he surely thought of -- and Samantha Nathan.

And he laid down his life.

In service.

To assault.

Today.

-- -- Chris Stevens.

Was everything America to want to in an ambassador.

-- the whole.

Country has come to see.

-- first went to the region as a young man in the peace corps.

During the revolution.

He arrived in Libya on that cargo ship.

How he belief.

In Libya and its people and how they loved him back.

And then -- Gaza.

He laid down his life.

For his friends.

-- an American.

And for assault.

Today Chris assault.

Four Americans.

For patriots.

They love this country.

And they chose to serve it.

And served it well.

They had a mission.

And they believed -- They knew the danger.

And they accepted.

-- -- simply embrace the American ideal.

They loved.

They embodied.

The courage.

The hope.

And yes the idealist.

That fundamental American belief that we can leave this world a little better than before.

That's who they were.

And that's who.

We are.

If we want to truly honor their memory.

That's who we must always be.

I know that this awful loss.

Terrible images of recent days the pictures were saying again today.

Have caused some to question this work.

And there is no doubt these are difficult days.

In moments such as this.

So much anger.

-- us even the most hopeful among us must wonder.

But amid all the images of this week I also think of the Libyans who took to the streets with homemade signs.

Expressing their gratitude to an American who believed in what.

We could achieve together.

I think the man and man -- -- -- sign in English.

The message you want and all of us to hear.

It said Chris Stevens was a friend to all Libyans.

Chris Stevens was a front.

That's the message these four patriots sent.

That's the message that each of you.

Sends every day.

Civilians military.

Two people in every corner of the world.

That America is a front.

That we care not just about our own country not just about our own interests.

-- about -- That even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide.

Countries and cultures from one another the United States of America will never.

Retreat from the world.

We will never stop working for the dignity and freedom that every person deserves.

-- -- -- Whatever their faith.

That's the essence of American leadership.

That's the spirit of -- as part.

From other nations.

This was there -- -- Gaza.

And this is the work we will carry off.

To you and their families.

And colleagues.

To all Americans.

Know that's.

Their sacrifice.

Will never.

We forgot.

We will bring to justice.

Those who took them from us.

We will stand fast against violence.

On our diplomatic missions.

We will continue to do everything in our power to protect Americans serving overseas.

Whether that means increasing security -- our diplomatic posts working with most countries which have an obligation to provide security.

And making it clear the justice will come to those who harm Americans.

Most of all.

Even in our -- We will be resolute.

We are Americans.

We hold our head high.

Knowing that.

Because of these patriots.

Because of you.

This country that we love will always shy and as a light unto the world.

Greater love hath no man -- this.

The man lay down his life.

For his friends.

The flagged.

They served on are now carries them home.

-- god bless the memory of these men who Wear down their lives.

For assault.

May god watch over your -- -- and all who love them.

May god bless.

These United States of America.

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