Well, I know I wasn't the only one...

...who remembered Armed Forces Day. There were hundreds of parade entries and thousands of spectators in Bremerton, WA, and there was John Kerry, in a national radio address...

...on this Armed Forces Day, I hope we will send a message and a promise to all who wear the uniform at home or overseas. The message is simple and profound. We salute them for doing their best to defend our nation and our ideals. They are the best of America. And our promise to them is that we will do our best to meet our obligations to them and to their families.

Armed Forces Day is a reminder that military service is not just a job. It requires an inner strength to leave the embrace of loved ones and all that is familiar, to go far away to the front lines into the choking dust of a desert and into unknown dangers to keep the rest of us secure. As we honor our military today, both nationally and in more personal ways, through phone calls, letters, and hospital visits, let us also remember that American power has been and always will be a function of our nation's character.

As citizens, every one of us must live the values and make America both great and good. That's the kind of America our Armed Forces have fought for across the generations. It's the stronger America that we must now build together. It's the country we owe to our heroes when they return home.

He does have a way with words...