WEBVTT 00:04.040 --> 00:07.970 The first Brigade combat team Memorial 00:07.970 --> 00:10.120 ceremony is a tribute to our recently 00:10.120 --> 00:12.730 departed comrades . The stones of the 00:12.730 --> 00:15.160 monument now have 14 additional names , 00:15.540 --> 00:19.270 14 heroes , 14 Raiders . The Centre 00:19.270 --> 00:21.540 Stone has a quote from President George 00:21.540 --> 00:25.540 W . Bush from his 20 September 2001 00:25.550 --> 00:27.960 address to a joint session of Congress . 00:28.440 --> 00:30.650 We will rally the world to this cause 00:30.650 --> 00:33.750 by our efforts , by our courage , we 00:33.750 --> 00:36.610 will not tire , we will not falter and 00:36.610 --> 00:39.380 we will not fail in keeping with that 00:39.390 --> 00:41.560 theme . This site was chosen for the 00:41.560 --> 00:44.420 Fort Carson memorial . It is accessible 00:44.430 --> 00:46.486 as a constant reminder to the public 00:46.640 --> 00:49.490 whom all soldiers serve in the future . 00:49.500 --> 00:52.230 The Kit Carson statue and this memorial 00:52.240 --> 00:54.407 will be incorporated into the mountain 00:54.407 --> 00:56.518 post museums grounds that we built on 00:56.518 --> 00:59.030 the lot to ourselves . Many of our 00:59.040 --> 01:01.151 efforts will be viewed by generations 01:01.151 --> 01:03.250 as a beacon of honor and hope . 01:14.540 --> 01:17.290 Mhm . Mhm . In honoring the fallen of 01:17.290 --> 01:19.512 the raider brigade , we celebrate their 01:19.512 --> 01:22.180 lives , cherish their memories and 01:22.180 --> 01:24.236 remember their sacrifices in helping 01:24.236 --> 01:26.124 the raider brigade accomplish its 01:26.124 --> 01:29.080 mission today . The brigade comes 01:29.080 --> 01:31.630 together as a reunited family to 01:31.630 --> 01:33.930 remember our amazing accomplishments 01:33.990 --> 01:36.890 and the heroic sacrifices over the past 01:36.890 --> 01:40.660 year . Every commander deploys his 01:40.660 --> 01:42.880 formation with the desire to bring 01:42.880 --> 01:45.520 every man and woman home alive and in 01:45.520 --> 01:49.120 good physical and mental condition . I 01:49.120 --> 01:51.940 too had this dream when over 4000 01:51.940 --> 01:55.840 Raiders deployed to Afghanistan . It 01:55.840 --> 01:57.951 saddens me deeply that I stand before 01:57.951 --> 02:00.460 you this morning to honour 14 brave men 02:01.040 --> 02:03.510 who paid the ultimate sacrifice while 02:03.510 --> 02:06.600 serving their nation . Yeah . As a 02:06.600 --> 02:09.670 commander , I have some some peace of 02:09.670 --> 02:13.620 mind knowing I did my best to prepare 02:13.620 --> 02:15.676 each soldier and later in my brigade 02:15.676 --> 02:17.787 and fight the brigade in the best way 02:17.787 --> 02:21.520 that I know . However , I am 02:21.520 --> 02:24.440 truly sorry that I could not bring all 02:24.440 --> 02:26.530 of our soldiers home . Yeah . 02:39.540 --> 02:41.651 As we close the chapter on the raider 02:41.651 --> 02:43.318 Brigade's first deployment to 02:43.318 --> 02:45.262 Afghanistan , we must remember two 02:45.262 --> 02:49.040 aspects . First , 02:49.050 --> 02:51.320 our deeds left lasting impacts on 02:51.320 --> 02:54.160 Afghanistan and will be immortalized in 02:54.160 --> 02:57.050 the history of their nation as well as 02:57.050 --> 03:00.360 our And secondly , and most 03:00.360 --> 03:03.110 importantly , the sacrifices of the 03:03.110 --> 03:05.110 wounded and fallen warriors of the 03:05.110 --> 03:08.360 raider brigade are forever emblazoned 03:08.360 --> 03:12.050 in our hearts and forever edged here in 03:12.050 --> 03:13.840 stone Raiders .