To the families who lost Marines, the Sailor and the Soldier, we here offer our sympathy and our deepest condolences. We salute their sacrifice and we share in the pain you, the surviving family members must feel. We have no words to truly describe what we all feel, but we are deeply hurt by this unnecessary loss. Politics aside, these warriors weighed in while their leaders were far away. They answered the call, they did the mission they were ordered to do, they did not question those orders, and to the end were true American patriots. We love them too, it is such a great loss. We are deeply sorrowed by your loss.
