Senator Tim Sheehy

met my wife at the naval academy we both served she was a marine i was a seal and we spent uh our 20s deployed all over the world fighting for this country and we're proud to do it so it's it's a really special day memorial day is of course veterans days in the fall focusing on veterans memorial day is focused on on those who we've lost focused on of course the memorials that have been built to to honor those lives uh and there's again nothing nothing greater we can do to honor those lives and then simply take a few moments to remember

that all the great things we have in this country were not perfect. We never have been. We never will be. But this is about the best damn governance experience and experiment that's ever happened in the history of mankind. And frankly, we have to preserve it and protect it.

that all the great things we have in this country were not perfect. We never have been. We never will be. But this is about the best damn governance experience and experiment that's ever happened in the history of mankind. And frankly, we have to preserve it and protect it.

that all the great things we have in this country were not perfect. We never have been. We never will be. But this is about the best damn governance experience and experiment that's ever happened in the history of mankind. And frankly, we have to preserve it and protect it.

And the only way we can really do that is if we have those people who are willing to make that sacrifice all over the world for all of us. So it's a special day. Thanks for taking a moment to honor it for all of us.

And the only way we can really do that is if we have those people who are willing to make that sacrifice all over the world for all of us. So it's a special day. Thanks for taking a moment to honor it for all of us.

And the only way we can really do that is if we have those people who are willing to make that sacrifice all over the world for all of us. So it's a special day. Thanks for taking a moment to honor it for all of us.

Well, I have these bracelets that we're actually all the time, 24-7. And I used to have one. But as the names have grown over the years, they all carry names of teammates and friends that I lost overseas. And actually, I started wearing these all the time because I realized when I came home from the wars, I did about five deployments all over the world that very few people at home

Well, I have these bracelets that we're actually all the time, 24-7. And I used to have one. But as the names have grown over the years, they all carry names of teammates and friends that I lost overseas. And actually, I started wearing these all the time because I realized when I came home from the wars, I did about five deployments all over the world that very few people at home

Well, I have these bracelets that we're actually all the time, 24-7. And I used to have one. But as the names have grown over the years, they all carry names of teammates and friends that I lost overseas. And actually, I started wearing these all the time because I realized when I came home from the wars, I did about five deployments all over the world that very few people at home

just didn't think every day. To them, the wars didn't exist. They didn't affect them day to day. And for me, it was very important that we remember those names. So the name I always at the top of my list is a guy named Ben Tiffner. He was a special forces captain in the U.S. Army.

just didn't think every day. To them, the wars didn't exist. They didn't affect them day to day. And for me, it was very important that we remember those names. So the name I always at the top of my list is a guy named Ben Tiffner. He was a special forces captain in the U.S. Army.

just didn't think every day. To them, the wars didn't exist. They didn't affect them day to day. And for me, it was very important that we remember those names. So the name I always at the top of my list is a guy named Ben Tiffner. He was a special forces captain in the U.S. Army.

I actually didn't know Ben that well or for even that long, but he was an early mentor of mine in the special operations community when I was going through ranger training before I became a SEAL. And he was a guy that took the time out of his busy schedule to help train me as a young teenager as I became enmeshed in the world of special operations.

I actually didn't know Ben that well or for even that long, but he was an early mentor of mine in the special operations community when I was going through ranger training before I became a SEAL. And he was a guy that took the time out of his busy schedule to help train me as a young teenager as I became enmeshed in the world of special operations.

I actually didn't know Ben that well or for even that long, but he was an early mentor of mine in the special operations community when I was going through ranger training before I became a SEAL. And he was a guy that took the time out of his busy schedule to help train me as a young teenager as I became enmeshed in the world of special operations.

He didn't have to take the time he took, but he did. And then a few months later, he was killed in Iraq, and I was one of the guys that carried him off the plane at Dover Air Force Base when he landed. And that was my first experience was losing somebody I knew closely. I would go on to lose many other folks I knew closely, but you always remember the first and that one is Ben.

He didn't have to take the time he took, but he did. And then a few months later, he was killed in Iraq, and I was one of the guys that carried him off the plane at Dover Air Force Base when he landed. And that was my first experience was losing somebody I knew closely. I would go on to lose many other folks I knew closely, but you always remember the first and that one is Ben.

He didn't have to take the time he took, but he did. And then a few months later, he was killed in Iraq, and I was one of the guys that carried him off the plane at Dover Air Force Base when he landed. And that was my first experience was losing somebody I knew closely. I would go on to lose many other folks I knew closely, but you always remember the first and that one is Ben.

So I wear them every day and think about them on a daily basis. I'll certainly be thinking about this weekend.