Weekly Address: Remembering Our Fallen Heroes (May 28, 2016)

奧巴馬每周電臺演講：國殤日緬懷隕落的英雄

Hi, everybody.  Right now, there are American troops serving in harm’s way and standing sentry around the world.  There are veterans who’ve served honorably in times of war and peace, and often came home bearing the invisible and visible wounds of war.  They may not speak the loudest about their patriotism – they let their actions do that.  And the right time to think of these men and women, and thank them for their service and sacrifice, is every day of the year.

大家好。 此刻，美利堅軍隊正在全世界的危險地帶服役，站哨。 有曾在和平與戰爭時期光榮服役的老兵，而（他們）回家卻經常忍受著戰爭帶來的有形與無形的傷痛。 他們也許并不高歌愛國之心－他們使之化為行動。 而想起這些人們并感恩他們服役與奉獻的恰當時間，（應當）是一年中的每一天。

Memorial Day, which we’ll observe Monday, is different.  It’s the day we remember those who never made it home; those who never had the chance to take off the uniform and be honored as a veteran.  It’s the day we stop to reflect with gratitude on the sacrifice of generations who made us more prosperous and free, and to think of the loved ones they left behind.

（下）周一將舉行的陣亡將士紀念日，（卻）有所不同。 這是一個我們緬懷那些再沒有重返故土（譯者注：葬于他鄉），那些再沒有機會脫下軍裝，以及被尊為老兵的戰士的日子。 這是一個（需要）我們停下腳步，懷著感激之情去緬懷那些為我們（國家）更加富強自由而犧牲（自我）的一代人，并想想他們置于身后的親人的日子。

Remembering them – searing their stories and their contributions into our collective memory – that’s an awesome responsibility.  It’s one that all of us share as citizens.

銘記他們－（將）他們的故事，他們的貢獻烙進我們共同的記憶－這是一個令人敬畏的責任。 這是我們每一個作為公民所共享的（責任）。

As Commander-in-Chief, I have no more solemn obligation than leading our men and women in uniform.  Making sure they have what they need to succeed.  Making sure we only send them into harm’s way when it’s absolutely necessary.  And if they make the ultimate sacrifice – if they give their very lives – we have to do more than honor their memory.

作為最高統帥，沒有任何比領導我們的軍人更加莊重的責任。 確保他們有成功（的權利）。 確保只是在絕對需要時將他們送入火線。 而如果他們做出最大犧牲－如果他們將生命獻出－我們必須比（只是）紀念他們的事跡（要）做得更多。

We have to be there for their families.  Over the years, Michelle and I have spent quiet moments with the families of the fallen – husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.  They’ve shared their pain – but also their pride in the sacrifices their loved ones made under our proud flag.

我們必須要與他們的家人同在。 這些年來，我和 Michelle（經常）和烈士的家人（一起）度過安靜的時光－丈夫與妻子，母親與父親，兒子和女兒。 他們道出了辛酸－但也為光輝旗幟下犧牲的摯愛的人為傲。

It’s up to the rest of us to live our lives in a way that’s worthy of these sacrifices.

這取決于我們其他人以何種方式生活，不辜負他們的犧牲。

The idea to set aside a Memorial Day each year didn’t come from our government – it came from ordinary citizens who acknowledged that while we can’t build monuments to every heroic act of every warrior we lost in battle, we can keep their memories alive by taking one day out of the year to decorate the places where they’re buried.

專門設立每年的陣亡將士紀念日的想法并不源自政府－其來源于我們普通的公民，他們認為我們（雖然）不可能為每一場戰役中每一位烈士的每一個英勇舉動建立紀念碑，（但是）我們可以在一年中的某一天在他們埋葬的地方獻花以使他們的記憶永存。

That’s something that so many of our fellow Americans are doing this weekend.  Remembering.  Remembering the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who died in our defense.  Remembering those who remain missing.  Remembering that they were our fellow citizens and churchgoers, classmates and children, and more often than not, the best of us.

這就是本周末如此多的美國同胞所做的。 銘記。 銘記那些衛國而亡的陸軍，海軍，空軍，海軍陸戰隊，以及海岸警衛隊。 銘記那些仍下落不明的戰士。 銘記吧，他們曾是我們的同胞，教友，同學或是孩子，而且他們往往是我們中的最杰出的人。

So this Memorial weekend, I hope you’ll join me in acts of remembrance.  Lay a flower or plant a flag at a fallen hero’s final resting place.  Reach out to a Gold Star Family in your community, and listen to the story they have to tell.  Send a care package to our troops overseas, volunteer to make a wounded warrior’s day a little easier, or hire a veteran who is ready and willing to serve at home just as they did abroad.

所以在陣亡將士紀念日的周末，我希望你們和我一起用行動來紀念。 在烈士們的長眠之處放一束花或是豎一面旗。 向你社區的金星家庭伸出援手，并聽聽他們不得不說的故事。 向海外的軍人，志愿者寄出一份關愛包裹，讓受傷的時候更方便些，或是雇用一位老兵，那些已做好準備如同在海外服役時一樣（努力的）老兵。

Or just pause, take a moment, and offer a silent word of prayer or a public word of thanks.

或者只是停下來，花一分鐘，無聲的禱告或是公開的感恩。

The debt we owe our fallen heroes is one we can never truly repay.  But our responsibility to remember is something we can live up to every day of the year.

我們所欠下烈士們的，（也許）永遠無法真正償還。 但是銘記（他們）是我們一年的每一天都可以做到的責任。

Thanks.  May God watch over our fallen heroes and their families, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.

謝謝。愿上帝照看著我們的烈士和他們的家人，也愿上帝仍賜福于美利堅合眾國。

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