It is -- Thank you. It is a great honor and -- it is true, I will be 49 this week. I have a lot more gray hair than I did last year. 谢谢——谢谢你们。这是莫大的荣幸——没错，我这周就49岁了。我比去年多了不少白头发。
It is an extraordinary honor to be here. Thank you, Commander Barrera, for your kind introduction and for your lifetime of service, in the Marines in Vietnam -- but also as a tireless advocate for your fellow disabled veterans. We are grateful to you. Thank you for everything that you've done. 今天能来到这里，是极大的荣幸。谢谢巴雷拉司令的友好介绍，也感谢你一生的奉献——无论是在越南海军陆战队服役，还是作为残疾退伍军人的不懈倡导者。我们感激你。感谢你所做的一切。
I want to thank your great leadership team for welcoming me today: Chairman Ray Dempsey -- absolutely -- incoming commander Wally Tyson. National adjutant Art Wilson. Judy Hezlep of the DAV Auxiliary. And your outstanding Executive Director in Washington, Dave Gorman. And I am pleased to be joined by a decorated Vietnam veteran, wounded warrior, and a lifetime member of the DAV -- my outstanding Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ric Shinseki. 我要感谢你们出色的领导团队今天对我的欢迎：主席雷·登普西——当然——即将上任的司令沃利·泰森。全国副官阿特·威尔逊。DAV妇女会的朱迪·赫兹列普。还有你们在华盛顿杰出的执行主任戴夫·戈尔曼。我也很高兴能与我杰出的退伍军人事务部长、获得过勋章的越战老兵、受伤战士、DAV的终身会员——里克·新关同行。
Disabled American Veterans, I valued your advice and counsel when I was a senator, when I co-sponsored the Post-9/11 GI Bill. You were one of the first veterans organizations that I called upon when I began my presidential campaign. And as President, it's been my pleasure to welcome you to the White House -- to make sure America is serving our veterans as well as you've served us. And, most recently, to sign advanced appropriations into law so that veterans health care will never again be held hostage to the budget battles and the political games in Washington. 残疾退伍军人协会，当我在参议院任内共同提出《9/11后退伍军人权利法案》时，我珍视你们的建议和意见。我刚开始总统竞选时，你们是我最早联系的退伍军人组织之一。作为总统，我很荣幸能在白宫接待你们——确保美国像你们服务国家那样服务我们的退伍军人。最近，我还将预算法案签署成法，这样退伍军人的医疗保健再也不会被华盛顿的预算斗争和政治游戏所裹挟。
Now, there's another visit I won't forget. I was in the Oval Office expecting a visit from the DAV. And in comes Bobby carrying a baseball bat. Now, it's not every day that somebody gets past the Secret Service carrying a baseball bat. You may have heard about this. It turns out it was a genuine Louisville Slugger -- a thank you for going to bat for our veterans on advanced appropriations. 还有一次访问让我难以忘怀。当时我在椭圆形办公室等待DAV的来访。结果博比扛着一根棒球棍走了进来。能让一个人带着棒球棍通过特勤局的检查，可不是每天都有的事。你们可能听说过这件事。结果那是一根真正的路易斯维尔斯拉格球棒——感谢我们为退伍军人争取预算法案而"挥棒"。
So I'm grateful for that symbol of our partnership, and I'm proud of the progress we've achieved together. But as one of your outstanding DAV members from Illinois just reminded me, this is a promise I made during the campaign -- it was a promise made and it was a promise kept. And I intend to keep on keeping my promises to the veterans of America. 因此，我对这一象征我们伙伴关系的礼物心怀感激，也为我们共同取得的进展感到自豪。但正如你们一位来自伊利诺伊州的杰出DAV成员刚刚提醒我的，这是我在竞选期间做出的承诺——承诺既已做出，便已兑现。我打算继续向美国的退伍军人兑现我的承诺。
In the life of our nation, not every generation has been summoned to defend our country in its hour of need. But every generation to answer that call has done so with honor and with courage. 在我们国家的历史中，并非每一代人都被召唤在国家危难之时保卫祖国。但每一代应召者都以荣誉和勇气回应了这一召唤。
Among you are members of that generation that saved the world from fascism. I was honored to stand with our World War II vets at Normandy last year for the anniversary of D-Day. And this year, as we mark -- this year, as we mark the 65th anniversary of our victory in that war, we once again salute our veterans of the Second World War. 你们之中，有从法西斯手中拯救世界的那一代人。去年，我很荣幸能在诺曼底与我们的二战老兵一起出席D-Day纪念日。今年，当我们纪念——今年，当我们纪念那场战争胜利65周年之际，我们再次向二战老兵致敬。
Others among you faced a brutal foe on a cold Korean Peninsula. This year, as we mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict, I will be proud to travel to the Republic of Korea in November to pay tribute to our veterans of the Korean War. 你们中的其他人曾在寒冷的朝鲜半岛面对凶残的敌人。今年，当我们纪念那场冲突60周年之际，我将自豪地于11月前往大韩民国，向朝鲜战争的老兵致敬。
Many of you served in the jungles of Vietnam. You also served with honor, exemplary dedication and courage, but were often shunned when you came home. That was a national disgrace and it must never happen again. And that's why we're making sure our veterans from today's wars are shown the respect and the dignity they deserve. 你们中许多人曾在越南的丛林中服役。你们同样以荣誉、楷模般的奉献和勇气服务国家，但回国时却常常遭到冷遇。那是国家的耻辱，绝不能再发生。正因如此，我们正在确保今天战争的退伍军人得到应有的尊重和尊严。
And whether you served in the Gulf to free a captive Kuwait or fought in the streets of Mogadishu or stopped an ethnic slaughter in the Balkans, you too are part of an unbroken line of service stretching across two centuries. 无论你们是在海湾战争中为解放科威特而战，还是在摩加迪沙的街头作战，抑或在巴尔干半岛阻止种族屠杀，你们同样是跨越两个世纪不间断服务传承的一部分。
For you, coming home was the beginning of another battle -- the battle to recover. You fought to stand again and to walk again and to work again. You fought for each other and for the benefits and treatment you had earned. You became leaders in our communities, in our companies, and our country -- including a former Vietnam vet and senator, Max Cleland, who reminded us that America's disabled veterans are "strong at the broken places." 对你们而言，回国是另一场战斗的开始——康复之战。你们为重新站立、重新行走、重新工作而战。你们为彼此而战，为你们应得的福利和待遇而战。你们成为我们社区、我们公司和我们国家的领袖——其中包括前越战老兵、参议员马克斯·克莱兰德，他曾提醒我们，美国的残疾退伍军人"在破碎之处更显坚韧"。
Today, your legacy of service is carried on by a new generation of Americans. Some stepped forward in a time of peace, not foreseeing years of combat. Others stepped forward in this time of war, knowing they could be sent into harm's way. 今天，你们的服务传承由新一代美国人延续。有些人在和平时期挺身而出，未曾预见多年的战火。另一些人在这个战争年代挺身而出，明知可能被送往险境。
For the past nine years, in Afghanistan and Iraq, they have borne the burdens of war. They, and their families, have faced the greatest test in the history of our all-volunteer force, serving tour after tour, year after year. Through their extraordinary service, they have written their own chapter in the American story. And by any measure, they have earned their place among the greatest of generations. 在过去九年里，在阿富汗和伊拉克，他们承担了战争的重担。他们及其家人面临着我国志愿兵役制历史上最严峻的考验，一轮又一轮地服役，年复一年。通过他们非凡的服务，他们在美国故事中写下了属于自己的篇章。无论以何种标准衡量，他们都已跻身最伟大的一代人之列。
Now, one of those chapters is nearing an end. As a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility. And I made it clear that by August 31st, 2010, America's combat mission in Iraq would end. And that is exactly what we are doing -- as promised and on schedule. 如今，其中一个篇章即将结束。作为总统候选人，我承诺将以负责任的方式结束伊拉克战争。就职后不久，我宣布了对伊新战略以及向伊拉克全面承担责任的过渡方案。我明确表示，到2010年8月31日，美国在伊拉克的作战任务将结束。而这正是我们正在做的——如约按时推进。
Already, we have closed or turned over to Iraq hundreds of bases. We're moving out millions of pieces of equipment in one of the largest logistics operations that we've seen in decades. By the end of this month, we'll have brought more than 90,000 of our troops home from Iraq since I took office -- more than 90,000 have come home. 我们已经关闭或向伊拉克移交了数百个基地。我们正在运出数百万件装备，这是数十年来规模最大的后勤行动之一。到本月底，自我就职以来，我们将从伊拉克撤回9万多名军人——已有9万多人回国。
Today -- even as terrorists try to derail Iraq's progress -- because of the sacrifices of our troops and their Iraqi partners, violence in Iraq continues to be near the lowest it's been in years. And next month, we will change our military mission from combat to supporting and training Iraqi security forces. In fact, in many parts of the country, Iraqis have already taken the lead for security. 今天——即便恐怖分子试图破坏伊拉克的进展——由于我们部队及其伊拉克伙伴的牺牲，伊拉克的暴力冲突仍维持在多年来的最低水平附近。下个月，我们将把军事任务从作战转为支持和训练伊拉克安全部队。事实上，在该国许多地区，伊拉克人已经承担起了安全主导责任。
As agreed to with the Iraqi government, we will maintain a transitional force until we remove all our troops from Iraq by the end of next year. And during this period, our forces will have a focused mission -- supporting and training Iraqi forces, partnering with Iraqis in counterterrorism missions, and protecting our civilian and military efforts. These are dangerous tasks. There are still those with bombs and bullets who will try to stop Iraq's progress. And the hard truth is we have not seen the end of American sacrifice in Iraq. 按照与伊拉克政府达成的协议，我们将维持一支过渡部队，直至明年年底前从伊拉克撤出全部军队。在此期间，我们的部队将有明确的任务——支持和训练伊拉克部队、与伊拉克人合作执行反恐任务、保护我们的文职和军事努力。这些都是危险的任务。仍有那些持有炸弹和子弹的人试图阻止伊拉克的进步。残酷的事实是，我们尚未看到美国在伊拉克牺牲的终结。
But make no mistake: Our commitment in Iraq is changing -- from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats. And as we mark the end of America's combat mission in Iraq, a grateful America must pay tribute to all who served there. 但请不要误解：我们在伊拉克的承诺正在发生变化——从由我们的部队主导的军事行动，转为由我们的外交官主导的文职行动。当我们纪念美国在伊拉克作战任务结束时，感恩的美国必须向所有在那里服役的人致敬。
Remember, our nation has had vigorous debates about the Iraq War. There are patriots who supported going to war, and patriots who opposed it. But there has never been any daylight between us when it comes to supporting the more than one million Americans in uniform who have served in Iraq -- far more than any conflict since Vietnam. 请记住，我国关于伊拉克战争曾有过激烈的辩论。有支持开战的爱国者，也有反对开战的爱国者。但在支持逾百万曾在伊拉克服役的美国军人方面——比越南战争以来任何一场冲突都多——我们之间从未有过分歧。
These men and women from across our country have done more than meet the challenges of this young century. Through their extraordinary courage and confidence and commitment, these troops and veterans have proven themselves as a new generation of American leaders. And while our country has sometimes been divided, they have fought together as one. While other individuals and institutions have shirked responsibility, they have welcomed responsibility. While it was easy to be daunted by overwhelming challenges, the generation that has served in Iraq has overcome every test before them. 这些来自全国各地的男女军人所做的，远不止应对这个年轻世纪的挑战。凭借非凡的勇气、信心和担当，这些军人和退伍军人证明了自己是美国新一代的领袖。当我们的国家有时陷入分裂时，他们作为一个整体并肩作战。当其他个人和机构推卸责任时，他们勇于承担责任。当面对压倒性的挑战容易令人却步时，在伊拉克服役的这一代人克服了摆在他们面前的每一项考验。
They took to the skies and sped across deserts in the initial charge into Baghdad. And today we're joined by an infantryman who was there as part of the 101st Airborne Division -- Sergeant Nicholas Bernardi is here. 他们冲上天空，飞驰穿越沙漠，向巴格达发起最初的冲锋。今天，与我们同在的还有当时作为第101空降师一员的步兵——尼古拉斯·伯纳迪中士在这里。
When invasion gave way to insurgency, our troops persevered, block by block, city by city, from Baghdad to Fallujah. As a driver in a transportation company, this soldier endured constant attacks but never waivered in his mission -- and we thank Sergeant Dan Knabe. Thank you, Dan. 当入侵演变为叛乱时，我们的部队不屈不挠，一个街区接一个街区、一座城市接一座城市，从巴格达到费卢杰。作为运输连的一名司机，这位士兵经受了不断的袭击，但从未动摇执行任务的决心——我们感谢丹·克纳贝中士。谢谢你，丹。
When terrorists and militias plunged Iraq into sectarian war, our troops adapted and adjusted -- restoring order and effectively defeating al Qaeda in Iraq on the battlefield. And among those who served in those pivotal days was a scout with the 1st Cavalry Division -- Specialist Matt Seidl. Matt. 当恐怖分子和民兵将伊拉克推向教派战争时，我们的部队适应并调整——恢复秩序，并在战场上有效击败了伊拉克的基地组织。在那些关键时刻服役的人中，有一位第1骑兵师的侦察兵——马特·赛德尔专业兵。马特。
For each of these men and women there are countless others. And we honor them all: Our young enlisted troops and noncommissioned officers who are the backbone of our military; the National Guardsmen and Reservists who served in unprecedented deployments; more women tested by combat than in any war in American history. Including a Marine here today -- Sergeant Patricia Ruiz. Patricia. I teased Patricia. I said she looks like she's still in high school. But she's a Marine. 这些男女军人中的每一位背后，都有无数其他的英雄。我们向他们所有人致敬：作为我国军队骨干的年轻士官和军官；以前所未有的规模部署的国民警卫队员和预备役人员；比美国历史上任何一场战争都更多地在战火中接受考验的女性。包括今天在场的一位海军陆战队员——帕特里夏·鲁伊斯中士。帕特里夏。我打趣帕特里夏，说她看起来还像个高中生。但她是一名海军陆战队员。
And we salute the families back home. They too have sacrificed in this war. That's why my wife, Michelle, and the Vice President's wife, Dr. Jill Biden, have made it their mission to make sure America takes care of our remarkable military families, including our veterans. 我们也要向国内的家属致敬。他们在这场战争中也作出了牺牲。正因如此，我的妻子米歇尔和副总统的妻子吉尔·拜登博士把确保美国照顾我们出色的军人家庭（包括退伍军人）作为自己的使命。
Now, this summer, tens of thousands of our troops in Iraq are coming home. Last week, Vice President Biden was at Fort Drum to help welcome back members of the legendary 10th Mountain Division. Families are being reunited at bases across the country, from Fort Bragg in North Carolina to Fort Riley in Kansas to Fort Lewis in Washington. And in this season of homecomings, every American can show their gratitude to our patriots who served in Iraq. 今年夏天，数以万计驻伊拉克部队的军人正在回国。上周，拜登副总统前往德拉姆堡，帮助迎接传奇的第10山地师的成员回国。全国各地的基地都在迎接家庭团聚，从北卡罗来纳州的布拉格堡到堪萨斯州的赖利堡，再到华盛顿州的刘易斯堡。在这个归来的季节，每个美国人都可以向在伊拉克服役的爱国者表达感激之情。
As we do, we are humbled by the profound sacrifice that has been rendered. Each of the veterans I have mentioned carried with them the wounds of this war. And as a nation, we will honor forever all who gave their lives -- that last true measure of devotion -- in service in Iraq -- soldiers, sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen -- active, Guard, Reserve. 当我们这样做时，我们为所付出的深刻牺牲而谦卑。我所提到的每位退伍军人都带着这场战争的创伤。作为国家，我们将永远缅怀所有在伊拉克服役中献出生命——那份最后的忠诚奉献——的人——陆军、海军、空军、海军陆战队、海岸警卫队——现役、国民警卫队、预备役。
Even as we end the war in Iraq, even as we welcome home so many of our troops, others are still deployed in Afghanistan. So I want to remind everyone, it was Afghanistan where al Qaeda plotted and trained to murder 3,000 innocent people on 9/11. It is Afghanistan and the tribal regions of Pakistan where terrorists have launched other attacks against us and our allies. 即便我们结束伊拉克战争，即便我们迎接如此多的部队回国，其他人仍部署在阿富汗。因此，我要提醒大家，正是阿富汗，基地组织在那里策划并训练，于9·11谋杀了3000名无辜者。正是阿富汗和巴基斯坦部落地区，恐怖分子对我们及我们的盟友发动了其他袭击。
And if Afghanistan were to be engulfed by an even wider insurgency, al Qaeda and its terrorist affiliates would have even more space to plan their next attack. And as President of the United States, I refuse to let that happen. 如果阿富汗被更广泛的叛乱所吞没，基地组织及其恐怖主义同伙将有更大的空间策划下一次袭击。作为美国总统，我绝不容许这种情况发生。
The effort in Afghanistan has been long and been difficult. And that's why after years in which the situation had deteriorated, I announced a new strategy last December -- a military effort to break the Taliban's momentum and train Afghan forces so that they can take the lead for their security; and a civilian effort to promote good governance and development that improves the lives of the Afghan people; and deeper cooperation with Pakistan to root out terrorists on both sides of the border. 阿富汗的努力漫长而艰难。正因如此，在局势恶化多年之后，我于去年12月宣布了一项新战略——以军事行动打破塔利班的势头并训练阿富汗部队，使其能够主导自身安全；以文职行动促进改善阿富汗人民生活的良政与发展；以及与巴基斯坦深化合作，根除边境两侧的恐怖分子。
We will continue to face huge challenges in Afghanistan. But it's important that the American people know that we are making progress and we are focused on goals that are clear and achievable. 我们将在阿富汗继续面临巨大挑战。但重要的是，美国人民要知道我们正在取得进展，我们正专注于清晰且可实现的目标。
On the military front, nearly all the additional forces that I ordered to Afghanistan are now in place. Along with our Afghan and international partners, we are going on the offensive against the Taliban -- targeting their leaders, challenging them in regions where they had free reign, and training Afghan national security forces. Our thoughts and prayers are with all our troops risking their lives for our safety in Afghanistan. 在军事方面，我下令增派阿富汗的几乎所有额外部队现已到位。与我们的阿富汗及国际伙伴一起，我们正对塔利班发起攻势——打击其领导人，在它们曾肆意横行的地区向它们发起挑战，并训练阿富汗国家安全部队。我们的思念和祈祷与所有在阿富汗为我们的安全冒生命危险的部队同在。
And on the civilian front, we're insisting on greater accountability. And the Afghan government has taken concrete steps to foster development and combat corruption, and to put forward a reintegration plan that allows Afghans to lay down their arms. 在文职方面，我们正坚持更高的问责标准。阿富汗政府已采取具体措施促进发展、打击腐败，并提出了一项让阿富汗人放下武器的重新融合计划。
In Pakistan, we've seen the government begin to take the fight to violent extremists within its borders, and major blows have been struck against al Qaeda and its leadership -- because in this region and beyond, we will tolerate no safe haven for al Qaeda and their extremist allies. We will disrupt, we will dismantle, and we will ultimately defeat al Qaeda. And we will give our troops the resources and the equipment to get the job done and keep our country safe. 在巴基斯坦，我们看到政府开始打击其境内的暴力极端分子，并对基地组织及其领导层造成了重大打击——因为在这一地区及其他地区，我们绝不容忍基地组织及其极端主义同伙有任何避风港。我们将瓦解、我们将捣毁、我们将最终击败基地组织。我们将为我们的部队提供完成任务、保障国家安全的资源和装备。
At the same time, every American who has ever worn the uniform must also know this: Your country is going to take care of you when you come home. Our nation's commitment to our veterans, to you and your families, is a sacred trust. And to me and my administration, upholding that trust is a moral obligation. It's not just politics. 与此同时，每一位曾经穿过军装的美国人都必须知道这一点：你们的国家会在你们回国后照顾你们。我国对退伍军人、对你们和你们的家人的承诺，是一项神圣的契约。对我及我的政府而言，捍卫这一契约是一项道德义务。这绝不仅仅是政治。
That's why I've charged Secretary Shinseki with building a 21st century VA. And that includes one of the largest percentage increases to the VA budget in the past 30 years. We are going to cut this deficit that we've got, and I've proposed a freeze on discretionary domestic spending. But what I have not frozen is the spending we need to keep our military strong, our country safe and our veterans secure. So we're going to keep on making historic commitments to our veterans. 正因如此，我已责成新关部长建设一个21世纪的退伍军人事务部。这包括过去30年来VA预算最大幅度的百分比增长之一。我们将削减目前的赤字，我已提议冻结可自由支配的国内支出。但我没有冻结的是我们保持军队强大、国家安全和退伍军人安稳所需的支出。因此，我们将继续向退伍军人作出历史性的承诺。
For about 200,000 Vietnam vets who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and who now suffer from three chronic diseases, we're making it easier for you to get the health care and benefits you need. 对于约20万名可能接触过橙剂、如今正承受三种慢性疾病的越战老兵，我们正让你们更容易获得所需的医疗保健和福利。
For our Gulf War veterans, we've declared that nine infectious diseases are now presumed to be related to your service in Desert Storm. 对于我们的海湾战争退伍军人，我们已认定九种传染病现在被推定与你们在"沙漠风暴"行动中的服役有关。
For our disabled veterans, we've eliminated co-pays for those of you who are catastrophically disabled. We've kept our promise on concurrent receipt by proposing legislation that would allow severely disabled retirees to receive your military retired pay and your VA disability benefits. It's the right thing to do. 对于我们的残疾退伍军人，我们已免除了重度残疾者的共付额。我们信守了关于"同时领取"的承诺，提出立法允许严重残疾的退休人员同时领取军队退休金和VA残疾福利。这是正确的做法。
We've dramatically increased funding for veterans health care across the board, and that includes improving care for rural veterans and women veterans. For those half-million vets who had lost their eligibility -- our Priority 8 veterans -- we're restoring your access to VA health care. 我们已大幅增加退伍军人医疗保健的全面资金，包括改善对农村退伍军人和女性退伍军人的照顾。对于那些失去资格的50万退伍军人——我们的第8优先级退伍军人——我们正在恢复你们获得VA医疗保健的途径。
And since the rumors continue to fly, even though they are wrong, let me say it as clearly as I can: The historic health care reform legislation that I signed into law does not -- I repeat, does not -- change your veterans benefits. The VA health care benefits that you know and trust are safe, and that includes prosthetics for our disabled veterans. 由于各种谣言仍在传播，尽管它们是错误的，让我尽可能清楚地说：我签署成法的具有历史意义的医疗改革法案，不会——我重复一遍，不会——改变你们的退伍军人福利。你们所了解和信赖的VA医疗福利是安全的，包括残疾退伍军人的假肢。
Thanks to advanced appropriations, the delays for funding for veterans medical care are over. And just as those delays were unacceptable, so too are long delays in the claims process. So Secretary Shinseki is working overtime to create a single lifetime electronic record that our troops and veterans can keep for life. 得益于预算法案，退伍军人医疗护理资金的延误已成过去。正如那些延误不可接受一样，理赔过程中的漫长延误同样不可接受。因此，新关部长正加班加点创建一份我们的军人和退伍军人可终生保留的单一终身电子记录。
And today -- today I can announce that for the first time ever, veterans will be able to go to the VA website, click a simple "blue button," and download or print your personal health records so you have them when you need them and can share them with your doctors outside of the VA. That's happening this fall. 今天——今天我可以宣布，退伍军人将首次能够访问VA网站，点击一个简单的"蓝色按钮"，下载或打印您的个人健康记录，以便在需要时使用，并与VA以外的医生分享。这将于今年秋天实现。
We're hiring thousands of new claims processors to break the backlog once and for all. And to make sure the backlog doesn't come back, we're reforming the claims process itself with new information technologies and a paperless system. 我们正在招聘数千名新的理赔处理人员，以彻底打破积压。为确保积压不再复发，我们正通过新的信息技术和无纸化系统改革理赔流程本身。
We got an Amen over here. 这里有位朋友说"阿门"。
As a result of the innovation competition that I announced last summer, our dedicated VA employees suggested more than 10,000 new ways to cut through the red tape and the bureaucracy. And we're already putting dozens of these innovative ideas into action. Additionally, we're enabling more veterans to check the status of their claims online and from their cell phone. 作为我去年夏天宣布的创新竞赛的成果，我们敬业的VA员工提出了1万多项削减繁文缛节和官僚主义的新方法。我们已经将其中数十项创新想法付诸实施。此外，我们正让更多退伍军人能够在线和通过手机查询理赔状态。
As a next step, we're opening this competition to entrepreneurs and academics so the best minds in America can help us develop the technologies to serve our vets, including those of you with multiple traumatic injuries. And we're going to keep at this until we meet our commitment to cut those backlogs, slash those wait times, and deliver your benefits sooner. This is a priority and we are going to get it done. 作为下一步，我们正将这一竞赛向企业家和学者开放，以便美国最聪明的头脑能帮助我们开发服务退伍军人的技术，包括服务那些身患多种创伤性损伤的退伍军人。我们将持续努力，直到兑现我们的承诺，削减积压、缩短等待时间、更快地发放你们的福利。这是优先事项，我们一定会完成。
We're making progress in ending homelessness among our veterans. Today, on any given night, there are about 20,000 fewer veterans on the streets than there were when we took office. But we're not going to be satisfied until every veteran who has fought for America has a home in America. We will not stop. 我们在终结退伍军人无家可归方面正取得进展。今天，在任何给定夜晚，街头的退伍军人比我们就职时减少了约2万人。但在每一位为美国而战的退伍人都在美国有一个家之前，我们不会满足。我们不会停止。
Finally, we're keeping faith with our newest veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. We're offering more of the support and counseling they need to transition back to civilian life. That includes funding the post-9/11 GI Bill, which is already helping more than 300,000 veterans and family members pursue their dream of a college education. 最后，我们正信守承诺，照顾从阿富汗和伊拉克回国的最新一代退伍军人。我们正提供更多他们重新过渡到平民生活所需的支持和辅导。这包括为《9/11后退伍军人权利法案》提供资金，该法案已帮助超过30万名退伍军人及其家人追求大学教育的梦想。
And for veterans trying to find work in a very tough economy, we're helping with job training and placement. And I've directed the federal government to make it a priority to hire more veterans, including disabled veterans. And every business in America needs to know our vets have the training, they've got the skills, they have the dedication -- they are ready to work. And our country is stronger when we tap the incredible talents of our veterans. 对于在严峻经济形势下寻找工作的退伍军人，我们正提供职业培训和就业安置帮助。我已指示联邦政府将雇用更多退伍军人（包括残疾退伍军人）作为优先事项。美国的每一家企业都应知道，我们的退伍军人受过训练，他们有技能，他们有奉献精神——他们已准备好工作。当我们发挥退伍军人非凡的才华时，我们的国家将更加强大。
For those coming home injured, we're continuing to direct unprecedented support to our wounded warriors in uniform -- more treatment centers, more case managers -- delivering the absolute best care available. For those who can, we want to help them get back to where they want to be -- with their units. And that includes service members with a disability, who still have so much to offer our military. 对于受伤回国的军人，我们继续向现役受伤战士提供前所未有的支持——更多治疗中心、更多个案管理人员——提供绝对最佳的可用护理。对于能够重返部队的伤员，我们希望帮助他们回到他们想去的地方——与他们的部队在一起。这也包括身患残疾但仍有诸多贡献可以献给军队的军人。
We're directing unprecedented resources to treating the signature wounds of today's wars -- traumatic brain injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And I recently signed into law the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. That's a long name, but let me tell you what it does. It not only improves treatment for traumatic brain injury and PTSD, it gives new support to many of the caregivers who put their own lives on hold to care for their loved one. 我们正以前所未有的资源治疗当今战争的标志性创伤——创伤性脑损伤和创伤后应激障碍。我最近签署了《照顾者和退伍军人综合卫生服务法案》。名字很长，但让我告诉你们它的作用。它不仅改善了对创伤性脑损伤和PTSD的治疗，还向许多为照顾亲人而搁置自己生活的照顾者提供了新的支持。
And as so many of you know, PTSD is a pain like no other -- the nightmares that keep coming back, the rage that strikes suddenly, the hopelessness that's led too many of our troops and veterans to take their own lives. So today, I want to say in very personal terms to anyone who is struggling -- don't suffer in silence. It's not a sign of weakness to reach out for support -- it's a sign of strength. Your country needs you. We are here for you. We are here to help you stand tall. Don't give up. Reach out. 正如你们中许多人所知，PTSD是一种无与伦比的痛苦——不断重现的噩梦、突然袭来的愤怒、导致太多军人和退伍军人结束自己生命的绝望。因此，今天，我想以非常个人的口吻对每一位正在挣扎的人说——不要默默承受痛苦。寻求支持不是软弱的表现——而是力量的象征。你的国家需要你。我们在这里为你而在。我们在这里帮助你重新挺立。不要放弃。寻求帮助。
We're making major investments in awareness, outreach, and suicide prevention -- hiring more mental health professionals, improving care and treatment. For those of you suffering from PTSD, we're making it a whole lot easier to qualify for VA benefits. From now on, if a VA doctor confirms a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, that is enough -- no matter what war you served in. 我们正加大在意识提升、外展和自杀预防方面的投资——招聘更多心理健康专业人员，改善护理和治疗。对于患有PTSD的你们，我们正大幅简化获得VA福利的资格认定。从现在起，只要VA医生确诊为创伤后应激障碍，这就足够了——无论你在哪场战争中服役。
These are the commitments my administration has made. These are the promises we've worked to keep. This is the sacred trust we have pledged to uphold -- to you and all who serve. 这些是我本届政府所作的承诺。这些是我们努力兑现的承诺。这是我们已经宣誓捍卫的神圣契约——对你们和所有服役者。
I want to make special mention of a truly inspiring American, Staff Sergeant Cory Remsburg. He was at Bethesda during one of my periodic visits to see our wounded warriors. And as I walked into his room, I saw a picture on the wall -- and it was a picture of the two of us together. See, I had met Cory before, back at the D-Day anniversary in Normandy. A good looking young man, a proud Army Ranger, he had joined in a reenactment of that historic paratroop jump. 我特别想提到一位真正鼓舞人心的美国人，科里·雷姆斯堡上士。我在定期探访受伤战士时，在贝塞斯达见过他。当我走进他的房间时，我看到墙上有一张照片——那是我们俩的合影。原来，我之前见过科里，那是在诺曼底D-Day纪念日上。一位英俊的年轻人，一位骄傲的陆军游骑兵，他参加了那次历史性伞降的还原活动。
Then soon after, Cory served on his 10th deployment since 9/11 -- that's right, his 10th deployment. And that's when an IED nearly took his life. The traumatic brain injury was severe. Cory was in a coma for months. It seemed possible that he would never wake up. 此后不久，科里在9·11之后第十次被部署——没错，第十次部署。就是在那次部署中，一枚简易爆炸装置差点夺去他的生命。创伤性脑损伤非常严重。科里昏迷了数月。他似乎可能永远不会再醒来。
But then something happened. His doctors still can't explain it. His parents called it a miracle. Cory opened one of his eyes. Then a few weeks later, he moved a leg. Then he moved an arm. 但后来发生了一些事情。他的医生至今无法解释。他的父母称之为奇迹。科里睁开了一只眼睛。几周后，他动了一条腿。然后，他动了一只胳膊。
And there at Bethesda, we were meeting again. And Cory still couldn't speak. But he looked me in the eye. He lifted his arm and he shook my hand firmly. And when I asked how he was feeling, he held up his hand, pulled his fingers together and gave a thumbs up. 在贝塞斯达，我们再次相见。科里仍无法说话。但他注视着我的眼睛。他抬起胳膊，紧紧地握了我的手。当我问他感觉如何时，他举起手，收拢手指，竖起了大拇指。
Today, Cory is at a VA hospital in Florida. And with the support of his family and VA staff, he's working hard every day to regain his strength. He's got to learn to speak all over again. He's grateful for the visits he's received from friends and supporters -- including the Disabled American Veterans. 如今，科里在佛罗里达的一家VA医院。在家人和VA工作人员的支持下，他每天都在努力恢复体力。他必须重新学习说话。他感激朋友和支持者的探望——包括残疾退伍军人协会的探望。
And Cory is only 27 years old. He knows he's got a long and very hard road ahead. But he pushes on, and he's determined to get back to his fellow Rangers. And when someone at the hospital said, "Cory, you're going to walk out of here someday," he said "No, I'm going to run out of here." 科里只有27岁。他知道前方还有漫长而艰难的路。但他坚持前行，决心回到他的游骑兵战友身边。当有人在他所在的医院说："科里，总有一天你会从这里走出去的，"他说："不，我会从这里跑出去。"
So to Staff Sergeant Cory Remsburg, to the Disabled American Veterans -- I want to say to all of you, you are the very essence of America, the values that sustain us as a people, and the virtues our nation needs most right now. And the resilience that, in the face of great loss, so many of you experienced, I know you, like Cory, know what it means to pick yourselves up and keep pushing on. 因此，致科里·雷姆斯堡上士，致残疾退伍军人协会——我想对你们所有人说，你们是美国的精髓，是支撑我们这个民族生生不息的价值观，是我们国家当下最需要的品格。这种韧性，在面对巨大丧失之时，你们中许多人所经历的，我知道你们和科里一样，懂得重新振作、继续前行的意义。
And that sense of purpose that tells us to carry on, not just when it's easy, but when it's hard, even when the odds seem overwhelming -- that's what we're about. The confidence that our destiny is never written for us, it's written by us. 那种告诉我们坚持下去的目标感——不仅在顺境中坚持，更在逆境中坚持，即便形势看似压倒性——这正是我们的精神所在。那种深信我们的命运从不被他人书写、而是由我们自己书写的信心。
The faith, that fundamental American faith, that there are always brighter days ahead; and that we not will not simply endure, but we will emerge from our tests and trials and tribulations stronger than before -- that is your story. That is America's story. And I'm proud to stand with you as we write the next proud chapter in the life of the country we love. 那种信仰，那种根本性的美国信仰，深信前方总有更光明的日子；深信我们不仅能挺过考验、磨难和困苦，更将比以往更加强大地走出它们——这就是你们的故事。这就是美国的故事。我很荣幸能与你们并肩，共同书写我们所热爱的国家生命中下一个骄傲的篇章。
God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑你们，愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。