Forty-five years ago -- in June of 1970 -- a telegram arrived in upstate New York at the home of 18-year-old Marty Dempsey. "Congratulations," it read, "You are appointed to the West Point Class of 1974..." Marty was honored. But he had just finished high school, and he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to head off to the Academy. His mother, I'm told, thought different. She urged him to "give it a try for the summer" -- which sounds like Beast Barracks meets sleep-away camp. Sound advice, with a little Irish charm, runs in the Dempsey family. 四十五年前——也就是1970年6月——一封电报送到了纽约州北部十八岁的马蒂·登普西家中。电报上写着："恭喜你，你已被任命为西点军校1974届学员……"马蒂感到很荣幸。但他刚高中毕业，还不完全确定自己是否想要进入军校。据说他的母亲想法不同。她劝他"先去试试这个夏天"——听起来就像是野兽兵营遇上了住宿夏令营。带着一丝爱尔兰魅力的明智建议，是登普西家族的传统。
Over the decades that followed, he patrolled the Iron Curtain, commanded divisions on desert battlefields, and led America's soldiers -- and more than a few times, he burst into song. And over these last four years, Marty's wisdom, his vision, and his character have helped lead the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. 在随后的几十年里，他在铁幕边境巡逻，在沙漠战场上指挥师级部队，领导美国陆军——而且不止一次，他还会突然唱起歌来。在过去四年里，马蒂的智慧、远见和品格，帮助领导了这支世界上有史以来最强大的战斗力量。
Secretary Carter, Deputy Secretary Work, members of Congress and the Joint Chiefs, service secretaries, men and women of the Defense Department, our armed forces and our military families -- it is a deep honor to join you as we pay tribute to a singular leader for our military and our nation, and one of the finest men that I know -- General Martin Dempsey. 卡特部长、沃克副部长、各位国会议员和参谋长联席会议成员、各军种部长、国防部的男女将士们、我们的武装部队以及军属们——能与你们一同向这位我们军队和国家的杰出领袖，以及我所认识的最优秀的人之一——马丁·登普西将军致敬，我深感荣幸。
A little over four years ago, I tapped Marty to serve as Chief of Staff of the Army. We let him enjoy it -- for one day. Then, I asked him to be Chairman. So let me just say, Marty, and more importantly, Deanie, this time I promise, no surprises tomorrow. 四年多以前，我提名马蒂担任陆军参谋长。我们让他享受了这个职位——只有一天。然后，我又请他出任参谋长联席会议主席。所以我只想说，马蒂，还有更重要的迪妮，这次我保证，明天不会再有惊喜了。
I chose Marty for these leadership roles because of his moral fiber and his deep commitment to American strength and values. I chose him because of his vision for our military as a more versatile and responsive force. I chose him because he had the steady hand we needed in this moment of transition -- as we tackle emerging threats and support so many of our troops as they transition to civilian life. And I've seen Marty manage each of these challenges with integrity and foresight and care. But perhaps most of all, I chose Marty because he's a leader you can trust. 我选择马蒂担任这些领导职务，是因为他的道德品格以及他对美国力量和价值观的坚定承诺。我选择他，是因为他对我们军队的愿景——打造一支更加多样化、反应更迅速的部队。我选择他，是因为在这个转型时期，他拥有我们所需要的沉稳之手——在我们应对新兴威胁、帮助众多军人向平民生活过渡之际。我亲眼目睹了马蒂以正直、远见和关怀应对每一项挑战。但最重要的也许是，我选择马蒂是因为他是一位你可以信赖的领袖。
Marty, you've always given it to me straight. I can't tell you how much I've appreciated your candor and your counsel. And I've seen you build that trust not just with me, but across our military, with our troops and their families, with Congress and our allies abroad, and with the American people. 马蒂，你总是对我直言不讳。我无法告诉你我有多么感激你的坦诚和忠告。我也看到你不仅与我建立了这种信任，还在整个军队中、在我们的官兵及其家属中、在国会和我们的海外盟友中，以及在美国人民中建立了这种信任。
Today, thanks in no small measure to Marty's leadership, America has reassured allies from Europe to the Asia Pacific. We ended our combat mission in Afghanistan and brought America's longest war to a responsible end. We've forged new partnerships from South Asia to the Sahel to meet terrorist threats. We've built a coalition that is combating ISIL in Iraq and Syria. We have bolstered our cyber defenses. We helped halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa. 今天，在很大程度上得益于马蒂的领导，美国已经重新安抚了从欧洲到亚太地区的盟友。我们结束了在阿富汗的作战任务，负责任地结束了美国历史上最长的战争。我们从南亚到萨赫勒地区建立了新的伙伴关系以应对恐怖主义威胁。我们组建了一个联盟，正在伊拉克和叙利亚打击伊斯兰国。我们加强了网络防御。我们帮助遏制了埃博拉在西非的蔓延。
None of this would have been possible without Marty's guidance and leadership. And what makes it more remarkable is that he's guided our forces through a time of reckless budget cuts. With less than a week before Congress needs to pass a budget to keep the government open, let me just say now is not the time for games that lock in sequester. It's not good for our military readiness. It's not good for our troops. It's not good for our family. And it's not good for our country. As Commander in Chief, I believe we should invest in America and in our national security, and not shortchange it. 如果没有马蒂的指导和领导，这一切都不可能实现。更值得称道的是，他是在鲁莽的预算削减时期领导我们的军队的。距离国会需要通过预算以维持政府运转还不到一周时间，我只想说，现在不是搞锁定自动减赤的政治游戏的时候。这不利于我们的军事准备。这不利于我们的军队。这不利于我们的军属。这也不利于我们的国家。作为总司令，我认为我们应该投资于美国和我们的国家安全，而不是削减它。
Yet, even in these tough fiscal times, Marty has made sure we maintain our military superiority. And no one can match our services because no one can match our service members -- our sons and daughters who he's cared for like his own. In them, he sees the West Point classmates of his youth. He sees those he commanded. He sees their families -- and, in them, he sees his own. 然而，即使在这些财政困难时期，马蒂也确保我们保持军事优势。没有人能与我们的军队相媲美，因为没有人能与我们的军人相媲美——我们的儿女们，他像对待自己的孩子一样关怀他们。在他们身上，他看到了年轻时的西点军校同学。他看到了他曾经指挥过的士兵。他看到了他们的家人——在他们身上，他看到了自己的家人。
There's Deanie, of course, Marty's high school sweetheart, lifelong better half, whose grace and resilience and good cheer embodies the military spouses she fights so fiercely for. Chris, Megan, and Caitlin -- who followed in their father's footsteps to wear our nation's cloth. Marty's mother, Sarah, who we thank for making him give the military a try "for the summer." And there are his nine grandchildren, who we can be confident will mark this nation in so many positive ways in the future. 当然还有迪妮，马蒂的高中恋人、终生的伴侣，她的优雅、坚韧和乐观精神，正是她所竭力维护的军属们的真实写照。克里斯、梅根和凯特琳——他们追随父亲的脚步，穿上了我们国家的军装。马蒂的母亲萨拉，我们感谢她让他"先试试这个夏天"的兵役。还有他的九个孙辈，我们相信他们未来会以许多积极的方式影响这个国家。
On behalf of the American people, I want to thank the entire Dempsey family for their service to our nation. 我代表美国人民，感谢登普西全家为我们国家的服务。
Marty will be the first to tell you that he couldn't have done his job without his outstanding Vice Chair. And I, too, have depended on the advice and experience of Admiral Sandy Winnefeld. Thank you, Sandy, for your outstanding service. 马蒂会第一个告诉你，如果没有他出色的副主席，他不可能完成他的工作。我也同样依赖桑迪·温尼菲尔德上将的建议和经验。谢谢你，桑迪，感谢你出色的服务。
In General Joe Dunford and General Paul Selva -- two of the most respected officers in our military -- we have tested leaders ready to carry on Marty and Sandy's work. I could not be prouder of them and the service they've already rendered this great nation. And I could not be more confident in the advice and counsel that they'll provide me. Thank you to them. Thank you, Ellyn. Thank you so much for everything that you've done. 在乔·邓福德将军和保罗·塞尔瓦将军——我们军队中最受尊敬的两位军官——身上，我们拥有经过考验的领导人，他们随时准备继承马蒂和桑迪的事业。我为他们以及他们已经为这个伟大国家做出的贡献感到无比自豪。我对他们将向我提供的建议和忠告充满信心。谢谢他们。谢谢你，艾琳。非常感谢你所做的一切。
Now, we're going to have a lot of work to do long after not just Marty is gone, but I'm gone from the stage. There are always new threats, there are always new challenges in this ever-changing world. We have to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL, the remnants of al Qaeda, terror networks around the world. We have to adapt our defenses for the 21st century. We have to give our troops the support they need to meet their missions. 现在，即使在马蒂离开之后，甚至在我离开这个舞台之后，我们仍有大量工作要做。在这个不断变化的世界里，总有新的威胁，总有新的挑战。我们必须削弱并最终摧毁伊斯兰国、基地组织残余势力以及世界各地的恐怖网络。我们必须调整我们的防御体系以适应二十一世纪。我们必须为我们的军队提供完成任务所需的支持。
We have to make sure that our forces and our families receive the pay and the benefits and the quality of life that they have earned. That is how we maintain a military that is second to none. And I am confident that we are up to the task. 我们必须确保我们的部队及其家属获得他们应得的薪酬、福利和生活质量。这就是我们保持一支无与伦比的军队的方式。我相信我们能够完成这项任务。
I'm told that on Marty's desk there's a box -- it's a cigar box with 132 cards, each one with the name, picture and story of every one of the 132 soldiers who gave their lives under his command in Iraq. And on top of the box are three words: "Make It Matter." Make it matter. And every morning, Marty places three of those cards in his pocket, so that every moment as Chairman -- every meeting, every trip, every decision, every troop review -- every moment of every day some of those fallen heroes are with him. 我听说马蒂的办公桌上有一个盒子——一个雪茄盒，里面有132张卡片，每张卡片上都有在他指挥下于伊拉克牺牲的132名士兵中每一个人的姓名、照片和事迹。盒子上面写着三个词："让它有意义。"让它有意义。每天早上，马蒂都会把其中三张卡片放进他的口袋，这样作为主席的每一刻——每一次会议、每一次出访、每一个决定、每一次阅兵——每一天的每一刻，都有那些阵亡英雄与他同在。
Those cards were with him a few years back when, for the first time as Chairman, Marty spoke to a group of military children who had lost a parent. And that day, as he walked through the crowd -- some 600 Gold Star kids, young, so full of hope -- he began to think about their lives and how each of them would have to make their way without a father or a mother. And Marty had planned to speak -- but he couldn't. So he did one of the things that he does best. He began to sing. 几年前，当马蒂第一次以主席身份向一群失去父母的军人孩子发表讲话时，那些卡片就在他身边。那天，当他穿过人群时——大约六百名金星子女，年幼的孩子，充满希望——他开始思考他们的生活，以及他们每个人将如何在没有父亲或母亲的情况下前行。马蒂本来打算讲话——但他说不出来。于是他做了他最擅长的事情之一。他开始唱歌。
And in that moment, the highest-ranking military leader in our nation forged a bond with those children -- boys and girls who, at such a tender age, had given up so much -- in a way that perhaps nobody else could. And year after year, they've invited him back, because they know Marty Dempsey will always give them everything he has -- his voice, but even more, his full heart and soul. 在那一刻，我们国家最高军衔的军事领导人与那些孩子建立了联系——这些男孩女孩在如此年幼的年纪就失去了这么多——以一种也许没有人能做到的方式。年复一年，他们都邀请他回来，因为他们知道马蒂·登普西总会给他们他所拥有的一切——他的歌声，但更重要的是，他的全心与全意。
This is the man we honor today. A friend to so many troops and families across our military. A patriot with a profound love for our country and those who sacrifice for it. A trusted leader who in a time of great change "made it matter" all the time. 这就是我们今天致敬的人。一位军队中众多官兵和家庭的朋友。一位对我们国家以及那些为国牺牲的人怀有深沉热爱的爱国者。一位在巨变时代始终"让它有意义"的值得信赖的领袖。
I am extraordinarily grateful to have had him by my side through the bulk of my presidency, and I am extraordinarily proud to call him my friend. 我非常感激在我总统任期的大部分时间里有他在我身边，我也非常自豪能称他为我的朋友。
Marty, for your lifetime of extraordinary service, you have the deepest thanks of a grateful nation. God bless you. And God bless our men and women in uniform. 马蒂，感谢你一生的卓越奉献，一个感恩的国家向你致以最深的谢意。上帝保佑你。上帝保佑我们的男女将士。