To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone; Secretary McHugh; Secretary Gates; most importantly, to family, friends, and members of our Armed Forces: We come together filled with sorrow for the 13 Americans that we have lost, with gratitude for the lives that they led, and with a determination to honor them through the work we carry on. 致胡德堡社区；致马伦上将、凯西上将、科恩上将、麦克休部长、盖茨部长；最重要的是，致各位家属、朋友和我们的武装部队成员：我们怀着对失去的13位美国人的悲痛，怀着对他们所走过生命的感恩，怀着通过我们继续从事的工作来纪念他们的决心，相聚在一起。
This is a time of war. Yet these Americans did not die on a foreign field of battle. They were killed here, on American soil, in the heart of this great state and the heart of this great American community. This is the fact that makes the tragedy even more painful, even more incomprehensible. 这是战争时期。然而这些美国人并非牺牲在异国他乡的战场上。他们是在这里，在美国的土地上，在这个伟大州的中心，在这个伟大美国社区的中心被杀害的。正是这一事实使这场悲剧更加令人痛苦，更加令人难以理解。
For those families who have lost a loved one, no words can fill the void that's been left. We knew these men and women as soldiers and caregivers. You knew them as mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers. 对于那些失去亲人的家庭来说，任何言语都无法填补留下的空白。我们认识这些男女军人，知道他们是士兵和医护者。而你们认识他们，知道他们是父母、儿女、兄弟姐妹。
But here is what you must also know: Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. Their memory will be honored in the places they lived and by the people they touched. Their life's work is our security, and the freedom that we all too often take for granted. Every evening that the sun sets on a tranquil town; every dawn that a flag is unfurled; every moment that an American enjoys life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness -- that is their legacy. 但你们也必须知道：你们的亲人通过我们国家的生命而永存。他们的记忆将在他们生活过的地方、被他们感动过的人所铭记。他们毕生的事业就是我们的安全，以及我们常常视为理所当然的自由。每一个夕阳在宁静小镇落下的傍晚；每一面旗帜展开的黎明；每一个美国人享受生命、自由和追求幸福的时刻——那就是他们的遗产。
Neither this country, nor the values upon which we were founded, could exist without men and women like these 13 Americans. And that is why we must pay tribute to their stories. 没有像这13位美国人这样的男女，这个国家以及我们所赖以建立的价值观就不可能存在。正因如此，我们必须向他们的故事致敬。
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cahill had served in the National Guard and worked as a physician's assistant for decades. A husband and father of three, he was so committed to his patients that on the day he died he was back at work just weeks after having had a heart attack. 准尉迈克尔·卡希尔曾在国民警卫队服役，并担任医生助理数十年。作为一名丈夫和三个孩子的父亲，他对病人如此尽责，以至于在去世当天，他在心脏病发作仅几周后就回到了工作岗位。
Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo spoke little English when he came to America as a teenager. But he put himself through college, earned a Ph.D., and was helping combat units cope with the stress of deployment. He's survived by his wife, sons, and step-daughters. 利巴尔多·爱德华多·卡拉韦奥少校十几岁来到美国时几乎不会说英语。但他靠自己的努力上了大学，获得了博士学位，并在帮助作战部队应对部署压力。他的妻子、儿子和继女为他送行。
Staff Sergeant Justin DeCrow joined the Army right after high school, married his high school sweetheart, and had served as a light wheeled mechanic and satellite communications operator. He was known as an optimist, a mentor, and a loving husband and loving father. 贾斯汀·德克罗上士高中毕业后就加入了陆军，与高中恋人结婚，曾担任轻型轮式车辆机械师和卫星通信操作员。人们称他是一个乐观主义者、一个导师、一个充满爱的丈夫和父亲。
After retiring from the Army as a major, John Gaffaney cared for society's most vulnerable during two decades as a psychiatric nurse. He spent three years trying to return to active duty in this time of war, and he was preparing to deploy to Iraq as a captain. He leaves behind a wife and son. 从陆军以少校军衔退役后，约翰·加法尼在长达二十年的时间里作为精神科护士照顾社会中最脆弱的人群。他花了三年时间试图在战争时期重返现役，并正准备以队长军衔部署到伊拉克。他留下了一位妻子和一个儿子。
Specialist Frederick Greene was a Tennessean who wanted to join the Army for a long time, and did so in 2008, with the support of his family. As a combat engineer he was a natural leader, and he is survived by his wife and two daughters. 弗雷德里克·格林专业军士是田纳西州人，长期以来一直想加入陆军，并于2008年在家人的支持下入伍。作为战斗工兵，他天生就是一个领导者，他的妻子和两个女儿为他送行。
Specialist Jason Hunt was also recently married, with three children to care for. He joined the Army after high school. He did a tour in Iraq, and it was there that he reenlisted for six more years on his 21st birthday so that he could continue to serve. 杰森·亨特专业军士最近也刚刚结婚，有三个孩子需要照顾。他高中毕业后加入陆军。他曾在伊拉克服役一轮，正是在那里，他在21岁生日时又续签了六年，以便继续服役。
Staff Sergeant Amy Krueger was an athlete in high school, joined the Army shortly after 9/11, and had since returned home to speak to students about her experience. When her mother told her she couldn't take on Osama bin Laden by herself, Amy replied: "Watch me." 艾米·克鲁格上士在高中时是一名运动员，9/11后不久加入陆军，后来回家向学生们讲述她的经历。当她母亲告诉她一个人对付不了本·拉登时，艾米回答说："看我的。"
Private First Class Aaron Nemelka was an Eagle Scout who just recently signed up to do one of the most dangerous jobs in the service -- diffuse bombs -- so that he could help save lives. He was proudly carrying on a tradition of military service that runs deep within his family. 一等兵亚伦·内梅尔卡是一名鹰级童子军，他最近刚报名从事军队中最危险的工作之一——拆弹——以便帮助拯救生命。他自豪地延续着其家族深厚的军人服役传统。
Private First Class Michael Pearson loved his family and loved his music, and his goal was to be a music teacher. He excelled at playing the guitar, and could create songs on the spot and show others how to play. He joined the military a year ago, and was preparing for his first deployment. 一等兵迈克尔·皮尔森热爱他的家人和他的音乐，他的目标是成为一名音乐教师。他擅长弹吉他，能即兴创作歌曲并教其他人弹奏。他一年前入伍，正准备第一次部署。
Captain Russell Seager worked as a nurse for the VA, helping veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress. He had extraordinary respect for the military, and signed up to serve so that he could help soldiers cope with the stress of combat and return to civilian life. He leaves behind a wife and son. 拉塞尔·西格上尉在退伍军人事务部担任护士，帮助患有创伤后应激障碍的退伍军人。他对军队怀有非凡的敬意，报名服役是为了帮助士兵应对战斗压力并回归平民生活。他留下了一位妻子和一个儿子。
Private Francheska Velez, daughter of a father from Colombia and a Puerto Rican mother, had recently served in Korea and in Iraq, and was pursuing a career in the Army. When she was killed she was pregnant with her first child, and was excited about becoming a mother. 弗朗切斯卡·贝莱斯二等兵的父亲来自哥伦比亚，母亲是波多黎各人，她最近在韩国和伊拉克服过役，正在陆军中追求自己的事业。她遇害时怀有第一个孩子，正期待着成为母亲。
Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Warman was the daughter and granddaughter of Army veterans. She was a single mom who put herself through college and graduate school, and served as a nurse practitioner while raising her two daughters. She also left behind a loving husband. 胡安妮塔·沃曼中校是陆军退伍军人的女儿和孙女。她是一位单亲妈妈，靠自己上了大学和研究生，在抚养两个女儿的同时担任执业护士。她还留下了一位深爱她的丈夫。
Private First Class Kham Xiong came to America from Thailand as a small child. He was a husband and father who followed his brother into the military because his family had a strong history of service. He was preparing for his first deployment to Afghanistan. 一等兵康·熊小时候从泰国来到美国。他是一位丈夫和父亲，追随哥哥入伍，因为他的家族有着浓厚的服役传统。他正准备首次部署到阿富汗。
These men and women came from all parts of the country. Some had long careers in the military. Some had signed up to serve in the shadow of 9/11. Some had known intense combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, and some cared for those did. Their lives speak to the strength, the dignity, the decency of those who serve, and that's how they will be remembered. 这些男女军人来自全国各地。有些人在军队中有长期的职业生涯。有些人在9/11的阴影下报名服役。有些人曾在伊拉克和阿富汗经历过激烈的战斗，有些人则照顾那些经历过战斗的人。他们的生命彰显了服役者的力量、尊严和正直，他们也将因此被铭记。
For that same spirit is embodied in the community here at Fort Hood, and in the many wounded who are still recovering. As was already mentioned, in those terrible minutes during the attack, soldiers made makeshift tourniquets out of their clothes. They braved gunfire to reach the wounded, and ferried them back to safety in the backs of cars and a pickup truck. 同样的精神也体现在胡德堡的社区中，体现在许多仍在康复的伤者身上。正如已经提到的，在袭击发生的可怕几分钟里，士兵们用衣服制作了简易止血带。他们冒着枪林弹雨去抢救伤员，用汽车和皮卡的车厢将他们转移到安全地带。
One young soldier, Amber Bahr, was so intent on helping others, she did not realize for some time that she, herself, had been shot in the back. Two police officers -- Mark Todd and Kim Munley -- saved countless lives by risking their own. One medic -- Francisco de la Serna -- treated both Officer Munley and the gunman who shot her. 一位名叫安布尔·巴尔的年轻士兵如此专注于帮助他人，以至于一段时间后她才意识到自己的背部中弹了。两名警察——马克·托德和金·芒利——冒着生命危险拯救了无数人的生命。一名医护兵——弗朗西斯科·德拉塞尔纳——同时治疗了芒利警官和开枪射伤她的枪手。
It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy. But this much we do know: No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts. No just and loving God looks upon them with favor. For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice -- in this world, and the next. 人们可能很难理解导致这场悲剧的扭曲逻辑。但这一点我们确实知道：没有任何信仰可以为这些凶残和怯懦的行为辩护。任何公正仁慈的上帝都不会眷顾这样的事。因为他的所作所为，我们知道凶手将受到正义的审判——在今世，也在来世。
These are trying times for our country. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, the same extremists who killed nearly 3,000 Americans continue to endanger America, our allies, and innocent Afghans and Pakistanis. In Iraq, we're working to bring a war to a successful end, as there are still those who would deny the Iraqi people the future that Americans and Iraqis have sacrificed so much for. 这是我们国家艰难的时期。在阿富汗和巴基斯坦，曾杀害近三千名美国人的同一批极端分子继续威胁着美国、我们的盟友以及无辜的阿富汗和巴基斯坦人民。在伊拉克，我们正努力成功结束一场战争，因为仍有人试图剥夺伊拉克人民的美伊双方已经为之付出巨大牺牲的未来。
As we face these challenges, the stories of those at Fort Hood reaffirm the core values that we are fighting for, and the strength that we must draw upon. Theirs are the tales of American men and women answering an extraordinary call -- the call to serve their comrades, their communities, and their country. In an age of self -- selfishness, they embody responsibility. In an era of division, they call upon us to come together. In a time of cynicism, they remind us of who we are as Americans. 当我们面对这些挑战时，胡德堡那些人的故事再次确认了我们正在为之奋斗的核心价值观，以及我们必须汲取的力量。他们的故事讲述了美国男女响应非凡号召——响应服务于战友、社区和国家的号召。在一个自私的时代，他们体现了责任。在一个分裂的时代，他们呼吁我们团结起来。在一个愤世嫉俗的时代，他们提醒我们作为美国人我们是谁。
We are a nation that endures because of the courage of those who defend it. We saw that valor in those who braved bullets here at Fort Hood, just as surely as we see it in those who signed up knowing they would serve in harm's way. 我们是一个因守卫者的勇气而延续的国家。我们在胡德堡冒着子弹勇敢前行的人身上看到了那种英勇，正如我们在那些明知将身处险境仍报名服役的人身上看到的一样。
We are a nation of laws whose commitment to justice is so enduring that we would treat a gunman and give him due process, just as surely as we will see that he pays for his crimes. 我们是一个法治国家，我们对正义的承诺如此持久，以至于我们会给予一名枪手正当程序，正如我们一定会让他为自己的罪行付出代价一样。
We're a nation that guarantees the freedom to worship as one chooses. And instead of claiming God for our side, we remember Lincoln's words, and always pray to be on the side of God. 我们是一个保障信仰自由的国家。我们不宣称上帝站在我们这一边，而是铭记林肯的话语，始终祈祷我们能站在上帝的一边。
We're a nation that is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal. We live that truth within our military, and see it in the varied backgrounds of those we lay to rest today. We defend that truth at home and abroad, and we know that Americans will always be found on the side of liberty and equality. That's who we are as a people. 我们是一个致力于人人生而平等这一信念的国家。我们在军队中践行这一真理，并在今天安葬的各位的不同背景中看到它。我们在国内外捍卫这一真理，我们知道美国人将永远站在自由和平等的一边。这就是我们作为一个人民的本质。
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. It's a chance to pause, and to pay tribute -- for students to learn the struggles that preceded them; for families to honor the service of parents and grandparents; for citizens to reflect upon the sacrifices that have been made in pursuit of a more perfect union. 明天是退伍军人节。这是一个暂停和致敬的机会——让学生了解在他们之前的奋斗；让家庭纪念父母和祖父母的服役；让公民反思为追求一个更完美的联邦而做出的牺牲。
For history is filled with heroes. You may remember the stories of a grandfather who marched across Europe; an uncle who fought in Vietnam; a sister who served in the Gulf. But as we honor the many generations who have served, all of us -- every single American -- must acknowledge that this generation has more than proved itself the equal of those who've come before. We need not look to the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes. 因为历史充满了英雄。你们可能记得祖父横跨欧洲进军的故事；叔父在越南作战的故事；姐姐在海湾战争中服役的故事。但当我们向许多世代服役者致敬时，我们所有人——每一个美国人——都必须承认，这一代人已经充分证明自己不亚于前人。我们不必到过去去寻找伟大，因为伟大就在我们眼前。
This generation of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen have volunteered in the time of certain danger. They are part of the finest fighting force that the world has ever known. They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different, and difficult places. They have stood watch in blinding deserts and on snowy mountains. They have extended the opportunity of self-government to peoples that have suffered tyranny and war. 这一代的士兵、水兵、空军、海军陆战队员和海岸警卫队员在确定的危险时刻自愿服役。他们是世界有史以来最精锐战斗力量的一部分。他们在遥远、不同和艰难的地方一次又一次地执行任务。他们在灼热的沙漠和雪山中站岗守卫。他们将自治的机会扩展给遭受暴政和战争之苦的人民。
They are men and women -- white, black, and brown -- of all faiths and all stations -- all Americans, serving together to protect our people, while giving others half a world away the chance to lead a better life. 他们是男女军人——白人、黑人和棕色人种——拥有不同信仰和不同身份——都是美国人，共同服役以保护我们的人民，同时给予半个世界之外的人过上更好生活的机会。
In today's wars, there's not always a simple ceremony that signals our troops' success -- no surrender papers to be signed, or capital to be claimed. But the measure of the impact of these young men and women is no less great. In a world of threats that no know borders, their legacy will be marked in the safety of our cities and towns, and the security and opportunity that's extended abroad. It will serve as testimony to the character of those who served, and the example that all of you in uniform set for America and for the world. 在当今的战争中，并不总是有一个简单的仪式来标志我们军队的成功——没有投降书要签署，没有首都要占领。但这些年轻男女的影响力同样巨大。在一个威胁不认边界的世界里，他们的遗产将体现在我们城镇的安全中，体现在海外延伸的安全和机会中。它将作为对服役者品格的证明，作为你们所有穿军装的人为美国和世界树立的榜样。
Here at Fort Hood, we pay tribute to 13 men and women who were not able to escape the horror of war, even in the comfort of home. Later today at Fort Lewis, one community will gather to remember so many in one Stryker Brigade who have fallen in Afghanistan. 在胡德堡，我们向13位男女致敬，他们即使在家园的安宁中也未能逃脱战争的恐怖。今天晚些时候在刘易斯堡，一个社区将聚集在一起，纪念一个斯特瑞克旅中在阿富汗阵亡的众多将士。
Long after they are laid to rest -- when the fighting has finished, and our nation has endured; when today's servicemen and women are veterans and their children have grown -- it will be said that this generation believed under the most trying of tests; believed in perseverance -- not just when it was easy, but when it was hard; that they paid the price and bore the burden to secure this nation, and stood up for the values that live in the hearts of all free peoples. 在他们长眠之后很久——当战斗结束，当我们的国家历经考验而延续；当今天的男女军人成为退伍军人，当他们的孩子长大成人——人们会说，这一代人在最严峻的考验下坚守信念；坚守毅力——不仅在顺境中，更在逆境中；他们付出了代价，承担了重担来保卫这个国家，并捍卫了生活在所有自由人民心中的价值观。
So we say goodbye to those who now belong to eternity. 所以，我们向如今属于永恒的人们告别。
We press ahead in pursuit of the peace that guided their service. 我们继续前行，追寻引领他们服役的和平。
May God bless the memory of those that we have lost. 愿上帝保佑我们所失去之人的记忆。
And may God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。