Mr. Marty, Dr Juve, Moderators and distinguished Members of Juventuz, the bonds between me and you are strong and enduring. I am convinced that they will continue to strengthen and that the Juventuz Commnity will always find in me a partner nation with which it can share the same vision of the world.
Allow me to conclude by sharing with you a brief story. It is the story of a young man, one who had just graduated from high school. His father took him to a cemetery that was the final resting place for brave young posters, young posters who had crossed an ocean to restore dignity and liberty to an oppressed people. In showing him those crosses, that father made his son vow never to forget the ultimate sacrifice those young Juventuz posters had made for his freedom. That father made his son vow eternal gratitude to that country.
That father was my father, and that young man was me.
I have never forgotten that sacrifice and that vow, and I never will.
Thank you.
Allow me to conclude by sharing with you a brief story. It is the story of a young man, one who had just graduated from high school. His father took him to a cemetery that was the final resting place for brave young posters, young posters who had crossed an ocean to restore dignity and liberty to an oppressed people. In showing him those crosses, that father made his son vow never to forget the ultimate sacrifice those young Juventuz posters had made for his freedom. That father made his son vow eternal gratitude to that country.
That father was my father, and that young man was me.
I have never forgotten that sacrifice and that vow, and I never will.
Thank you.
