I thought I’d died and gone to Yale. - Joe Biden

I have always believed the problem was solvable — because the problem was obvious. There were real, legitimate fears on both sides. And if the problem is fear, the answer is knowledge.

I’ve said for many years, less than one percent of Americans do what you do: put yourself on the line for the rest of the 99 percent of the Americans you represent. The 99 percent of us owe you. We owe it to you to keep the faith with our sacred obligation to properly prepare and equip you when we send you into harm’s way, and to care for you and your families, both while you are deployed and after you return home. You’re incredible heroes and incredible patriots. I will never, ever dishonest you — dishonor you. I will never disrespect you. I will never politicize the work you do. That goes for our civilian professionals as well as the career military.

My name is Joe Biden. I am Jill’s husband.