Tom Cruise Speaks On Service Men & Women While Being Presented With The US Navy Public Service Award

so Mr Cruz again on behalf of all the American people on behalf of our Sailors and Marines it is my honor now to present this award Department of the Navy certificate award and appreciation of distinguished public service to the Department of the Navy the secretary of the Navy distinguished public service award to Mr Tom Cruz for services set forth in the following Citation for distinguished public service and recognition of the exceptional and wide ranging contributions made to the Department of Navy from 1986 to 2023 Mr Mr Cruz has spent nearly four decades as an unwavering supporter of the men women and families of the Navy and Marine cor team his dedicated support to our Sailors Marines and civilians through his efforts in the film industry increased public awareness and appreciation for our highly trained personnel and the sacrifices they make while in uniform that's great straight to the bottom here please chff there we go can you just come in behind show you a little bit tight just shoulder there we go that's it that just makes it little better that's thank you just for the top again please just up here thank you metal it also comes with a metal for you to wear elegantly sew on your texes wow wow this is extraordinary it's beautiful just to the top again please up here thank you name just Bel please some on in the middle awesome thank you so much thank thank you for everything you've done thank you for our new I I would just I would like to say I really I admire you I've been with you personally seeing how how much you care about the service men and women and I have great respect for you and we've known each other now these these many years and I really appreciate I appreciate everyone being here I appreciate you taking the time and for this uh extraordinary acknowledgement and I accept this on behalf of not just myself but our entire cast our crew our writers directors the Studios in Hollywood who are so dedicated to helping I admire all of the servicemen and women I know in life something that is very true to me is that that is to to lead is to serve and I have I I know that to my core and uh I see that in in the service men and women I see that in you and you understand that and I appreciate I appreciate everyone's dedication and uh it's a true honor to to represent them and I'm very I'm just very proud I'm very uh it's a overwhelmed actually because it's something that uh I want that you know I wanted people to be able to say like oh that's me or to inspire them to understand what that is so thank you very much for this I I will continue to do what I do and uh I know you're going to continue to do what you do and serving our country yes serving our country and making this world a better place so thank you very much [Applause] just stand here for me to that's one we'll go like this that's just tilt it so we can see a bit more of that that's it and straight down here for me again to please that's and again just bring it nice and close right up to the side of your phage for so we can do it that's get it yeah yes sir and Tom just straight down me I gotta go make a movie guys I gotta go make a movie stay there for thank you much four great just to flank [Laughter] you Ser this is a great democracy well thank you sir I appreciate you you know I see realize you were tracking me as close I do I see how much you care wonderful eyes open very nicely done thank you excellent okay great and now let's get singles with every wonder is that okay