soldiers, onlors, airmen, and marines the frontier of freedom stands as a testament to the enduring partnership between our people. the alliance between south korea and the united states is the linchpin of peace and security on the korean peninsula and indeed throughout the asian-pacific. the united states commitment to south korea is ironclad. and immutable. and, under president trump's leadership, i know our alliance will be even stronger, our nations will be safer and the asian-pacific will be more secure. [speaking foreign language] v.p. pence: nowhere is that more evident than our commitment to fight the biggest threat, the regime in north korea. since 1992, the united states denuclearizea north korea. we hope to achieve this objective through peaceful means but all options are on the table. just in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve. we will continue to deploy the defense system as a measure. we will continue to evolve a comprehensive set of capab