The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Opinion>Archive>Op-Ed Special Report: Tribute to the Troops by The Hill Staff 05/19/09 07:57 PM ET SPECIAL REPORT: Tribute to the Troops Tribute to the Troops A message from the Commander-in-Chief Empathizing with the loved ones of soldiers at time of deployment by Dr. Jill Biden As soldiers, families tell of combat stress, Pentagon is listening by Adm. Michael Mullen Honoring the American soldier, our veterans, and Army familiesby Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. Vigilance at sea, on land, in airby Adm. Gary Roughead Semper Fi — our pledge to America, to our mission, and to each otherby Gen. James T. Conway A history of life-savingby Adm. Thad W. Allen An infinite honorby Gen. Norton A. Schwartz Not just another dayby Gen. Craig R. McKinley Reshaping the force to serve our soldiers betterby Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz Armed Services YMCA honors military childrenby Kate Oczypok The reservists stand readyby Kate Oczypok