From the very beginning, America's markets and America's military have shared a bond: prosperity requires security, and security, in turn, protects prosperity. The ships that keep the sea lanes open are the reason cargo reaches this harbor. The sailors who stand watch on the far side of the world are the reason commerce can rise on this floor without fear. As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, that truth has never felt more worth saying out loud. Today, the @NYSE was honored to welcome Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, military leaders from more than twenty nations, and global business leaders to our floor - in recognition of America's 250th Anniversary and the historic International Naval Review sailing through New York Harbor. To the United States Navy, to every branch of the armed forces, and to the allied nations represented in that room: freedom of the seas has always been freedom's first line. @America250 | @USNavy | #INR250#