I ask tonight that all of us, each in our own way, express our gratitude to the men and women of our Armed Forces who are overseas in this Christmas season.

I would tell them that they were over there fighting ultimately for a peace to take place.

America must invest in new technologies with both commercial and military applications.

I am looking forward to their service at the Pentagon.

I have nominated Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey to succeed Gen. George A. Joulwan as Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command.

I call upon all Americans to join in honoring military families throughout the world.

I am confident that she will do an outstanding job of guiding the Air Force through this period of post-cold-war change.

We will deter aggression.

I think the American people in the military are certainly ready for a resolution.

I wish each of you could see this magnificent Air Force One piloted by Colonel Danny Barr.

This Nation has erected many monuments to generals and admirals, privates and seamen who defended our Nation's freedom against tyranny and oppression.

You sure helped them 'stand a little rain,' so when Desert Storm went by they could see that magnificent rainbow.

We are here to honor our troops and the people who have supported them through long nights and tense days.

Desert Storm marks another turning point in America's destiny.

Desert Storm marked the end of an era of self-doubt and lingering uncertainty about America's staying power and sense of purpose.

This comfort home is one of seven furnished family retreats that the Fishers are donating to military hospitals across the country.

Millions were touched by the sacrifice of our troops, but the Fishers did something.

The mission of the B - 2 is deterrence: nuclear deterrence, conventional deterrence, deterrence all across the spectrum.