01/18/2000
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"We look forward to this every year."
"I was saddened to learn that one of our Marine Corps F/A-18 pilots, Lieutenant Colonel Henry G. Van Winkle II, lost his life yesterday in the skies over the Persian Gulf."
"I thank the many Republicans and Democrats who have expressed strong support for our stand against this menace to global security."
"The alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom remains unshakable."