Bill Clinton: “Colorado Springs May 31, 1995 Thank you very much. It's wonderful to see all of you, all of the service personnel, all…”

“Colorado Springs May 31, 1995 Thank you very much. It's wonderful to see all of you, all of the service personnel, all of your families, all the kids who are here. I thank you for coming. And I just want you to know I kept the rain away. They thanked me at the Air Force Academy, and I said, ``You know, when you're President, you get blamed for so many things you didn't do; it's okay to take credit for a thing or two you didn't do, either.'' [Laughter] But I'm very, very glad to be here, glad to see all of you. I want to thank Chief Master Sergeant Sue Turner for her introduction. If she were running for office, she'd get a lot of votes just on being brief, I think. [Laughter] And I thank her for what she said. I'm glad to be here with your Governor, Roy Romer, General Ashy, and others. Earlier this month--I want to say something serious, if I might, for a moment--our Nation lost six patriotic reservists of the 302d Airlift Wing based here at Peterson. Today, I, as their President, just want to remember them with my respects, my gratitude, my thanks. And I'd like to ask if we could all just have a brief moment of silence in their memory, please. [At this point, a moment of silence was observed.] Thank you very much. Like the Rockies, the men and women here of Peterson stand tall and strong and proud. You're always ready. You are the sentinels of our air sovereignty. You're the home base for our Space Command and for NORAD. You are our eyes in space.…”