04/22/1998
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"We come today, 50 years later, to recall their triumph, to remember their sacrifice, and to rededicate ourselves to the ideals for which they fought and for which so many of them died."
"I ask all the veterans of World War II now to stand and be recognized."
"Today we must draw inspiration from the extraordinary generation we come here to honor."
"Nothing can justify turning this bill into a political football."