Bill Clinton actually said...

In their bravery, and that of all their brothers and sisters in arms, America found the will to defeat the forces of fascism.

Fifty years ago on this day the guns of war in Europe fell silent.

We come today, 50 years later, to recall their triumph, to remember their sacrifice, and to rededicate ourselves to the ideals for which the...

I ask all the veterans of World War II now to stand and be recognized.