Bill Clinton: “We are grateful to you and grateful that you are the best trained…”

On the recordMay 21, 1996

We are grateful to you and grateful that you are the best trained, best equipped, best prepared fighting force on Earth.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to Fleet Week Participants on Board the U.S.S. Intrepid in New York City

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