Ronald Reagan actually said...

I know there are no words, also, that can ease the burden of grief for the families of those young men.

Remarks to Reporters on the Death of American and French Military Personnel in Beirut, Lebanon

10/22/1983

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The freedom fighters are gaining in strength and unity.

A man of courage and principle, he served the people of Nebraska and of this nation with integrity and a deep sense of patriotism.

To abandon them would betray our own principles.

The people of Nebraska and all of America mourn the loss of this special man, a true leader.