Ronald Reagan actually said...

So, it's a simple truth we reaffirm here today: Young Americans of the U.S.S. Stark gave up their lives so that the terrible moments of the past would not be repeated.

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Remarks at a Memorial Service for Crewmembers of the U.S.S. Stark in Jacksonville, Florida

05/21/1987

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