Ronald Reagan: “Memorial Day was established to commemorate those who died in the defense of our national ideals.”

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

This is a great day.

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.