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Ronald Reagan: “But while our sorrow was great in those days, I cannot help but tell you this morning that in some ways it was easier to…”

On the recordMay 21, 1987
But while our sorrow was great in those days, I cannot help but tell you this morning that in some ways it was easier to bear then, because it was easier to understand why we were there and why we were fighting.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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

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