Ronald Reagan said...

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.

Context

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

05/21/1987

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