03/18/1987
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"America is great because through our history we've had men and women with his kind of goodness, honor, and decency."
"You saw firsthand what pride and morale mean to those on the front lines of freedom."
"Qualifying active-duty service includes service conducted, during this period, on the islands of Grenada, Carriacou, Green Hog, and those islands adjacent to Grenada."
"America could not have been more fortunate than to have at its service a person of your experience and courage."