On the recordSeptember 14, 2001
as a former active duty Army officer and current reservist, the day I have most dreaded is here. With this resolution my military colleagues, my West Point classmates, my friends, will go into battle and some will pay the ultimate sacrifice with their lives. Our Founding Fathers understood this as they pledged their lives, their fortune, and their sacred honor. Mr. Speaker, at the Pentagon yesterday, a young lieutenant from the Old Guard asked me, ``Are we going to go get them, sir?'' I was mistaken when I said, ``Yes, we are.'' I should have said, ``Yes, you will.'' What a sobering responsibility to send our young men and women into battle. To our Nation I say stand firm, do not waiver, see it through. To my colleagues I say, stand firm, do not waiver, see it through. May God bless America.
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