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Bill Delahunt: If I may, the day of the hugs and the cheers really could be numbered in hours. Since the official end of the hostility…

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
If I may, the day of the hugs and the cheers really could be numbered in hours. Since the official end of the hostility as declared by the President, almost on a daily basis, tragically, American service men and women are losing their lives.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the ongoing casualties of American service members after the declared end of hostilities.

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