Political Quotes

“We as Senators have so many opportunities to meet people--but I have to say I had such a warm feeling today when I was able to meet four of the code talkers, the wind talkers, the Navajo who were so instrumental in our victorious efforts in World War II. These old men, I told the lead actor of this movie a number of years ago, were just like him: Young, powerful, physically strong men, who fought in World War II. In talking to two of these Navajos this morning--two of these heroes--I asked them where they went during World War II. And they both started with Guadalcanal, and went through the various islands, including Guam. One of them said: At Tarawa, my buddies were killed right in front of me. With tears in his eyes he said this. We have to remember the sacrifices of the people who died in World War II, the people who fought in World War II. These brave Indians deserve all the accolades they are going to get with this movie. I have spoken to those who have seen the movie, and it is a spellbinding movie. The reason it is so good is it is based on facts, based on truth and reality. But the reason we should never forget the sacrifices of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of World War II is that our freedoms today are based upon the sacrifices they made. And students should always be reminded of that in the history books of this country. Mr. President, 1,000 World War II veterans are dying every day. The average age of a World War II veteran now is 80 years.”