For your courageous service, sir, to the cause of peace and the American ideal, we thank you.
George H.W. Bush: “For your courageous service, sir, to the cause of peace and the American ideal, we thank you.”
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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards
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