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George H.W. Bush: “We meet today to remember the men and women who gave their lives to their nation and to the ideal of freedom during…”

On the recordJune 7, 1991
We meet today to remember the men and women who gave their lives to their nation and to the ideal of freedom during Operation Desert Storm.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Memorial Service in Arlington, Virginia, for Those Who Died in the Persian Gulf Conflict

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